Billy Joel can still fill the house

Billy Joel can still fill the house
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
HARTFORD - Eight songs into his sellout performance at the Hartford Civic Center Friday night, Billy Joel sang a stirring version of his 1974 radio fave "The ...

HARTFORD - Eight songs into his sellout performance at the Hartford Civic Center Friday night, Billy Joel sang a stirring version of his 1974 radio fave "The Entertainer," complete with words worth pondering all these years later: "I know the game, you'll forget my name/and I won't be here in another year/if I don't stay on the charts."

Man, was he wrong.

Joel's been away from the charts for a long, long time now but he need not worry about anyone forgetting about him. He hasn't even released a new studio album since "River of Dreams," in 1993, he's 56 years old and he's supposedly stopped writing pop songs completely, focusing instead on classical composing.

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