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     Billy Joel rang in his 75th birthday Thursday night with just his band and roughly 19,000 adoring fans at Madison Square Garden, the arena that has become a second home to him over the past ...

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     Billy Joel turns 75: His 75 best songs, definitively ranked

     And a nibble for trivia buffs: Color ...41. ‘Zanzibar’ (1978) The snaking song is as jazz-heavy as anything Joel has written, steeped in trumpet solos and shuffling rhythms as he brings to life ...

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   When did Billy Joel release Big Shot?

   • A & R Recording, Inc., New York City, 1978 " Big Shot " is a song performed by Billy Joel from his 1978 album 52nd Street as its opening track, released as a single in early 1979. The song would become the second hit single from the album, peaking at #14 in the United States.

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   Who was Billy Joel berating on 'Big Shot'?

   • Following in the judgmental blame-game tactics of “Captain Jack,” “Big Shot” features Billy Joel berating someone for having to always out-do everyone else. There are a lot of theories as to who this song was written for, from a girl Joel was dating, to himself, to Mick Jagger’s first wife Bianca.

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   Was 'Oh you had to be a big shot' a song?

   • But earlier in 2005, Joel said on the Today Show that it was largely written about himself, “looking in the mirror in the morning, going, ‘Oh, you had to be a big shot.’” The song was the second of three top 30 hits from 52nd Street, climbing to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1979. It also reached the top 40 in New Zealand.

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   Did big Shot get a top 20 hit?

   • Listen to the studio version of 'Big Shot', which became a Top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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6. americansongwriter.com › the-meaning-behind-billyThe Meaning Behind Billy Joel’s Acid-Tongued Hit “Big Shot”

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   Dec 15, 2023 · by Al Melchior December 15, 2023, 9:05 pm. To discern the mood of Billy Joel ’s 1979 hit “ Big Shot ,” you don’t have to get beyond the first 20 seconds of the song. It begins with a...

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   " Big Shot " is a song performed by Billy Joel from his 1978 album 52nd Street as its opening track, released as a single in early 1979. The song would become the second hit single from the album, peaking at #14 in the United States. Lyrics and music.

   • Released: January 1979

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   Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIA… more » Year: 2012. Share your thoughts about the The Hits: Then and Now - Big Shot album with the community: 0 Comments.

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    [Verse 1] Well, you went uptown. Ridin' in your limousine. With your fine Park Avenue clothes. You had the Dom Perignon. In your hand. And the spoon up your nose. Ooh, and when you. Wake up in the...