Billy Joel

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Phil Ramone

Oh, oh, oh
Ah, yayaya, yayaya

Careless talk
That's what you heard about me
Jealous talk
That's what I heard about you

Everybody's telling lies
I don't even know why
Why can't people
Find something better to do

Careless talk
I don't believe what they say
I heard them talk
They say you've been putting me down

In the shadows on the phone
They won't leave us alone
They've been talking
Ever since you came around

Oh, oh, oh
Ah, yayaya, yayaya

Careless talk
Telling you I'm doing wrong
Jealous talk
Follows wherever you go

I'm aware of what you heard
Every terrible word
Everybody's making believe that they know

All of the intimate things
That we ever might have said
In the heat of a passionate moment
In a conversation shared

For the ears of nobody else
There are some things they will never hear
There are secrets I'll never tell

Careless talk
Is going around on the streets
Jealous talk
I know how bad it can be

Let them stand where they fall
They don't know us at all
All that talking
Won't make a difference to me

Woah, oh, oh
Ah, yayaya, yayaya

Oh, careless talk
That's what they say about me
Careless talk
That's what they say about you

Oh, careless talk
That's what they say about me
Careless talk
That's what they say about you

Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer who ranks as one of the most iconic and influential artists from the mid to late 20th century.

He is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, wrote a total of 121 songs that achieved 33 Top 40 hits in the US, a 6-time Grammy winner out of 23 nominations, and one of the best-selling recording artists of all-time with 150 million albums sold worldwide.

Joel has since continued to tour and sells out in stadiums globally. He also delved into classical music composition, arranging an album, Fantasies and Delusions released in 2001, opened a motorcycle shop on his native Long Island, and is now regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Among his numerous accolades, he was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, bestowed with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, and awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress in 2014.

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