Billy Joel

Released: January 1, 2005

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Billy Joel

Now, we live our lives so nonchalant
We spend our time so bon vivant
Our stylish nights, so well-arranged
Those tasteful words that we exchanged
We know it's all a passing phase

We light our lamps for atmosphere
And hang our hopes on chandeliers
I don't know why we even care
We try and try, and get nowhere
We'll change our minds, we've changed our ways
These rhinestone days

So go our lives, so nonchalant
Spend our time, so bon vivant
I don't know why we even care
We'll try and try, and get nowhere
We'll change our minds, we've changed our ways
These rhinestone days

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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