Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me

“It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me” is a single by Billy Joel, from the album Glass House.
Released on May 12, 1980, the song was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks, from July 19 through August 1, 1980. The single was certified Platinum, which at the time meant sales in excess of 2 million.

Around this time, Joel was often abased in the music press as a provider of middle-of-the-road dreck. Popular artists are often targets for journalist derision, but while most of these artists choose to ignore it, Joel responded in this song. The lines, “It doesn’t matter what they say in the papers, ’cause it’s always been the same old scene” and “There’s a new band in town, but you can’t get the sound from a story in a magazine,” were specifically written to attack the press that was bringing him down. While you can real all you want about a singer or band, the only way you’ll really know what they sound like is by listening.

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It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me este o melodie lansată la 12 Mai 1980. A fost numărul #1 la Billboard Hot 100 de la 19 Iulie până la 1 August 1980.
Revista Billboard consideră aceasta piesă ca fiind cel mai mare hit a lui Billy Joel.

William Martin Joel (născut la 9 Mai, 1949)

Lista Hit-urilor asa cum o vede Billboard:

1, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” cea mai buna pozitie, No. 1 (2 weeks), la July 19, 1980
2, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” No. 1 (2 weeks), Dec. 9, 1989
3, “Uptown Girl,” No. 3, Nov. 12, 1983
4, “My Life,” No. 3, Jan. 6, 1979
5, “Just the Way You Are,” No. 3, Feb. 18, 1978
6, “Tell Her About It,” No. 1 (1 week), Sept. 24, 1983
7, “The River of Dreams,” No. 3, Oct. 16, 1993
8, “I Go to Extremes,” No. 6, March 17, 1990
9, “You May be Right,” No. 7, May 3, 1980
10, “You’re Only Human (Second Wind),” No. 9, Aug. 31, 1985
11, “A Matter of Trust,” No. 10, Oct. 18, 1986
12, “Allentown,” No. 17, Feb. 5, 1983
13, “An Innocent Man,” No. 10, Feb. 25, 1984
14, “Modern Woman,” No. 10, July 26, 1986
15, “The Longest Time,” No. 14, May 12, 1984
16, “Keeping the Faith,” No. 18, March 23, 1985
17, “This is the Time,” No. 18, Jan. 31, 1987
18, “Say Goodbye to Hollywood,” No. 17, Nov. 7, 1981
19, “She’s Always a Woman,” No. 17, Oct. 14, 1978
20, “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),” No. 17, May 27, 1978
21, “Don’t Ask Me Why,” No. 19, Sept. 20, 1980
22, “Pressure,” No. 20, Nov. 20, 1982
23, “Big Shot,” No. 14, March 24, 1979
24, “She’s Got a Way,” No. 23, Jan. 23, 1982
25, “Piano Man,” No. 25, April 20, 1974

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