I do like the "light" metaphor as well. The world sure could use more light at the moment and that lyric popped out to me! 💡Your video is interesting, I liked it 👍
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@chrishlady
8 ай бұрын
Interesting analysis, Tyler. There's no question Billy Joel is a genius, which is proven by how maligned he sometimes gets. Just listened to the song, after watching your video, and it's absolutely true that relationships are fragile, and full of doubts and fears. I know that my Christianity is a huge help in facing the anxiety of the unknown. With Christ, we are never alone, and that brings something extra special to our friendships and relationships. Music can fill us with this sense of 'love', enough so that it defies understanding, and must rely on faith. It's an interesting song. The lyrics are excruciatingly introspection. You mentioned his atheism, and these terrible days of War expose great anxiety about faith, and God's 'Plan'. Certainly, the dead innocents are of great concern to us all, and the 'politics' aren't revealing easy answers. We can look at Solomon, and the debate about the contested baby, and pray that wisdom and mercy can find a way, while providing hope for some dignity in the future. There are great concerns about the future years, and whether civilization can cope with the terrible psychological damage in our midst. And yet, the future, through any calamity becomes what it will. Perhaps we need to shelter and protect that which is nearest to us. Otherwise, we spread ourselves too thin. Thanks for the review and contemplation. Of that we need much more, in an accelerating and deceptive age. Peace be with you, always.
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, Chris! Peace be with you!
@ScottlandShaffner0423
7 ай бұрын
A very thoughtful review.
@skipskiperton4992
7 ай бұрын
I believe it is him in relationship to his muse, to his creative process… Since he felt he had nothing more to write and hadn’t really been connected to that mechanism… I feel that he was saying hey let’s turn this back on did I wait too long?…that’s just what I believe
@raycrooks5583
7 ай бұрын
He lost me at the Beatles brought piano into the rock band. Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis say hello. Then, Billy Joel's vocal was influenced by Ed Sheeran. Ok then ... 🤦🏽
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
Little Richard and Jerry Lee are great! ...lots of three-chord songs, there! Thanks for watching!
@DJRICKYG
7 ай бұрын
you'll probably feel foolish when you find out Billy didnt write this song..he made a couple word change suggestions and sang the song,thats about it.Do some research 1st next time.!!!
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
Co-written... Joel wrote it with producer Wexler (and two others). Thanks for watching! :)
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
If interested, here's a recording of "My Life" by musicians from Gloria Dei: kzitem.info/news/bejne/x6l4yK2Ig6p_oo4 (it was part of a Mardi Gras virtual concert we did during the pandemic - that concert is available on this channel)
@stanlawson3472
4 ай бұрын
I am a long time Joel fan and a fellow piano player with a story similar to yours. Also, I am a longtime Christian. I just recently posted on FB how that Joel (even as an atheist) has written so much about brokenness, redemption, resurrection, and forgiveness his whole life. How he can't see it is a mystery, but his lyrics suggest he is right there on the edge of salvation. so ironic that he can claim to be an atheist yet write lyrics like "It's late but Im here right now. Is there still time for forgiveness?" That's the sinners prayer that we all pray to be saved!!! I am very particular about the secular music that I will play and sing live. But most of Joel's stuff is perfectly at home in my setlist. Ive played and sang Just the Way You Are and You're My Home in weddings. Most of his catalog is just as you say-- a search for meaning. He has touched the lives of many Christians with his music. Check out "Traveling Prayer" from the Piano Man album...a prayer to the Lord in a bluegrass style! He may be a Christian and not know it.
@stanlawson3472
4 ай бұрын
I am a long time Joel fan and a fellow piano player with a story similar to yours. Also, I am a longtime Christian. I just recently posted on FB how that Joel--even as an atheist--has written so much about brokenness, redemption, resurrection, and forgiveness his whole life. How he can't see it is a mystery, but his lyrics suggest he is right there on the edge of salvation. so ironic that he can claim to be an atheist yet write lyrics like "It's late but Im here right now. Is there still time for forgiveness?" That's the sinners prayer that we all pray to be saved!!! I am very particular about the secular music that I will play and sing live. But most of Joel's stuff is perfectly at home in my setlist. Ive played and sang Just the Way You Are and You're My Home in weddings. Most of this catalog is just as you say-- a search for meaning. He has touched the lives of many Christians with his music. Check out "Traveling Prayer" from the Piano Man album...a prayer of the Lord in a bluegrass style! He may be a Christian and not know it.
@ericrakestraw664
7 ай бұрын
In eighth grande, my middle school jazz band also played "We Didn't Start the Fire" (along with "Just the Way You Are") as part of a Billy Joel medley. I played the piano and I remember wondering why "We Didn't Start the Fire" didn't have a better piano part. Instead, I was given the bass line sheet and had to improvise the chords in the right hand. Too bad, my piano part got drowned out by the horns section.
@johngannett7373
7 ай бұрын
And So it Goes off of River of Dreams
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
I hear both of those in this new song, too! :)
@Mikinct
7 ай бұрын
You are aware that Freddie Wexler wrote the music & 95% of lyrics. Billy Joel just tweak a few words & recorded his vocals for Freddie's music. I like Billy & I know he could've written both the music & lyrics himself but this one song he did not.
@brucetowell3432
7 ай бұрын
Are you giving an opinion? Or do you have a source for Wexler writing 95% of the number?
@Mikinct
7 ай бұрын
@@brucetowell3432 A few interviews they both were answering questions. The piece was mostly done & he kept trying to get Billy to sing a recorded track & then Billy added or changed a few lyrics & a few bites here & there. Billy said he likes his sing he wrote because it sounded like something he would have wrote. Billy should work more with this guy & collaborate with others.
@brucetowell3432
7 ай бұрын
@@Mikinct Yes I've read just about every interview they have done, but the 95% is questionable. Billy brought over all his unfinished songs so hoping they will continue to work on songs for an LP. Never heard of the guy until a couple of weeks ago when the announcement came about the new song. I know there was a Jerry Wexler who ran Atlantic records many years ago, any relation? If he did write most of it, then he is a major talent, cause this number is as good as any typical Joel tune. You probably know more about him than I do...could you recommend a couple of songs I should listen to understand a bit more about Freddy's songwriting talent? Is he a guitarist? Pianist? thanks in advance!
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
@@brucetowell3432 this supports what you say - Billy bringing unfinished songs to Freddy; it sounds like he's open to more collaboration in writing kzitem.info/news/bejne/mI6V1JqqiXifaaQ
@betacall9634
7 ай бұрын
I really loved your analysis of Billy’s first new song in decades and how it relates to his life and all our lives. I grew up Jewish in miami in the 1970’s and 80’s and some fondest memories are sitting on the carpet in our den listening to 52nd Street on the turn table and reading all the lyrics on the album inside jacket. It was a great escape as my parents were getting divorced in a bitter dispute. I’ve immersed myself in all of Joel’s music from Cold Spring Harbor to River of Dreams and introduced my daughters to all of his music which they love. In fact, when my first daughter was born I made Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) our song which she cries every time she still hears it. I’ve been fortunate to take them to see Billy in concert several times and it’s a wonderful shared generational experience. I really like your discussion on how the lyrics of Turn the Lights Back On resonate universally to everyone and to Billy’s personal life including spiritually. Keep up the thought provoking reflections:)
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
Many thanks! It's true how music can carry us through difficult times.
@stevenhowell8331
7 ай бұрын
Very nice review and analysis. I was reading other comments elsewhere, and virtually every one mentioned the song brought tears to their eyes, as to my surprise, it did to me as I listened to it the first time. It really surprised me. Maybe it was just so good to hear his wonderful voice again, and that it just brought me back to those less chaotic times of youth. The lyrics are clear and emotional, and go right to a spot that I think a lot of people can relate with in their lives, especially as many of us approaching older age, and thinking and analyzing the things we did good, but also those things that maybe we didn’t do so good and wish we could have done better.
@GloriaDeiWinnipeg
7 ай бұрын
It's a touch of nostalgia mixed with contemplating life's meaning, isn't it? Thank you for watching!
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