No the story goes ...( 9 months ago by redmunson15)
No the story goes that they had a falling out over Liberty's comments on Billy after his DUI crash up on the ISland and over money. Joel looked at these comments as a betryal...
Array( 9 months ago by Arrow2Soul)
one of my faves
beyond the palisades
cadillacs
left long ago
concert out in brooklyn
turned our power down
right on...
saw the ruins
almost did not notice
42nd street
churches in Harlem
no one really cares!
GREAT SONG
he is the greatest ...( 8 months ago by tan21121)
he is the greatest living rocker in the world, what a performer, simply the best
I hate the way TV ...( 7 months ago by JonWRowe)
I hate the way TV is so cheap ass about time that they'd make Billy Joel "edit" the cool little instrumental passages of this song that make it so cool.
The best part of this song is the intro and ending piano riff!...and they cut it!
no kidding, the ...( 6 months ago by sgtpepper1138)
no kidding, the piano bit at the beginning and the end is so beautiful
his new drummer is ...( 6 months ago by sgtpepper1138)
his new drummer is great, but he doesn't have the crazy fills that Liberty does
Liberty DeVitto ...( 5 months ago by OtilioGuerrra)
Liberty DeVitto Rocks.
yes he does, a very ...( 5 months ago by sgtpepper1138)
yes he does, a very powerful drummer
Yeah! I miss him so ...( 5 months ago by Kakarot21591)
Yeah! I miss him so much!
liberty's playing ...( 5 months ago by mrgone78)
liberty's playing on turnstiles is really some of the best rock drumming in existence
thats my favorite ...( 4 months ago by edma111)
thats my favorite part of the song the piano intro you are so right tv is so cheap that they cut out all the best parts and i didn't know that liberty devitto isnt with him anymore can someone send me a comment explaining what happened
why is it calles " ...( 4 months ago by schmitt018483)
why is it calles "Miami 2017"
does anyone know?
Because the song is ...( 4 months ago by mattinva)
Because the song is about Miami in 2017.
thanks :D( 4 months ago by schmitt018483)
thanks :D
well it's not ...( 4 months ago by dmich428)
well it's not really about miami in 2017...it is being sung from miami in 2017..haha. and is about new york, after everyone has moved to miami.
Yes, it is about ...( 4 months ago by mattinva)
Yes, it is about BEING in Miami in 2017 looking at New York...one just has to listen to the song to tell why it's called "Miami 2017".
No offense but: DUH!( 2 months ago by meragan12487)
No offense but: DUH!
am i supposed to ...( 2 months ago by schmitt018483)
am i supposed to know that or something?
you say it like it is so obvious.
Well y do u think ...( 2 months ago by meragan12487)
Well y do u think that was the title? It could have just been I've Seen the Lights go Out On Broadway; if the song took place in NYC. The title makes the setting obvious.
okay.( 2 months ago by schmitt018483)
okay.
I didn't exactly ...( 2 months ago by willieIII)
I didn't exactly know what it meant either, til now obviously...so yeah you're not alone
thats good to know ...( 2 months ago by schmitt018483)
thats good to know :D
If you look at the ...( 2 months ago by wannabedj89)
If you look at the live version he does in the "concert for new york" - at the very end he talks about it being a science fiction song... Kind of looking at the future and saying imagine what it would be like if this was the case. Hence 2017
haha, yeah, just ...( 1 month ago by sgtpepper1138)
haha, yeah, just watch the video of this song that he did on the concert for new york
amazing drumming, I swear Liberty almost broke his crash cymbals
beyond the palisades
cadillacs
left long ago
concert out in brooklyn
turned our power down
right on...
saw the ruins
almost did not notice
42nd street
churches in Harlem
no one really cares!
GREAT SONG
The best part of this song is the intro and ending piano riff!...and they cut it!
does anyone know?
you say it like it is so obvious.