New Billy Joel Song

Has anyone heard the new Billy Joel song "All My Life?" I know that 'PLJ has been playing it.

If so, what'd you think?

If you haven't, I know you can hear it in the Media Gallery at joelfan.com

He wrote it for his wedding anniversary with wife Kate.

Here are the lyrics:

All my life I've searched this whole world through
Try as I might to find someone like you
The years drifted by, but here was always on my mind
I didn't know just how long I'd go untill I ran out of time

All my life, I hurt the ones who cared
One by one, no loving heart was spared
I've been a wild, restless man
But still a man who needs a wife, that was my dream
And now it seems, you've taken all my life

For as long as I could, my intentions were good
I assumed my affairs would be fine
But I know very well, there's a long road to hell
That's been paved with intentions like mine

All my life, I've paid for my mistakes
After a while the strongest spirit breaks
I've had heartache, pain
It cut me deeper than a knife
Ah, but those days are done, 'cause you're the one
I wanted all my life

And I know very well, there's a long road to hell
that's been paved with intentions like mine

All my life my stars were surely crossed
now and then I miss the love I lost
Ah, but all that changed the day you said you'd
be my wife
Who could have known that finding you
Would only take me all my life

We'll be playing it on Sunday's show (2PM-3PM on 90.3FM), as well.

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OMG, I so want to hear it now, its so sad!! He is such an amazing song writter!

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love it!

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I listened to it on joelfan.com for the first time yesterday. It's different for billy. I'm not usually a fan of that style, so it's going to need some time to grow on me.

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I love it!!!!

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I think the words are great but after listening to it, not a fan.

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I think it's beautiful

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Heard it a few weeks ago from DH, its a wrist sliter. He is sounding like Elton John in his old age.

aka modern day candle in the wind..but for someone who is alive.

Message edited 1/30/2007 11:01:13 AM.

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I had no idea! I have to check it out, I just love him..

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Posted by Emily

Heard it a few weeks ago from DH, its a wrist sliter. He is sounding like Elton John in his old age.

aka modern day candle in the wind..but for someone who is alive.

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Posted by Emily

aka modern day candle in the wind..but for someone who is alive.

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I'm a huge fan. This song could move faster but I like it enough for a first time listener. Why does it remind me of Sinatra?

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havent heard it but will give it a listen

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I'll have to keep an ear out for it!

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Haven't heard it yet, but I'm a fan...looking forward to hearing it

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I heard the song and I don't care for it. Not to mention that he ends up divorced after writing songs for his wives.

Just the Way You Are - for first wife Elizabeth Weber

Christie Lee and Uptown Girl - for his second wife Christie Brinkley

Then again, they WERE hits so you never know.

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Okay, I listened and I am SO surprised at the style! Very Tony Bennett or even Sinatra-like? I like it! Just surprised!

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I'm listening now....and I like it!!!

I think it could be a HUGE hit for a song for those marrying a second time!!

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I really like it. Not his usual style, but really a great move for him . . .IMO

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So when is the album supposed to be released?

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How do I listen to it?? I tried to go to that site but can't seem to find it????

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Well, it looks like no new album, just the single.



http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etjoel315074001jan31,0,123024.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines


Singling his wife out
BY GLENN GAMBOA
Newsday Staff Writer

January 31, 2007

Billy Joel will release his first new pop single in 14 years, after "All My Life," a song he originally wrote as an anniversary present for his wife, Katie Lee Joel, was leaked to radio and immediately generated demand.

"All My Life" will be available on People magazine's Web site starting Feb. 7 and can be downloaded from iTunes starting Feb. 20. A CD single will be released in stores later this year. (Those who can't wait that long can hear a full-length preview on the fan site joelfan.com.)

"When I finished it, I thought of Tony Bennett," Joel told Newsday in October. "It was like one of his early recordings from the '50s."

Joel recorded the song last year at Legacy Recording Studios in Manhattan with producer Phil Ramone, though he did first offer it to Bennett for possible use on Bennett's "Duets: An American Classic" album.

"All My Life" feels like a classic '50s ballad, with Joel's voice sounding deeper than usual on lines such as, "I've searched this whole world through, try as I might to find someone like you."

Bennett told Newsday last year that he liked Joel's song a lot, but had already decided that he wasn't going to attempt any new material for his "Duets" project. When Bennett learned that "All My Life" was the first new pop song Joel had completed since 1993, he said, "I don't know what he's waiting for. He's so very talented. Everybody's different I guess."

Joel fans hoping for an album's worth of new songs shouldn't hold their breath, though. Joel told Newsday in October that "All My Life" is the only pop song he has finished since his 1993 album "River of Dreams."

"I write a lot of music in general, but it's gotta be for fun for me," he said. "Putting together an album for money or for other people is just not good enough a reason for me."

However, Joel, who will sing the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl, still enjoys performing. He launches his latest tour on Feb. 7 in Jacksonville, Fla.

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The new song "All My Life" will be available for download on People.com starting on Wednesday.

For those in the listening area, we're airing it today at 2:15PM on 90.3FM.

And, of course, don't forget that Billy is performing the National Anthem before the Super Bowl tonight! (about 6:10-6:15)

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I think it's awful.....