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"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel

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The Ballad of Brendan by Richie Canada

Richie canada: This song must absolutely kill live just because it's so dramatic. Billy Joel definitely understands that he gets the power specifically of the piano low register those low notes on a piano they sound incredible when you really go at them, Richie says. The band kicks things up another ten clicks the fastest tempo that they'll hit in this song and Billy Joel prepares to deliver a lot of lyrics very quickly scenes from the Italian restaurant may have been too long for radio play so it couldn't be a single but you can probably already see why it's become such an enduring part of Billy Joel's live show.

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