{"id":979,"date":"2016-11-16T19:33:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T19:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=979"},"modified":"2017-03-29T19:45:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T19:45:04","slug":"spider-sounds-billy-joel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2016\/11\/spider-sounds-billy-joel\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider Sounds: Billy Joel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> Spider Sounds<\/a> invites members of the University of Richmond community to share their thoughts about items in the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2019s collection. The links included will take you to the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a>, or to additional<\/a> relevant<\/a> information<\/a>.
\nToday\u2019s installment of \u201cSpider Sounds\u201d comes courtesy of Music Library Student worker James (class of 2017) and features a greatest hits compilation<\/a> from American singer-songwriter & pianist Billy Joel<\/a>. Thanks, James! <\/em><\/p>\n

Billy Joel<\/a><\/p>\n

Greatest Hits Volume 1 and 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Billy<\/p>\n

If your only experiences with Billy Joel are \u201cPiano Man<\/a>,\u201d \u201cUptown Girl<\/a>,\u201dor maybe \u201cScenes from an Italian Restaurant<\/a>\u201d \u2014 boy, are you missing out. We forgive you, but do yourself a favor and stop by the Parsons Music Library<\/a> to check out Mr. Joel\u2019s 1985 album, Greatest Hits \u2013 Volume I & Volume II<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"Billy

Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madison Square Garden residency, on Monday, January 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen\/Invision\/AP)<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019re confident you will hear something incredibly thoughtful and provocative in nearly every track, whether it be in the melodies, timelessness, or even social commentary found in the lyrics. The worst thing that could happen would be gaining exposure to one of the most celebrated musicians of our time.<\/p>\n

\"Spider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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