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Awesome Billy Joel

We Didn’t Start the Fire: Heavy Metal Edition

We Didn’t Start the Fire: Heavy Metal Edition

Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide. Leo Morachiolli didn’t start the fire, but he did an impressive job covering Billy Joel’s wordy 1989 hit, adding fuel to the inferno with his hard-edged guitar and gravelly vocals. If you’re waiting for Joel to update the song for the 21st century, don’t hold your breath.

Korean State of Mind

Korean State of Mind

Yoo Jei, a then 16 year-old Korean girl turns in an surprising and soulful performance of the Billy Joel classic New York State of Mind during her run for the title on the show KPOP STAR back in 2015. We can’t believe she didn’t win.

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Show)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Show)

Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel play with the iPad app Loopy to create a virtual doo-wop group, performing a charming cover of The Tokens’ classic The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Though neither of them has the falsetto of Jay Siegel’s original.

Billy Joel Fan Accompaniment

Billy Joel Fan Accompaniment

Billy Joel isn’t exactly au courant, but we have to hand it to the Piano Man for granting the request of a Vanderbilt University student to accompany him for his favorite song New York State of Mind.

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