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103. Billy Joel said he was shocked it was a hit on Howard Stern

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:46 AM

20 hrs ago

I’d never realized it but it’s a limerick set to a waltz.
He said it’s one of the worst songs for an instrumental piano bar setting because it’s completely repetitive which most people don’t realize without the lyrics being sung.

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