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Post by trekkielo on Feb 26, 2024 21:50:05 GMT
Billy Joel - Turn the Lights Back On (#62 Pop & #9 AC, 2024) The chart debut of "Turn the Lights Back On" occurred nearly 50 yers after Joel's first appearance on the Hot 100, when "Piano Man" debuted at #94 on the chart dated February 24, 1974. Joel performed the song at the 66th Grammy Awards, which was the first time he played at the ceremony since 2002. An official lyric video was released on February 1, 2024 to coincide with the single's release. Two weeks later, a music video directed by Warren Fu and Freddy Wexler was released. The music video features artificial intelligence technology developed by Deep Voodoo, which was used to portray younger versions of Joel performing the song. Depictions of Joel represented in the music video include the Piano Man era, Storm Front era, and River of Dreams era. The music video begins with Joel flipping a notebook page containing the lyrics for "Famous Last Words", the final track on his River of Dreams album. Andy Greene of Rolling Stone described the song as a "romantic ballad", further adding that the song "doubles as a message to fans that have waited all these years for new material". PS-Warren Fu also directed the music video for "When I Was a Boy" by Jeff Lynne's ELO in 2015!
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Post by BSJ on Feb 28, 2024 19:11:03 GMT
I love this song. Great video! I watched the vid before reading your post, trekkielo and wondered what was up with his face. Thanks for posting this.
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Post by unomusette on Feb 28, 2024 20:45:45 GMT
It is a great song and an interesting (but quite scarily convincing) video. Thanks for posting it trekkielo!
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Post by Chippa on Feb 28, 2024 21:30:40 GMT
Good song, even if it isn't up there with his classics. Billy can still sing,for sure. Fun video.
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