Yeah!
Thank you very much.
Welcome to Madison Square Garden.
Uh, this next song is from an album
that came out in 1977.
The album was called The Stranger.
And this was not a-a single released from that album,
it wasn't a hit single, it was just an album track,
but people seemed to gravitate towards this song,
so we do it.
This is called "Vienna."
Thank you very much.
Welcome to Madison Square Garden,
center of the universe.
It's one thing to play at big arenas,
another thing entirely to play Madison Square Garden.
It's like a homecoming, 'cause I'm a New York guy.
We're the house band here at the Garden.
On our current run, I've been playing
a show here every single month.
They bill it as the greatest arena run in history.
There's never been anything like this.
Once a month for ten years,
it's the kind of thing that just doesn't happen.
Everyone always wonders how it all started.
The idea came up, "What about Billy
playing Madison Square Garden once a month?"
I knew that this kind of thing was happening in Las Vegas,
but would it work in New York?
First night of our Madison Square Garden run.
I have no idea how long this is gonna go.
I thought maybe a year.
And then it just grew bigger.
And then the Garden representatives
brand Billy their franchise.
We were like a sports team.
I had no idea how long this would last.
There's just something about seeing him at the Garden.
It's epic. It's legendary.
The greatest venue in the world.
It's a great place to play.
It's magical, it's a different experience.
It's filled all the way up
to those top seats every single night.
I'm at every show.
I come every month.
Tonight's his 100th show of his residency.
This is so far beyond anything
I ever imagined.
Whoever thought the line
a regular crowd shuffles in
would be Madison Square Garden?
A-one, two,
one, two, three, four.
Thank you.
Please welcome Jerry Seinfeld.
Billy invited me to come tonight
because it's a special night for him.
He has been doing this residency for a long time.
It is really the thing that has, to me,
put the most beautiful medallion on this magnificent career.
He captured how we all feel
living in this particular part of the world,
Long Island, New York.
The companion that we've gone through
our whole lives with, he's like our best--
His music is our best friend for our whole life.
So, tonight, we're going to commemorate
the 100th consecutive sellout
of the Madison Square Garden residency.
Hit the banner.
A hundred sellouts in a row.
Congratulations, Billy.
All right. Thank you.
Please welcome Bruce Springsteen.
We've had some really good guests.
You never know who's gonna show up.
Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden
is a place where, if you're an artist,
you want to stop by and jump onstage.
And it's happened dozens of times over the last decade.
Hey now. Now this is fun.
If somebody shows up you don't expect,
we can just incorporate them into the show
if they want to play.
There's always gonna be someboy in town,
that's what's fun about New York.
Please say hello to Olivia Rodrigo.
Thank you so much for having me, Billy.
I'm such a huge fan.
I'm gonna bring on a friend of mine.
I met this guy back in the early '80s, late '70s,
and, uh, he's one of my favorite musicians.
Please welcome Sting.
Sting.
Thank you very much.
Okay.
Hi.
We're in the round, you know?
This is the best venue that we've ever played.
This is our favorite place...
...to play.
And we play a lot bigger places.
We play similar arenas,
but this is the Garden, this is the place.
This is...
This next song we're gonna do,
I-I was making an album
called An Innocent Man.
So...
there's some high notes in this next song,
which if I don't hit, you're gonna go,
"Oh, he can't sing to save his ass."
It's okay. I-I give you permission
to-to grimace and-and make noise
if I don't hit the notes.
Anyway, just wish me luck.
Let's see what happens 'cause...
I'm curious myself.
This is, this is "An Innocent Man."
Thank you.
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What do you guys want to hear tonight?
I would love to hear Billy's new song.
"Turn the Lights Back On."
His new song he did at the Grammys.
"Turn the Lights Back On." I love it.
What song do you want to hear?
-"Turn the Lights Back On." -The new one.
-You kidding? His new song. -Love the new song.
That new joint. Uh, "Turn the Lights Back On"?
"Turn the Lights Back On."
Of course.
What do you want to hear tonight?
Anything but "Turn the Lights Back On."
Okay.
Now for the last ten years,
been playing here once a month,
and I kind of have to do a disclaimer,
uh, before we would go into the show,
say, "Uh, I don't really have anything new to play for you."
So...
So we're gonna do the same old ....
But we actually have something new to play now.
It's called "Turn the Lights Back On."
Thank you very much.
Billy Joel: The 100th live from Madison Square Garden
will continue. This is CBS.
Thank you.
Hey! You know what?
New York City, let's do it!
New York, come on!
New York City!
I love you!
Yeah!
Thank you.
Billy Joel: The 100th live from Madison Square Garden
will continue. This is CBS.
-The audience at the Garden is-- -Explosive.
-Contagious. -Loud.
-Magical. -Inexhaustible.
Extraordinary.
Second to none.
It's like a warm blanket.
Hi, my name is Tommy Byrnes, and I play guitar.
I'm David Rosenthal, keyboardist and musical director.
I'm Andy Cichon, I play bass.
I'm Crystal Taliefero, I play percussion.
My name's Carl Fischer, I play trumpet.
My name is Mike DelGuidice, I play guitar.
I'm Chuck Burgi, I play drums.
I'm Mark Rivera and I play saxophone with Billy Joel.
I want to thank Madison Square Garden.
-Thanks to the Garden. -New York City.
-New York City.
-And Billy Joel. -Billy Joel.
-William Martin Joel.
Thank you, Billy Joel.
What a ride.
Get on with it!
All right, let's go!
Here we go!
Thank you very much.
Thank you, New York City!
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