Words and Music by Billy Joel
From Songs In The Attic (1981) |
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Streetlife Serenader
Never sang on stages Needs no orchestration Melody comes easy Midnight masquerader Shopping center hero Child of Eisenhower New world celebrator Streetlife Serenaders Have such understanding How the words are spoken How to make emotions Streetlife Serenaders Have no obligations Hold no grand illusions Need no stimulation Midnight masqueraders Workin' hard for wages Need no vast arrangements To do their harmonizing |
Streetlife Serenader
(Recorded July 1980, St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN) Celebration of the unsung a cappela street corner choirs. Musically one of the most emotionally satisfying compositions I've ever attempted. It was fun being a French expressionist. I gave Debussy a good beating. He won. – From Songs In Attic liner notes |
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1976 JoelSongs.
Photo: Don Hunstein/Columbia Records Publicity Photo (1973)
Photo: Don Hunstein/Columbia Records Publicity Photo (1973)