Billy Joel vs Elton John

[wfse]

Which piano man do you prefer?

[Kill Devil Hill]

Elton, but I like Billy, too.

[luciusfunk]

Elton by a long shot. I only like a few Joel songs and pretty much all of River of Dreams.

I grew up on Elton John. My sisters had Greatest Hits 1976-1986 and the Lion King soundtrack.

[Dan H.]

I voted Elton, but I like more of Joel's songs.

[izzygirl]

Billy Joel

[wfse]

Elton is more popular so I expect he'll win this poll.

Still, I feel Billy has way more songs I like, a better voice, a better overall vibe, and a little more integrity than Elton.

https://www.youtube....44&feature=slpl

Doesn't get better than that.

[LightningBolt]

Really tough choice. The Stranger is one of my absolute favorite albums. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is really good, too, though.

Elton John has more good songs across more albums, but no single album of his even touches The Stranger... I'm leaning towards Billy Joel.

[dalsh327]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQ2yJmlN6s

[wfse]

http://soundcloud.com/billyjoel/sfts-1

[bacardimayne]

I'm proud to have never listened to an entire Billy Joel song.

[Kill Devil Hill]

I'm proud to have never listened to an entire Billy Joel song.

You're really missing out.

[bran]

elton john although billy has some really good songs as well

[wfse]

I'm proud to have never listened to an entire Billy Joel song.

Stop being a hooray for tolerchance.

[Zeppelin]

I love both and have seen both live. But Billy Joel's music will always mean more to me. The Stranger is definitely one of my all-time favourite albums, and beyond that, Turnstiles, Streetlife Serenade, 52nd Street, An Innocent Man, Glass Houses, and The Nylon Curtain are all fantastic albums. I listen to all of them on a regular basis.

[Redhead74]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

[izzygirl]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

lol

[wfse]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

lol

[luciusfunk]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

[Randy Lahey]

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You are so right. Having a unique/distinct last name is totally the difference between genius and commercially successful.

[Johnny Drama]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You're too Brighton-y for your own good sometimes dear

And Elton for me. Billy Joel bores me whenever he's on the oldies/easy listening/adult contemporary station I always listen to.

[Redhead74]

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You are so right. Having a unique/distinct last name is totally the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You're very literal aren't you?

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

No that's not Mozart. He looked like this:

[luciusfunk]

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You are so right. Having a unique/distinct last name is totally the difference between genius and commercially successful.

You're very literal aren't you?

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

No that's not Mozart. He looked like this:

[dalsh327]

Which piano man do you prefer?

Mozart and Beethoven.

Both are significantly more talented than either Joel or John. In fact if I just said Joel or John to someone, they'd say Joel and John who? Never have to use Mozart's or Beethoven's first names to clarify who we're talking about. That's the difference between genius and commercially successful.

Look up Alexander Joel.

Billy played classical before he played rock, and went back to it when he "retired". I'm sure he has some original sheet music worth a few bucks from "the masters".

[sweetness]

Love both a ton but I much prefere Elton John to Billy joel. Some of Joel's songs just annoy the piss out of me, mainly Uptown Girl and We Didn't Start The Fire

[ShadowOfTheWave]

I voted Joel. When Elton comes up with a great melody it's unbeatable, I think Someone Saved My Life Tonight is better than any other song either of them recorded. But Joel also writes lyrics and consistently writes (wrote) better songs, even if alot of them I don't like.