"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel

<p>A bottle of red... a bottle of white... whatever kind of mood you're in, we're talking Billy Joel tonight!</p><p>Pull up a table and join Kirk for a long look into one of Joel's most enduring songs, the seven-and-a-half minute, five course musical meal that is "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." The centerpiece on Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, Italian Restaurant has got it all: schmaltzy sax, hard rock rhythms, love, heartbreak, and a pair of harmonized clarinets. </p><p>Written by: Billy Joel<br />Produced by: Phil Ramone</p><p>Album: The Stranger (1977)</p><p>Listen/Buy: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-stranger/158617952">Apple Music</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Billy-Joel/dp/B00000DCHC">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1Mhn9VosyjtWn4dMPFlna6">Spotify</a></p><p>FEATURED/DISCUSSED:</p><ul><li>"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)," "Just The Way You Are," "Vienna," "Only The Good Die Young," and "She's Always a Woman to Me" by Billy Joel from The Stranger, 1977</li><li>Joel discussing Phil Ramone in <i>The Complete Albums Collection</i> documentary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm5-oQNENnM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm5-oQNENnM</a></li><li>“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Freddie Mercury and Queen from A Night at the Opera, 1975</li><li>“One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces” by Ben Folds from Whatever and Ever Amen, 2005</li><li>“You Never Can Tell” by Chuck Berry, 1964</li><li>“Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp from American Fool, 1982</li><li>“Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen from Born to Run, 1975</li></ul><p>OUTRO SOLOIST: Steve Pardo</p><p>This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Steve Pardo. Steve is a Nashville, TN based producer, composer, and saxophonist. You can find out more at his website: <a href="https://www.stevepardo.com/">https://www.stevepardo.com/</a></p><p>STRONG MERCH</p><p>Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: <a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com">store.strong