Billy Joel Lyrics : Music Quiz

by Amanda Flinner

Although it's been two decades since Billy Joel released an album of new music, his songs have a way of sticking around. In 2020, Twitter users rewrote his 1989 hit "We Didn't Start The Fire," a rapid-fire list of headlines from his first 40 years of life in Cold War America, to fit the Covid-19 era.

We didn't start the fire, but we did write this Billy Joel lyrics quiz. It starts easy and gets harder; even if you know it, the answer will reveal a story behind the song you might not know.

September 14, 2021
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Comments: 7

Aj from Los AngelesLove Billy
Tommy from Nashville, TnMissed the last one. And I have the album!
Keys2mylife from Dawsonville GaGreat songs. And great lyrics. Perfect combination made a great Entertainer. Nobody comes close
Blindspot from TxThe quiz is too short to cover such a long and amazing career. But it also didn't make it easy with his most popular songs.
Neil Rubin from Miami Beach, FloridaNailed 'em all, too bad Billy stopped coming out with new music almost two decades ago, I loved his later albums
Jen from IllinoisHad to think about a few of these! LOVE Billy.
Tim MatthewsToo easy

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