Billy Joel Lyrics

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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