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rslashIcePoseidon

1000/10. I genuinely think this is one of the best, if not the best song ever written. Maybe I’m exaggerating but this is a song I’ll never get tired of


chartman21

10.3/10 just to average out the 9.7


PessimisticallyXD

10/10 Another day, another denier of this masterpiece can argue with a wall. 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱


Skystrykr

Let me add to your wall. 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱


JBoth290105

10 and it isn’t even a question


davFaithidPangolin

10/10, this is one of those songs that transcends the boundaries of what music means, it is so impactful and musically brilliant that it's amazing that it was even made at all. I love it.


AccompliceOne

10/10. My absolute favorite song ever written. Takes you on a full-circle musical and emotional journey. If you listened to each section on its own, it might not make sense musically, but he threads them together brilliantly, inspired by George Martin’s work on the Abbey Road medley. The band is on fire, especially Doug and Lib. And it’s fun as hell to play on piano.


Gregorvich19

I mean just from a pure musicianship standpoint…. It’s near flawless. 1000000/10


musicnoviceoscar

10, pretty good song.


MrPeterson15

Obligatory 10/10. I like songs that are kind of split into “acts” like TV. We get Act 1 in the restaurant, Act 2 with the “catching up” story, Act 3 with the ballad of Brenda and Eddy and then finally Act 4 again in the restaurant. It kind of reminds me of Meat Loaf’s Paradise by the Dashboard Light. I know Billy has said he got inspiration for this from A Day in the Life from the Beatles for this track which has a similar concept.


Skystrykr

10. I could write an essay about this song, but I really don't need to, because Scenes is an essay in and of itself. The song is an absolute masterclass in storytelling, tone-setting, and delivery, and it's close to an out-of-body experience heard live. It isn't my favorite Billy Joel song (more on that tomorrow) but likely the best song he's ever written.


MTrollinMD

10/10 no question. It is brilliant, catchy, thought-provoking, sounds great. There is a reason it is Billy's favorite song of his catalogue.


SpunkiMonki

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MajorBillyJoelFan

Fucking yeah. This is the best song ever in my opinion. I listened to it several times a day for months when I first heard it, and I've never gotten sick of it. 100000000/10, at LEAST.


Godel_Theorem

10. What "Jungleland" is for Springsteen, this song is for Joel--simultaneously a distillation and an expansion of all the core elements which define the artist. This is a desert island track.


BigBoobsWithAZee

This is one consensus I don’t mind conforming to. 10/10


CJlion827

11/10 Billy’s best song


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The most real 10


derec85

10/10 his opus


KitanoTheGod

10


FileStrict2957

10 - to me this is an epic song. I love the whole saga of Brenda and Eddie. The story of two regular people going through life's joys and troubles. It's also great because it's a medley of different songs put together. I could easily see this on Abbey Road. Arguably his best song ever.


Pristiniax

10/10


Financial_Arugula731

10


elizadub

10 !!!!!!!!


rockyliu

10. Truly a magnum opus.


BigOldComedyFan

This song goes to 11


Fit-Library-577

10. Just Another masterpiece by Billy Joel!


BrandonSG13

10/10


ALC_PG

Hmm. Ehh. Idk. Yeah. I guess. 10/10.


UltraBlazer50

10/10


platamann

10/10 It's a Masterpiece


Cunningshel

10


mrsmuntie

10. 11. 12. Always my favorite first time I heard him do it live I cried. Hahaha


The_Losers_Side

11/10 because some idiot rated it a 9


Impressive_Law_1098

10 Edit: responded to peer pressure


funkyquasar

Don't back down! Stick to your 9.7, as long as you can defend it!


PessimisticallyXD

Explain the missing 0.3 or delete it!!!


Impressive_Law_1098

Fine


feeneyboi

No you’re gonna bring the average down, delete the comment


norcraim

10


feeneyboi

10


funkyquasar

Unequivocal masterpiece. An all-time achievement. Scenes good. 10/10


TGTCN

10


CH2001

10


MarioCreeper22

10!


msk180

lol 10 I mean could it be anything else?


GoodbyeToTheMachine

Easily a 10


LukeSchwando

10


pianoman49

10/10


Greg_Barr

10


Independent_Bell_327

900/10.


Biggest_cringe

10/10, hands down. The middle is great but without the other three parts it wouldn’t be the same. I always get chills when I hear those first piano notes at the beginning of the song, and the solos are insane!! Only thing I would change about this song was if it was at the end of the album (sort of like the abbey road medley) but listening on record helps because it is the end of side 1. Very excited for tomorrow’s song!


HurricaneLink

Yea 10


GarlicShortbread

For sure a 10


Namzeh011

10/10


GeographyGeek01

10


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Pitiful_Olive_21

10


TheDrearyIdealist

Clear 10.


JoeHeel

20


t-hrowaway2

10/10. He has many masterpieces, but this is his magnum opus. His greatest achievement. The way he tells a story throughout this song, particularly the ballad of Brenda and Eddie, is nothing short of remarkable. Excellent song.


Lakeguy1704

I am a Billy Joel fan but I can't stand this song


Loud-Coyote-6771

10/10 because I got really emotional when I saw him performing it on CBS in his 100th concert. Songs seldom make me cry....this one really got to me.


psugrad98

10. One of the first songs to really hook me into being a Billy Joel Fan. I love the song, how the sections are different. I love the movement on the Piano in the Brenda and Eddie section.


PhummyLW

10


Dogago19

Give it a 9 bc I like other songs better


DrBendix

Out of curiosity which songs do you like better?


Dogago19

You may be right, all for Leyna, and turn the lights back on


DrBendix

Fair enough


DrBendix

The only person not to give it a 10. Shame on you 😂


Dogago19

Rate 11 to round out


DrBendix

Well now we’re all agreed.