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Quiz about Billy Joel Opening Lines Part 2

Billy Joel Opening Lines, Part 2 Quiz

Can you believe it? Billy Joel made so many famous songs that there are twenty more recognizable opening lines. Can you identify them?

A multiple-choice quiz by Jordanar18. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Jordanar18

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,480

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What song has this opening lyric?

"Come out Virginia, don't let me wait, you Catholic girls start much too late..." Hint

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Only the Good Die Young

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

Big Shot

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Question 2 of 20

2. What song has this opening lyric?

"What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? 'Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?'" Hint

Only the Good Die Young

The River of Dreams

Leave a Tender Moment Alone

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

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Question 3 of 20

3. What song has this opening lyric?

"I've seen the lights go out on Broadway, I saw the Empire State lay low..." Hint

Miami 2017

We Didn't Start the Fire

New York State of Mind

Sometimes a Fantasy

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Question 4 of 20

4. What song has this opening lyric?

"Slow down, you crazy child, you're so ambitious for a juvenile..." Hint

Don't Ask Me Why

Just the Way You Are

The Downeaster "Alexa"

Vienna

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Question 5 of 20

5. What song has this opening lyric?

"Bobby's driving through the city tonight, through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car..." Hint

Say Goodbye to Hollywood

Everybody Has a Dream

Pressure

All for Leyna

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Question 6 of 20

6. What song has this opening lyric?

"Saturday night and you're still hanging around, you're tired of living in your one-horse town..." Hint

Captain Jack

A Matter of Trust

Allentown

Honesty

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Question 7 of 20

7. What song has this opening lyric?

"Some people stay far away from the door if there's a chance of it opening up..." Hint

An Innocent Man

Famous Last Words

Honesty

You're My Home

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Question 8 of 20

8. What song has this opening lyric?

"Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate start..." Hint

A Matter of Trust

My Life

And So It Goes

Leave a Tender Moment Alone

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Question 9 of 20

9. What song has this opening lyric?

"Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close, said he couldn't go on the American way..." Hint

My Life

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Honesty

Big Shot

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Question 10 of 20

10. What song has this opening lyric?

"Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine, with your fine Park Avenue clothes..." Hint

Uptown Girl

Big Shot

New York State of Mind

Pressure

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Question 11 of 20

11. What song has this opening lyric?

"Don't go changing, to try and please me, you never let me down before..." Hint

She's Always a Woman

Just the Way You Are

She's Right on Time

You May Be Right

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Question 12 of 20

12. What song has this opening lyric?

"Even though I'm in love sometimes I get so afraid..." Hint

Tell Her About It

Honesty

Leave a Tender Moment Alone

The Longest Time

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Question 13 of 20

13. What song has this opening lyric?

"If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find..." Hint

Leave a Tender Moment Alone

Honesty

She's Got a Way

I Go to Extremes

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Question 14 of 20

14. What song has this opening lyric?

"I'm young enough to still see the passionate boy that I used to be, but I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side..." Hint

Keeping the Faith

The Longest Time

The Night is Still Young

You May Be Right

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Question 15 of 20

15. What song has this opening lyric?

"Well we're living here in [title of song], and they're closing all the factories down..." Hint

Zanzibar

Vienna

Allentown

Leningrad

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Question 16 of 20

16. What song has this opening lyric?

"Listen boy, don't want to see you let a good thing slip away..." Hint

Tell Her About It

Sometimes a Fantasy

The Longest Time

And So It Goes

NEXT>

Question 17 of 20

17. What song has this opening lyric?

"We walked on the beach beside that old hotel. They're tearing it down now, but it's just as well..." Hint

Streetlife Serenader

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

This Is the Time

The Longest Time

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Question 18 of 20

18. What song has this opening lyric?

"I am [title of song], and I know just where I stand, another serenader and another long-haired band..." Hint

The Entertainer

An Innocent Man

Piano Man

Shameless

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Question 19 of 20

19. What song has this opening lyric?

"There's a place in the world for the [part of title of song] with his working-class ties and his radical plans..." Hint

Big Man on Mulberry Street

The Entertainer

Prelude/Angry Young Man

An Innocent Man

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Question 20 of 20

20. What song has this opening lyric?

"You've got diamonds and I've got spades, you've got pills and I've got razor blades..." Hint

The Longest Time

Uptown Girl

A Room of Our Own

Until the Night

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song has this opening lyric? "Come out Virginia, don't let me wait, you Catholic girls start much too late..."

Answer: Only the Good Die Young

"Only the Good Die Young" is from the album, "The Stranger", released in 1977. A previous recording of it is featured on "My Lives", released in 2005.

2. What song has this opening lyric? "What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? 'Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?'"

Answer: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" is featured on "Glass Houses", released in 1980. The song was a number one hit on the Billboard (US) charts.

3. What song has this opening lyric? "I've seen the lights go out on Broadway, I saw the Empire State lay low..."

Answer: Miami 2017

The subtitle of "Miami 2017" is "Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway". It was released on the 1976 album, "Turnstiles", and re-released as a live version on "Songs in the Attic" in 1981. Billy performed the song at the 12/12/12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief, where he replaced some of the lines to reflect damage done by the storm.

4. What song has this opening lyric? "Slow down, you crazy child, you're so ambitious for a juvenile..."

Answer: Vienna

"Vienna" is also from "The Stranger" (1977). It was the B-side on the release of the single, "Just the Way You Are".

5. What song has this opening lyric? "Bobby's driving through the city tonight, through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car..."

Answer: Say Goodbye to Hollywood

"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was originally released on "Turnstiles" (1976). It was then re-released on "Songs in the Attic" (1981).

6. What song has this opening lyric? "Saturday night and you're still hanging around, you're tired of living in your one-horse town..."

Answer: Captain Jack

The seven-minute long "Captain Jack" was included in the "Piano Man" album (1973). A playing of it on a Philadelphia radio station led to his first major recording contract, with Columbia Records.

7. What song has this opening lyric? "Some people stay far away from the door if there's a chance of it opening up..."

Answer: An Innocent Man

"An Innocent Man" was released on the album of the same name, in 1983. It reached number one on the Billboard hot adult contemporary chart for one week. Joel said in an interview that he wanted to write it while he could still hit the high notes required for the song.

8. What song has this opening lyric? "Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate start..."

Answer: A Matter of Trust

"A Matter of Trust" comes from the 1986 album, "The Bridge". This is one of the first Billy Joel songs to be featured in a music video. It hit number ten on the US charts.

9. What song has this opening lyric? "Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close, said he couldn't go on the American way..."

Answer: My Life

"My Life" comes from the 1978 album, "52nd Street". It peaked at number three on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart.

10. What song has this opening lyric? "Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine, with your fine Park Avenue clothes..."

Answer: Big Shot

"Big Shot" was included on the 1978 album "52nd Street". It was released as a single just as "My Life" peaked on the Billboard chart in 1979.

11. What song has this opening lyric? "Don't go changing, to try and please me, you never let me down before..."

Answer: Just the Way You Are

"Just the Way You Are" was released on "The Stranger" (1977). It became his first US top ten song, and won the Grammy Awards in 1978 for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

12. What song has this opening lyric? "Even though I'm in love sometimes I get so afraid..."

Answer: Leave a Tender Moment Alone

"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" comes from "An Innocent Man" (1983). It was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart.

13. What song has this opening lyric? "If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find..."

Answer: Honesty

"Honesty" comes from the 1978 album, "52nd Street". It became the third song on that album to reach the top 40 on the Billboard chart. It was later covered by several artists, including Beyonc� Knowles in 2008.

14. What song has this opening lyric? "I'm young enough to still see the passionate boy that I used to be, but I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side..."

Answer: The Night is Still Young

"The Night Is Still Young" was released on the compilation "Greatest Hits - Volume I and II" (1985). It was one of two songs released for the first time on the album, the other being "You're Only Human (Second Wind)".

15. What song has this opening lyric? "Well we're living here in [title of song], and they're closing all the factories down..."

Answer: Allentown

"Allentown" is featured on "The Nylon Curtain" (1982). It reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song serves as an anthem for "blue collar" America.

16. What song has this opening lyric? "Listen boy, don't want to see you let a good thing slip away..."

Answer: Tell Her About It

"Tell Her About It" was released on the album, "An Innocent Man" (1983). It became a big hit, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.

17. What song has this opening lyric? "We walked on the beach beside that old hotel. They're tearing it down now, but it's just as well..."

Answer: This Is the Time

"This Is the Time" was featured on "The Bridge" (1986). The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Chart after its release.

18. What song has this opening lyric? "I am [title of song], and I know just where I stand, another serenader and another long-haired band..."

Answer: The Entertainer

"The Entertainer" was featured on "Streetlife Serenade" (1975). It takes a look at the fluctuating life of a singer and the changing moods of his fans.

19. What song has this opening lyric? "There's a place in the world for the [part of title of song] with his working-class ties and his radical plans..."

Answer: Prelude/Angry Young Man

"Prelude/Angry Young Man" is featured on "Turnstiles" (1976). The Prelude is a minute and 45-second instrumental, where Billy rapidly plays the middle C note on the piano, and is then joined by various instruments through various musical styles. Whenever he plays it at a concert, it is the first song, which, according to him, is easiest to perform when he has the most energy.

20. What song has this opening lyric? "You've got diamonds and I've got spades, you've got pills and I've got razor blades..."

Answer: A Room of Our Own

A lesser-known song, "A Room of Our Own" was released on "The Nylon Curtain" (1982). It was also featured as a live version, on "12 Gardens Live" (2004)

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