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Synopsis | Album
Notes | History
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| Synopsis: |
"This Night" is off Billy Joel's album "(An)
Innocent Man". It was released on October 13, 1983 by Sony Music, in
conjunction with Maritime Music (Billy Joel's little music company).
Even more specifically it falls under their Columbia music label.
"An Innocent Man" was produced by Phil Ramone.
"This Night" is track 4 on the CD which was recorded in Stereo
in a Studio. |
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| Album
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This is where Joel reaches back to his roots, a process
essential to a maturing artist who realizes he has to look at where he's
from before he can move further ahead. Things get off to a jumping start
with the organ-driven R&B of "Easy Money," somewhat
reminiscent of "Gimme Some Lovin'." Joel touches on the styles
of the '50s and early '60s on the street-corner doowop of "The
Longest Time" and the Four Seasons homage "Uptown Girl"
(written for his then-wife, fashion model Christie Brinkley).
Things get introspective on the moving, self-analytical title tune and the
endearing pop ballad "Leave A Tender Moment Alone," which is
graced by the harmonica of Toots Thielemans. While Joel was busy exploring
the music of his boyhood on "An Innocent Man", every tune still
bears his distinctive stamp, and the album is one of his strongest.
"The Stranger" is now sold as an Enhanced CD containing both
a full audio program as well as video clips for the songs "Tell Her
About It," "Uptown Girl," "The Longest Time" and
"Keeping The Faith." |
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| Classical
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The chorus to "This Night" is essentially the same music as composed by Beethoven in
the "Adagio cantabile" (second movement) of his "Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13" AKA the sonata "Pathetique."
There is even such a close corollary that Beethoven is listed in the credits at the end of the album notes as "L. V.
Beethoven".
"Beethoven's
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op 13 -- Adagio Cantabile" as performed
by Radu Lupu
"This Night" - clip -
as performed by Billy Joel
Joel plays essentially the exact same progression, but in 11 seconds
less. The similarity can be seen between (times):
Billy Joel: 0:55 - 1:25
Beethoven 0:00 - 0:41
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| Lyrics: |
Didn't I say
I wasn't ready for a romance
Didn't we promise
We would only be friends
And so we danced
Though it was only a slow dance
I started breaking my promises
Right there and then
Didn't I swear
There would be no complications
Didn't you want
Someone who's seen it all before
Now that you're here
It's not the same situation
Suddenly I don't remember the rules anymore
This night is mine
It's only you and I
Tomorrow
Is a long time away
This night can last forever
I've been around
Someone like me should know better
Falling in love
Would be the worst thing I could do
Didn't I say
I needed time to forget her
Aren't you running from someone
Who's not over you
How many nights
Have I been lonely without you
I tell myself
How much I really don't care
How many nights
Have I been thinking about you
Wanting to hold you
But knowing you would not be there
This night
You're mine
It's only you and I
I'll tell you
To forget yesterday
This night we are together
This night
Is mine
It's only you and I
Tomorrow
Is such a long time away
This night can last forever
Tomorrow
Is such a long time away
This night can last forever |
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