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Announcer ladies and gentlemen, 2005 Kennedy Center honoree tony bennett. new york state of mind playing we came of age with the legacy of the Great American songbook, created by. George gershwin. Jerome kern. The great cole porter. And interpreted by frank sinatra, ella fitzgerald, nat king cole, and then myself. laughter the whole world loves these songs. But times change, and there was an opening for another songbook. Enter billy joel. applause billys an exciting performer who can move and electrify audiences. He does it singing the songs of billy joel. Great songs on subjects from love to war, from triumph and to loss. And stories about ordinary people with extraordinary emotions. And he puts them to tunes that you cant get out of your head. What a thrill it was for me to perform with billy in front of 110,000 of our fellow new yorkers at shea stadium, singing his new york state of mind. Billy joel. applause chuckles wow. Billy joel is no less than a poet, a performer, a philosopher and todays american songbook. applause bennett hicksville, long island. Billy might have been the kid next door. Joel i knew i was not going to be a concert pianist. I just wanted to play music. You had to be a big shot, didnt ya bennett he tried every style of music. And haircut. Nine years of imitating other people, and he was going nowhere. He quit new york to hide out in l. A. , and took a job at a piano bar. piano playing harmonica playing one night, he sat at his piano a painter at his easel creating a poignant world so real, you could see it as you heard it. Its 9 00 on a saturday the regular crowd shuffles in theres an old man. Bennett so began his journey to set to paper a young mans hopes and heartaches. A bottle of white a bottle of red perhaps a bottle of rose instead whats the matter with the clothes im wearing cant you tell that your ties too wide . Well, were living here in allentown and theyre closing all the factories down out in bethlehem, theyre killing time tell her about it tell her everything you feel give her every reason to accept that youre for real bennett his songs are born at his piano, but they burst into life on his stage. Friday night, i crashed your party saturday, i said im sorry sunday came and trashed me out again dj look out billy joel ive seen the lights go out on broadway i watched the mighty skyline fall bennett hes our poet. And our pal. Hes bigger than baseball. And he was the first rock musician invited to play in the soviet union. Joel the trip to russia was probably the biggest highlight as a performer. Id met these people, and they werent the enemy. Bennett for billy, music was the language of friendship and trust. Well, some folks like to get away take a holiday from the neighborhood bennett he is the heartbeat of his generation, the heartbeat of his city. Hes written its hymns and been there in new yorks darkest hours. On the hudson river line his songs, the touchstones of our lives. Im in a new york state of mind are you gonna marry him . Yes . Congratulations. crowd cheering bennett once a pop classic, always a pop classic. We ought to know by now. crowd cheering cheering continues every weekend worked, every idea sold. You deserve a cadillac, the Fastest Growing fullline luxury brand in the united states. Including the all new 2014 cadillac cts, motor trends 2014 car of the year. Get the best offers of the season on our Award Winning products. Like a 2014 ats and srx. Hurry in, offers end january 2nd. So i can reach ally bank 24 7, but there ar24 7. Branches . Im sorry, im just really reluctant to try new things. Really . Whats wrong with trying new things . Look mommys new vacuum cat screech you feel that in your muscles . I do. Drink water. Its a long story. Well, not having branches lets us give you great rates and service. 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Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine with your fine park avenue clothes you had the dom perignon in your hand and a spoon up your nose ooh, and you wake up in the morning with your head on fire your eyes too bloody to see go on and cry in your coffee, but dont come bitching to me because you had to be a big shot didnt ya had to prove it to the crowd you had to be a big shot, didnt ya all your friends were so knocked out you had to have the last word last night so much fun to be around you had to have the front page, bold type had to be a big shot last night, whoa oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh well, its no big sin to stick your two cents in if you know when to leave it alone but you went over the line you couldnt see it was time to go home no, no, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot didnt ya had to open up your mouth you had to be a big shot, didnt ya all your friends were so knocked out had to have the last word last night so much fun to be around you had to have the whitehot spotlight you had to be a big shot last night oh, oh oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh scatting big shot song ends crowd cheering announcer ladies and gentlemen, don henley. Shes got a way about her applause i dont know what it is but i know that i cant live without her shes got a way of pleasing mm, i dont know why it is but there doesnt have to be a reason anyway shes got a smile that heals me dont know why it is but i have to laugh when she reveals me shes got a way of talking mm, i dont know why it is but it lifts me up when we are walking anywhere she moves to me when im feeling down inspires me without a sound she touches me i get turned around oh. Oh shes got a smile that heals me i dont know why it is but i have to laugh when she reveals me shes got a way about her mm, i dont know what it is but i know that i cant live without her anyway mm. applause announcer ladies and gentlemen, garth brooks. crowd cheering well, were living here in allentown and theyre closing all the factories down out in bethlehem, theyre killing time filling out forms, standing in line well, our fathers fought the Second World War spent their weekends on the jersey shore met our mothers in the uso asked them to dance danced with them slow and were living here in allentown but the restlessness was handed down and its getting pretty hard to stay. Stay every child had a pretty good shot to get at least as far as their old man got but something happened on the way to that place they threw an American Flag in our face face oh, ohoh and its getting pretty hard to stay. And were living here in allentown. song ends goodnight saigon playing we met as soul mates on Parris Island we left as inmates from an asylum and we were sharp as sharp as knives and we were so gung ho to lay down our lives we had no cameras to shoot the landscape we passed the hash pipe and played our doors tapes and it was dark so dark at night, night, night, night, night they heard the hum of the motors they counted the rotors and they waited for us to arrive and we would all go down together we said wed all go down together yes, we would all go down together we said wed all go down together yes, we would all go down together we said wed all go down together everyone yes, we would all go down together. song ends crowd cheering man present. Arms applause announcer ladies and gentlemen, rufus wainwright. new york state of mind playing some folks like to get away take a holiday from the neighborhood hop a flight to miami beach or to hollywood but im taking a greyhound on the hudson river line im in a new york state of mind it was so easy living day by day out of touch with the rhythm and blues but now i need a little give and take the New York Times the daily news it comes down to reality and its fine with me cause ive let it slide dont care if its chinatown or on riverside i dont have any reasons ive left them all behind im in a new york state of mind im just taking that greyhound on the hudson river line im in a new york state of mind. piano man playing oh, oh, yeah sing us a song, youre the piano man sing us a song tonight cause were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right oh, oh, la, dada, ladada la, dada, ladida, ah, ah all right, everybody, lets do it. Here we go. Sing us a song, youre the piano man sing us a song tonight for were all in the mood for a melody youve got us feeling all right sing us a song, youre the piano man sing us a song tonight cause were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right youve got us feeling all right. Sing us a song sing us a song sing us a song youre the piano man. song ends crowd cheering cheering continues , avo thesales event sis back. Drive which means its never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. It gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. And right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. Sign. Then drive. Get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. Hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. Visit vwdealer. Com today applause announcer travel provided by delta, the official airline of the Kennedy Center honors. So now its time to bring down the curtain. Tonights celebration has come to an end. But for our honorees, for you, the show will always go on. You have graced our stages, you have graced our lives, you have graced our history. Now its time for you to take another bow and for us to show our gratitude. applause captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. Elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. Tempt all your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ Penelope Cruz ] nespresso. What else . [ male announcer ] available at these fine retailers and nespressous. Com

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