Billy Joel name-drops and salutes The Post in ‘New York State of Mind’ lyric change
nypost.comconcert of his residency at the famous venue — and he included a hat-tip to the correct local paper. As he belted out, “New York State of Mind,” he changed the lyrics to include a shout-out to The Post.The TV concert special taped in March but aired Sunday night on CBS.
During the verse where the song traditionally invokes the New York Times and the Daily News, Joel instead sang, “Out of touch with the rhythm and blues/ But now I need a little give and take / Who, oh, oh whoa, who / The New York Post / Newsday too.” The song still mentioned the Times and Daily News in an earlier verse.
Joel tweaked a later verse to give a hat tip to The Post — something he’s done in concert for years now. Called “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time,” it was the “We Didn’t Start The Fire” singer’s first broadcast network concert special.
It was taped March 28, during Joel’s 100th performance at the legendary venue.In March, the “Uptown Girl” crooner told Newsday that he often ditches his helicopter and takes the Long Island Railroad to the location. “People will sometimes look at me on the railroad and think, ‘Look at this guy, trying to look like Billy Joel.
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