毫無疑問，來自紐約長島的比利喬是流行樂壇中的超級巨星之一。他在七零年代中期崛起於歌壇，擅長以鋼琴譜曲寫詞，使得他在早年便以一首暢銷歌曲〈Piano Man〉一舉獲得美國各地的廣大喜愛，同時也讓他進而成為藍領階級、普羅大眾的最佳代言人。

1949年出生於美國紐約州布朗克斯郡的Billy Joel，四歲開始學習鋼琴，15歲在電視節目『艾德．蘇利文秀』（Ed Sullivan Show）上觀賞The Beatles（披頭四）的演唱，從此改變他的一生，從業餘的搖滾歌手、拳擊手，努力轉向職業歌手生涯，他所參加的第一個樂團『Echoes』（先後改名為『Emeralds』、『Lost Souls』）為他帶來理想契機，67年，Billy Joel脫隊加入紐約長島的『The Hassles』擔任鍵盤手，終於被United Artists唱片公司簽為旗下樂團並發行兩張專輯，然而樂團只維持了一年半即宣佈解散，Billy只得與鼓手Jon Small另組新團，外兼樂評、廣告配樂零工，諸多事業上的不順遂加上失戀，讓Billy的心情沮喪無比，這樣反而讓樂迷有機會欣賞到他在1971年被Family Productions 製作公司網羅之後，發行的個人首張專輯《Cold Spring Harbor》裡將所有的低潮苦楚化成曲曲感傷動人的慘綠詩篇。

1982年，是Billy Joel十年職業生涯另一個轉捩點，與妻子Elizabeth離異的他不再像十年前一樣悲歎感情，反而將它化成投入反對社會不公、維持社會正義的動力，該年所發行的第八張個人錄音室專輯《The Nylon Curtain》便被樂評家評為是Billy Joel有史以來最富有社會正義、最關心社會人群的作品。

Billboard TOP 100 年終排行
Year Rank Title
1978 17 Just The Way You Are
1979 28 My Life ▲
1980 9 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me ▲
1980 75 You May Be Right
1983 43 Allentown
1983 45 Tell Her About It ●
1984 39 Uptown Girl ●
1984 72 An Innocent Man
1984 89 The Longest Time
1990 35 We Didn't Start The Fire ●
1990 82 I Go To Extremes
1993 26 The River Of Dreams













Lyrics:
Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.