Billy Joel is formally back. As guaranteedthe Long Island singer-songwriter has actually launched”Turn the Lights Back On,” his very first initial tune considering that 2007. Listen to the brand-new tune– produced by Freddy Wexler and co-written by Joel, Wexler, Arthur Bacon, and Wayne Hector– listed below.
Freddy Wexler is a popular pop manufacturer and songwriter. He’s dealt with Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s”Stuck With U,” Bieber’s “2 Much,” Blackpink’s Born Pink tune “Hard to Love,” Diana Ross’ 2021 Thank You track “Just in Case,” Laufey’s “Must Be Love,” Zayn’s Icarus Falls entry”Talk with Me,” Lil Wayne’s “Novacane,” and more.
“Turn the Lights Back On” is Billy Joel’s very first brand-new music considering that the twin 2007 tunes”All My Lifeand”Christmas in Fallujah” The artist had actually indicated his retirement from initial pop and rock music with”Famous Last Words,” the closing track on River of DreamsHe sings at the 1993 tune’s end:
And these are latest things I need to state
It’s constantly difficult to bid farewell
Now it’s time to put this book away
Ain’t that the story of my life
Joel opens his brand-new tune with some recommendation that it’s been a while because his last upgrade: “Please open the door/Nothing is different/We’ve been here before/Pacing these halls/Trying to talk/Over the silence.” And, on the very first chorus, he sings:
I’m late
I’m here right now
I utilized to be romantic
I forgot in some way
Time can make you blind
I see you now
As we’re laying in the darkness
Did I wait too long
To turn the lights back on
While he hasn’t launched much rock or popular song given that River of DreamsBilly Joel launched the symphonic music album Fantasies & & Delusions in 2001. He’s likewise visited non-stop and played a residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden that pertains to an end later on this year. In addition, Joel will carry out at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 4.
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