Billy Joel name-drops and salutes The Post in ‘New York State of Mind’ lyric change
NY Post
He was in the mood for a melody.
Legendary piano man Billy Joel, 74, serenaded the crowd at Madison Square Garden for his monumental 100th concert 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.
