Turnstiles es un álbum de Billy Joel, publicado en 1976 por Columbia. El disco incluye 8 canciones, entre ellas «Say Goodbye to Hollywood», «Summer, Highland Falls», «All You Wanna Do Is Dance» y «New York State of Mind».
Sobre el álbum
Un capítulo de reafirmación y regreso a casa define "Turnstiles", una obra clave en la discografía de Billy Joel. Tras su etapa en Los Ángeles, con este álbum de 1976 el artista vuelve a su Nueva York natal, y el disco entero es una apasionada carta de amor a la ciudad. Cada canción está impregnada del espíritu, la energía y la diversidad de la Gran Manzana. Joel toma por primera vez las riendas de la producción y utiliza a su propia banda de directo, lo que le confiere al sonido una nueva crudeza y autenticidad.
Además, el álbum contiene himnos inmortales como "New York State of Mind" o la épica "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)". El trabajo se convierte en un autorretrato sincero y en una celebración de sus raíces. "Turnstiles" es una obra fundamental, el sonido de un artista que se reencuentra consigo mismo y que sienta las bases para su inminente explosión como superestrella.
Listado de Canciones
- Say Goodbye to Hollywood4:36
Letra
Bobby's driving through the city tonight Through the lights In a hot new rent-a-car. He joins the lovers in his heavy machine It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard. [Chorus] Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby. Say goodbye to Hollywood, Say goodbye my baby. Johnny's taking care of things for a while And his style is so right for troubadours. They got him sitting with his back to the door Now he won't be my fast gun anymore. [Chorus] Moving on is a chance that you take every time you try to stay together. Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone Forever, forever. So many faces in and out of my life, Some will last, some will just be now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. [Chorus] Moving on is a chance that you take every time you try to stay together. Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone Forever, forever. So many faces in and out of my life, Some will last, some will just be now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. - Summer, Highland Falls3:17
Letra
They say that these are not the best of times But they're the only times I've ever known And I believe there is a time for meditation In cathedrals of our own Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lover's eyes But I can only stand apart and sympathize For we are always what our situations hand us It's either sadness or euphoria So we'll argue and we'll compromise And realize that nothing's ever changed For all our mutual experience Our separate conclusions are the same Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity Our reason coexists with our insanity Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies Perhaps we'll help fulfill each other's fantasies And as we stand upon the ledges of our lives with our respective similarities It's either sadness or euphoria - All You Wanna Do Is Dance3:39
Letra
Oh baby, you don't get turned on by the radio. Oh baby, you got nothing to play on your stereo. "Why don't the Beatles get back together?" "Why don't nobody sing of romance?"- Oh baby, all you wanna do is dance. Oh baby, I think you are lost in the seventies. Oh baby, "The music she ain't what she used to be." You don't understand what they're saying, You've given it every chance Oh baby, all you wanna do is dance. Well you wish you were back in the good old days, When tomatoes were cheaper, And you never heard the words of your favorite songs Through a three inch speaker. And you never messed around with dangerous drugs, You were all getting sick on beer- And you didn't get any (unless you went steady and made out for a year). Well you can hide away honey, in your rock and roll dreams, You can stand by your blue suede shoes- But the party is over, And I'm getting tired of waiting for you. Oh baby, "Where are the oldies they used to play?" Oh baby, you want to crawl back into yesterday, You don't want to deal with the future, You don't want to make any plans- Oh baby, all you wanna do is dance. - New York State of Mind6:00
Some folks like to get away, Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood. But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line. I'm in a New York state of mind. I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines. Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens. I know what I'm needin', and I don't want to waste more time. I'm in a New York state of mind. It was so easy livin' day by day Out of touch with the rhythym and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News. It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide. I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside. I don't have any reasons. I left them all behind. I'm in a New York state of mind. Oh yeah. It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythym and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News. Who, oh, oh whoa who. It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide. I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside. I don't have any reasons. I left them all behind. I'm in a New York state of mind. I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line. Cause I'm in a, I'm in a New York state of mind. - James3:53
Letra
James, we were always friends From our childhood days And we made our plans And we had to go our separate ways. I went on the road You pursued an education. James, do you like your life? Can you find release? Will you ever change? Will you ever write your masterpiece? Are you still in school Living up to expectations? James You were so relied upon Everybody knows how hard you tried. Hey, look at what a job you've done Carrying the weight of family pride. James, you've been well behaved, You've been working hard But will you always stay Someone else's dream of who you are? Do what's good for you, or you're not good for anybody, James. I went on the road, You pursued an education, James How you gonna know for sure? Everything was so well organized. Hey, now everything is so secure And everybody else is satisfied. James, do you like your life? Can you find release? Will you ever change? When will you write your masterpiece? Do what's good for you, or you're not good for anybody, James. - Prelude/Angry Young Man5:13
- I've Loved These Days4:33
- Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway)5:28
Letra
Seen the lights go out Broadway I saw the Empire State laid low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs And left there long ago They held a concert out in Brooklyn To watch the island bridges blow They turned our power down And drove us underground But we went right on with the show I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the ruins at my feet You know we almost didn't notice it We'd seen it all the time on 42nd Street They burned the churches down in Harlem Like in that Spanish civil war The flames were everywhere But no one really cared It always burned up there before I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the mighty skyline fall The boats were waiting at the Battery The union went on strike They never sailed at all They sent a carrier out from Norfolk And picked the Yankees up for free They said that Queens could stay They blew the Bronx away And sank Manhattan out at sea You know those lights were bright on Broadway That was so many years ago Before we all lived here in Florida Before the Mafia took over Mexico There are not many who remember They say a handful still survive To tell the world about The way the lights went out And keep the memory alive