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‘This Is the Best!’ The 10 Greatest Moments From Billy Joel’s 150th Madison Square Garden Show, The Finale of His Decade-Long Residency

Here are the 10 best moments and the full set list from Billy Joel's last show of his Madison Square Garden residency on Thursday night (July 25).

For those like Joel who grew up on Long Island, its miles of waterfront — from the beaches of the North Shore to the expanse of the Great South Bay to the ocean surf of the East End — once felt like paradise. An aerial camera panned across the nighttime expanse of the five boroughs and the iconic skyline as Joel performed “New York State of Mind,” his love song to the city, whether “Chinatown or Riverside” or anywhere in between. Then, perhaps as only Joel could do, he moved from the pop mastery of Phil Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich to the Italian opera of Puccini, for guitarist Mike DelGuidice’s astounding rendition of “Nessum dorma.” (Let’s take a moment here to acknowledge the full band lineup, not yet cited: Carl Fisher on horns, musical director David Rosenthal on keys, Tommy Byrnes on guitar, Andrew Cichon on bass and Chuck Burgi on drums).

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