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See Vampire Weekend Cover Billy Joel’s ‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant’ at MSG Show
Vampire Weekend performed an elaborate rendition of Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" at their own Madison Square Garden show Saturday.
Billy Joel ’s Madison Square Garden residency might be over, but Vampire Weekend ensured that the Piano Man’s music would remain in the arena with an elaborate rendition of “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” at their own MSG show Saturday. Vampire Weekend’s encores during their current tour has featured the band performing snippets of crowd request covers, which on Saturday included quick takes on Steely Dan (“Dirty Work”), the Clash (“London Calling”), Dolly Parton (“Jolene”), Bruce Springsteen (“I’m Goin’ Down”), Journey (“Don’t Stop Believin’”), and more Joel, as Vampire Weekend also played a bit of “My Life”: Joel’s longtime Garden residency came to an end earlier this summer with one last show that featured guest vocalist Axl Rose.
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