This one has a strange story. Since I’ve gotten back on the booze train and I’m hungover/still drunk while typing this I’ll do my best to illustrate the scenario.

I used to live in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I had a place of my own, sweet little studio apartment on Fulton Street. My day job dried up and I was on unemployment for a while ‘til that gave way, but during that time I wrote track after track after track… Somebody told me about a great Salvation Army on Atlantic Street near me so I rolled over there one day to check it out. I found I decent leather jacket and a dope as shit hoodie that I’ve since lost.. I also found an old Johnny Vicious record in the used bin that I picked up for a buck. 

I wanted to remix the opening to The Stranger by Billy Joel, and the record I picked up had an acappella that was in the same key (the rest of the record was fucking horrible). This shit blew my mind as I mixed the two together. My Billy Joel record was my father’s: He had written “Diodore” on the top of the jacket and it meant a lot to me. He and I used to argue about who was a better pianist: Elton John or Billy Joel. I had Billy’s side and still do. If you think I’m wrong just play “She’s Always a Woman” then punch yourself in the face.

In this remix, I took the piano parts off the record, so when it comes in you can hear the scratches. It’s the best part. The female vocals are from the Johnny Vicious record. The dude saying “yeah” is from a Sweet Pussy Pauline record I think… You can right click and download it HERE 

Tony