It's Joel's best combination of lyrics -- not a single wasted word in the bunch, a picture painted of a relationship on the rocks -- and music. It's sad, but it's as real as he's ever gotten.

To his credit, Billy Joel never really stayed where he was supposed to. As a New York-based singer-songwriter in the early '70s, he cut his first record, which nobody heard.

We’re all in the mood for these melodies. Spotify compiled a list of the top 10 most streamed Billy Joel songs for The Post — and the tune that took the crown pays homage to his supermodel ex.