I've Loved These Days
"I've Loved These Days" | ||||
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Single by Billy Joel | ||||
from the album Turnstiles | ||||
B-side | "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | |||
Released | October 1976 | |||
Length | 4:31 3:40 (single) | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Joel | |||
Billy Joel singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Loved These Days" is a song written and performed by
"I've Loved These Days" serves as the closing track on the live album Songs in the Attic (1981), while the "These Rhinestone Days" demo was included in the box set My Lives (2005).[3]
Lyrics and music
The lyrics of "I've Loved These Days" describe a couple that is living above their means and know that they need to stop but can't.[4] They now spend their time drinking champagne and using cocaine to avoid facing their problems.[4] Joel biographer Mark Bego notes that the couple sooth themselves with four "indulgences" that start with the letter "c": champagne, cocaine, cabernet and caviar.[5]
The song is a ballad, which music culture professor Ken Bielen described as "a forerunner of the
Reception
Rock journalist Lisa Torem said that "The inner rhymes and soaring melody uphold the tender lyric" and called the song "profound" despite being short.[6] Torem particularly praised the drumming of Liberty DeVitto, saying that his "passion for the story is clearly evident in his laid-back performance – a true professional he can always be counted on to allow space for sensitive lyrics while keeping up the momentum."[6]
Christopher Bonanos of
References
- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 436. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (16 December 2012). "Billy Joel, "I've Loved These Days"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b Billy Joel (22 November 2005). My Lives (liner notes).
- ^ ISBN 9780313380167.
- ^ ISBN 9781560259893.
- ^ ISBN 9781789521832.
- ^ Bonanos, Christopher (3 February 2015). "The Complete Works: Ranking All 121 Billy Joel Songs". Vulture. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Don Henley's Top 10 Billy Joel Songs". SiriusXM. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ISBN 9780804140218.