“Just The Way You Are” wins Song & Record of the Year today in 1979.

“It wasn’t an instant hit,” said Joel. When opening for the Doobie Bros, “we almost didn’t play it,” but “the place went insane. ‘That’s the guy who does that song!’ We all looked at each other. From then on it was up and up.”

I take that personally, @mediadarwin.bsky.social