Billy Joel is back in full pop mode in the new video for his comeback single “Turn the Lights Back On.” In fact, thanks to generative AI, Joel Warren is back in all his pop mode in the time-tripping visual directed by Fu (Daft Punk, Dua Lipa), who now joins Deep Voodoo’s band to depict a 74-year-old piano. Uses technology. Man in all his various ages.
The clip begins with present-day Joel in a black suit playing his trusty Steinway, playing the song’s gorgeous instrumental intro, a cigarette burning in an ashtray, with a shaggy-haired Joel from the 1970s singing the track’s sad opening lines. Before jumping back in, “Please, open this door/ Nothing’s different, we’ve been here before/ Wandering these halls, trying to speak over the silence.”
After the camera pans towards the ceiling, it pans past Joel and focuses on the song’s lyrics over a piano before showing a 1980s-era BJ in a leather jacket and sweatshirt. Another sweep shows Joel, wearing slightly worn sunglasses and a gray blazer, tickling the ivories before the final montage, showing Joel on stage, backstage, in the studio and throughout his half-century career. Shows with your kids during.
After performing his first new pop song in 17 years at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Joel was back BoardIt peaked at number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart dated February 10, marking their first entry on the chart since 1998. The singer also came back. Board The Hot 100 debuted at number 62 on the chart dated February 17, marking its first entry on the chart since its cover of Bob Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love” peaked at number 50.
Watch the “Turn the Lights Back On” video below.
