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G D Em Well I'm on the Downeaster . oofus on October 06, 2014 Link High-Quality and Interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Billy Joel is the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States. The "downeaster" comes merely from a descriptive style of boat built in Downeast Maine and used throughout the NE US by commercial fishermen of all types. F C Dm I have chartered a course to the Vineyard. My ALL TIME favorite Billy Joel song. 3 album in 1997. [citation needed] At one point Joel had underwritten a plan by his young boat captain to use his boat (Alexa Ray, a 46' custom downeaster) as a commercial fishing and charter fishing operation. In 1989, Billy Joel released his album Storm Front, a successful album that hit #1 on the Billboard 200 charts and went quadruple platinum. Storm Front. Leningrad. His music has moved my feet, my heart and my soul. With Billy Joel. The Downeaster 'Alexa' Billy Joel. From the Album My Lives October 4, 1989 4.8 out of 5 stars 51 ratings. Most station locations are owned, operated and staffed by local communities and are conveniently located just steps away from local attractions. [6], The Downeaster "Alexa" By Billy Joel - Digital Sheet Music, "Jarvis Newman, early fiberglass trend-setter", "Just Launched: Billy Joel's New Boat - Argos", "mvdbase.com - Billy Joel - "The downeaster Alexa, Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Downeaster_%22Alexa%22&oldid=1012049551, Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (Foreigner), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles to be expanded from November 2015, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 March 2021, at 09:38. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. I've been in love with Billy Joel since the early 80s. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" is a song originally written, produced, and performed by Billy Joel for his eleventh studio album Storm Front. The title of the song "The Downeaster Alexa" refers to a type of boat, Downeaster, and the name of Billy's boat, Alexa, which is named after his daughter Alexa Ray Joel. A downeater is a type of boat, for anyone who didn't grasp that. The "downeaster" comes merely from a descriptive style of boat built in Downeast Maine and used throughout the NE US by commercial fishermen of all types. The music video begins with clips of the band and fisherman taking in a catch. Now I drive my Downeaster Alexa More and more miles from shore every year Since they tell me I can't sell no stripers And there's no luck in swordfishing here. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to … The Alexa Ray was a Jarvis Newman 46′ fiberglass hull customized completed by Lee S. Wilbur & Co. in Manset, Maine. [citation needed] It was not long after that this song came together. The “Alexa” on which the tune was based mostly was a Shelter Island 36, customized … "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" is performed in the key of A Minor, with Billy Joel's vocal ranging F3 to B♭4. While the song is about a fictional person, it decries the plight of the Long Island Baymen. 2016 is behind us, and while a year that's become inexorable in its death toll (ranging from People like "Alan Rickman", as well as people close to me like "JBdager" and "Larry"; as well as concepts like "common sense in democracy" and "me having a full colon", and even silly concepts like "MagSafe") falls behind us, all I can do is look forward. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The song is sung in the persona of an impoverished fisherman off Long Island and the surrounding waters who, like many of his fellow fishermen, is finding it increasingly hard to make ends meet and keep ownership of his boat, a type known as a downeaster. It plays in common time at a tempo of 88 beats per minute. So if you see my Downeaster Alexa And if you work with the rod and the reel Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis And I still have my hands on the wheel. Shameless. Or was it a reference to Down East, an geographical location in New England. [4] The hull was based mostly on the Maine lobster boats often known as a “downeaster”. As far as I can tell, all Downeasters (made by Down East Yachts) were cruising vessels. The album itself went to number one while the fourth single "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" placed at #57 in the Billboard Hot 100. Billy was a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and this song inspired "Downeaster 'Alexa'" In this excerpt from the Shades of Grey documentary, Billy discusses "The Downeaster 'Alexa'," life, and songwriting. Comentar canción. 3 album in 1997. Joel was always sympathetic to them, even getting arrested during a protest supporting the Baymen. So if you see my Downeaster Alexa And if you work with the rod and the reel Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis And I still have my hands on the wheel. The lyrical video to Billy Joel's "The Downeaster "Alexa""I hope you like it, It's my first Billy Joel upload.I replaced the mistake in in vid :)...Enjoy!!! As the two developed the plan, it became increasingly clear that the challenges facing a small commercial operation were greater than he had imagined. In 1989, Billy Joel released his Grammy Nominated album Storm Front. Comenta o pregunta lo que desees sobre 'The Downeaster Alexa' [4] The hull was based on the Maine lobster boats known as a "downeaster". The Downeaster 'Alexa' Producer – Billy Joel, Mick Jones (2) 2: The Downeaster 'Alexa' (Live) Featuring, Fiddle [Electric Fiddle] – Jean Luc Ponty* Mixed By – Jay Healy: 3: Allentown Producer – Brian Ruggles, Jim Boyer: 4: Worse Comes To The Worst Producer – Michael Stewart* The idea was scrapped. Standard Ukulele (GCEA) Baritone ukulele (DGBE) Piano/Keyboard chords A later one, also built in Maine, is a "Patriot 36" called Argos. Song written by American singer Billy Joel and recorded on his 1989 album Storm Front. State of Grace. Song title Anyone know why Billy Joel called his fictitious boat the Downeaster Alexa? Licensed to Virtual Sheet Music® by Hal Leonard® publishing company. Watch the official music video for 'The Downeaster 'Alexa'', about the hard lives of Long Island fisherman.http://smarturl.it/BJ_DSTFMR_YT?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaWatch more of Billy Joel's official music videosiTunes: http://smarturl.it/BJ_TEBJ_iTunes?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaAmazon: http://smarturl.it/BJ_TEBJ_Amzn?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaSpotify: http://smarturl.it/BillyJoel_Spotify?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaGoogle Play: http://smarturl.it/BJ_Gplay?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaFacebook: http://smarturl.it/BJ_YD_FB?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaTwitter: http://smarturl.it/BJ_YD_T?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaSubscribe: http://smarturl.it/BJ_YD_YT?IQid=ytd.bj.alexaLyrics:Well I'm on the Downeaster AlexaAnd I'm cruising through Block Island SoundI have charted a course to the VineyardBut tonight I am Nantucket boundWe took on diesel back in Montauk yesterdayAnd left this morning from the bell in Gardiner's BayLike all the locals here I've had to sell my homeToo proud to leave I've worked my fingers to the boneSo I could own my Downeaster AlexaAnd I go where the ocean is deepThere are giants out there in the canyonsAnd a good captain can't fall asleepBilly Joel's official YouTube channel features music videos, live performances, interviews, TV appearances and more.