1986 Songs: A Matter of Trust
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (85780)
United States
March 15, 2026 11:24am CST
As promised, both of the “old songs” today are “classics,” not “old” (like us 
) Let’s go back 40 years to 1986 when this guy was thinner, had hair, and was pretty good looking. 
A Matter of Trust - Billy Joel
Yeah, I like Billy Joel. In fact, I love his music. Sure, he made a clunker or two (cough cough Glass Houses), but very few acts don’t have a bad album in their discography. But, by and large, Billy Joel has a GREAT recorded history.
Joel has said that this wasn’t a pleasant album to make, because of tensions between him and his band. But if you get a duet with Ray Charles on the album, it won’t be a total disaster!
This was the biggest hit from the album. Another song, “Big Man on Mulberry Street,” was the title of an episode of Moonlighting and was used in the episode. Joel was a fan of the TV series (for you kids, that was when Bruce Willis also had hair ) and asked them to use one of his songs!
Oh, and a spoiler: Billy will also be on the 1976 list. Meanwhile, enjoy a song from his “superstar” era.
A Matter of Trust
Written by Billy Joel
Recorded by Billy Joel
From The Bridge, 1986
It will, it’s just a question of when:
) Let’s go back 40 years to 1986 when this guy was thinner, had hair, and was pretty good looking.
A Matter of Trust - Billy Joel
Yeah, I like Billy Joel. In fact, I love his music. Sure, he made a clunker or two (cough cough Glass Houses), but very few acts don’t have a bad album in their discography. But, by and large, Billy Joel has a GREAT recorded history.
Joel has said that this wasn’t a pleasant album to make, because of tensions between him and his band. But if you get a duet with Ray Charles on the album, it won’t be a total disaster!
This was the biggest hit from the album. Another song, “Big Man on Mulberry Street,” was the title of an episode of Moonlighting and was used in the episode. Joel was a fan of the TV series (for you kids, that was when Bruce Willis also had hair ) and asked them to use one of his songs!
Oh, and a spoiler: Billy will also be on the 1976 list. Meanwhile, enjoy a song from his “superstar” era.
A Matter of Trust
Written by Billy Joel
Recorded by Billy Joel
From The Bridge, 1986
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@Traceyjayne (10588)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar
Not his fault really ….she was an Uptown Girl ….and he was just a Downtown Guy ……
Do you see what I did there ! ….. I’m such a show off !
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@FourWalls (85780)
• United States
16 Mar
I’d figure he was too mellow for your hard rockin’ self.
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@Ineeddentures (31603)
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16 Mar
Ah I know this one very well
One I sing at the local pub , karaoke ,
It's not vocally challenging, none of the songs I sing are
But strangely enough I do sound alright
Ring of Fire, that's my best song to sing and a Brian Ferry esque deep voiced version of a Hard Rains Gonna Fall , done a oit 4 times faster than Bob did it
I substitute high notes with the lower note before , it's quite a skill
20 years ago you could watch me sing on here as I did have videos on a YouTube channel. Sadly all my input from back then was deleted , not by me lol
But I digress,
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@Ineeddentures (31603)
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16 Mar
@FourWalls
Those were the days.
See if I hadn't been able to dance and sing, I might not have got in tow with Yvonne
She fell for the performer who made her part of the show I suppose
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@RasmaSandra (97010)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Mar
I can sit at Billy's piano anytime and listen to him play and sing.
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@LindaOHio (220502)
• United States
15 Mar
I know this one. Brinkley is such a stunner.
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@Ghostlady (2316)
• United States
15 Mar
I like Billy Joel and this song really IS a good one. Oh, and I loved Moonlighting as well.
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