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Billy Joel's N.Y. State of Mind

Hank Bordowitz, New York Daily News, 13 July 2008

IT SEEMS FITTING that Billy Joel should play the last concert at Shea Stadium before it meets the wrecking ball. Shea has hosted the most popular bands, from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the Clash, but it just feels right for a native son to play the last song at Shea.

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