Billy Joel’s Spontaneous Performance of ‘The Longest Time’ Takes You Into the Weekend

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By Maia Efrem January 8, 2016

While shooting local promos for “The Tonight Show,” guests Billy Joel, J.K. Simmons and host Jimmy Fallon broke into a spontaneous doo-wop rendition of Joel’s 1983 hit, “The Longest Time.”

The Piano Man, the and the current king of late night, absolutely nailed the acapella performance, with a little help from Joel’s band, of course.

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Roll into your weekend with this jam:

Maia Efrem is the former research editor and assistant to the editor and was also responsible for the Forward’s annual Salary Survey. Previously she served as the editor of Blognik Beat, a blog written by students who emigrated from or have ties to the Former Soviet Union. Maia is a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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