It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

Billy Joel's classic declaration of musical love that transcends fashion seems particularly well suited to barbershop ensembles. The lyrics sparkle through an infectious groove, making this a feel-good song that will lift the spirits of any audience.

The arrangement follows the original in starting out with a sparse texture that builds up into fuller harmonies through the course of the song. It also takes the implicit dialogue within the lyrics, that Joel articulates with a change of vocal colour, and makes it more explicit by giving question and answer to different voice parts.

Here it is sung by The Telfordaires as a recording project for BABS Virtual Convention 2021: