New York City persists and prevails. At the end of July, Billy Joel started his victory lap in the final show of his record-breaking 104-gig Madison Square Garden residency in Midtown with a version of his classic “Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out on Broadway).” Meanwhile in Downtown, near the Battery of the song, veteran rockers O.A.R. were building their sold-out show on Pier 17 to a crescendo using the same song. The latter version is now online.
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