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- ↑ "The Bridge by Billy Joel – Classic Rock Review". 14 June 2011.
- ↑ Discography: The Bridge, The Official Billy Joel Site. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- 1 2 "Billy Joel - Big Man on Mulberry Street | Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "How Moonlighting Recruited Billy Joel, Orson Welles, and Shakespeare", Entertainment Weekly, October 10, 2023
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