Billy Joel busts out his best howls and growls for his thunderous cover of Paul McCartney's “Maybe I'm Amazed,” which will appear on The Art of McCartney, an upcoming tribute compilation to the legendary songwriter which sees release on November 18th. The Piano Man goes for broke on his performance of the smash hit from McCartney's 1970 solo debut, McCartney, belting the song's devotional lyrics with the vigorous bombast of a young man.

Joel brings that same ferocity to his cover of “Live and Let Die,” which he previews in a behind-the-scenes clip, where he also pops a piano string while preparing to record (“It's an occupational hazard with me,” he cracks) and talks about his relationship with McCartney's famous James Bond theme.

Read more at Rolling Stone.

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