Billy Joel - Sometimes A Fantasy (long Single Version) (1980) [RECOMMENDED – Method]
: Officially released as a single on October 11, 1980 .
: Unlike the album version, which fades out, the single version concludes with a "cold" end where Joel shouts, "I got blisters on my blisters!" . This is a direct homage to Ringo Starr's famous outburst ("I got blisters on my fingers!") at the end of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter". : Officially released as a single on October 11, 1980
: While the original album version clocks in at roughly 3:40 , the single version released in the U.S. and Canada runs significantly longer at 4:19 . : While the original album version clocks in
: For decades, this longer version was difficult to find on CD or digital platforms. It was finally made available digitally on the 2022 compilation 50 Years of the Piano Man . Background & Trivia It was finally made available digitally on the
: Fifth and final single from the Grammy-winning album Glass Houses .