I was already aboard the Rock Band 3 train when it was announced that it would have a new piano peripheral and feature one of my favorite Huey Lewis and the News songs, but now word comes out that Billy Joel has demanded to be a part of the musical action, so I absolutely must get the game and the upcoming twelve Joel songs that are on the way as downloadable content.  Things truly are OK with me these days as USA Today reports:

One more new project has Joel venturing into virtual competition. A dozen of his hits will be downloadable for the video game Rock Band 3, out Tuesday. "I've never allowed my music to be used in a game before," but an Entertainment Weekly review of NBC's The Office changed his mind.

Alluding to an episode in which characters mention a Rock Band featuring Billy Joel, "the critic wrote something like, 'God forbid that ever should happen.' So I called my people and said, 'Get me (on) that Rock Band game.' Then I wrote the critic, saying that every time I get a check, I'll give him a little nod."

Alright.  Twelve songs.  Only twelve songs?  No, don't be greedy.  Twelve songs is more than I'd ever expected or hoped for.  But which twelve?  Well, let's hit on my personal favorites.  We have to have "Piano Man", of course.  "My Life" would be great to have.  How about "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?  It's one of Joel's longest songs and would provide a great bang for the buck.  "This Night" is an underrated classic of a love song (and Beethoven himself gets a co-writer credit, believe it or not).  "The Longest Time" has a fantastic piano part and can be played as a classical composition if you know what you're doing.  "I Go To Extremes" has rocking parts for all of the Rock Band instruments.  "The Great Wall of China" has fantastic chord progressions.  Let's see some "The Stranger" and "Allentown" while we're at it, too.  Nobody remembers "That's Not Her Style", but I like it along with "Storm Front".  I'll close out my wish list with the instrumental "Root Beer Rag".  While I'm sure that Joel's greatest hit singles will wind up in the DLC over the more obscure album cuts, my hopes have taken me this far, so why not see if they'll take me a little further?

(via Plastic Axe)