In video from the show, Joel adoringly introduced Rodrigo from behind his piano, saying, “I love her music — consequently do my kids.” Playing the piano, Joel let Rodrigo have the spotlight for “This feels recognizable,” wherein he’s referred to in the stanzas when she sings, “I’ll bet that she knows Billy Joel/Because you played her ‘Uptown Girl’/You’re singing it together.”

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Starting there forward, Joel turned into the mind-boggling center with Rodrigo for a two section congruity of “Uptown Girl.”

Rodrigo commended the amazing night on her Instagram Stories, expressing, “I SANG WITH BILLY JOEL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TODAY ARE U KIDDING,” nearby a video. She later posted a selfie with Joel and rambled, “Most prominent distinction anytime really crying thank u Billy!!!!!!!”

There was a similar measure of energy on Joel’s Instagram page too. “Extraordinary 4 u if you made it to @thegarden tonight! @oliviarodrigo hit the stage as Billy Joel’s startling guest,” a photo from their joint presentation was recorded.

Another snap of the two saw that Wednesday night signified Joel’s “82nd residency show at MSG!”

This wasn’t the essential fan-young woman second Rodrigo has had since beginning in 2019 on Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. After her 2021 song, “Driver’s License,” became one of the best hits of the year – – and won her a GRAMMY for Best Solo Pop Performance – – it was played totally during a Saturday Night Live sketch about it.

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“Never in my generally unbelievable dreams did I feel that they wanted to finish a ‘Drivers License’ sketch where they played the entire of ‘Drivers License,’” she told RADIO.com hence. “Likewise, Pete Davidson, who is my most noteworthy VIP crush, was singing it and standing out me from Taylor Swift, who is my worshiped picture. It was basically insane. It was on my eighteenth birthday festivity too, so it was just a crazy day.”