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Two weeks after we first learned that David Lee Roth<\/a> was covering “New York State of Mind” on his current North American tour, video of the Van Halen<\/a> legend covering the 1976 Billy Joel<\/a> song has finally hit YouTube.<\/p>\n You can watch Roth performing the song during his April 18 show at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, Oregon below.\u00a0You can also see Joel perform it during a 1978 appearance on the BBC program the Old Grey Whistle Test<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read More: David Lee Roth Kicks Off His 2026 Tour With a Rare Van Halen Gem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Although it wasn’t released as a single from his 1976 album Turnstiles<\/em><\/a>, “New York State of Mind” has become one of Joel’s most popular and most frequently covered songs. SetList.fm<\/a> lists it as his 11th most performed track, having been played at 628 shows.<\/p>\n Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett and Oleta Adams have all recorded their own versions of the track, and Joel has performed it live alongside peers such as Garth Brooks, Elton John<\/a> and Bruce Springsteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Roth – who’s been spending his recent weekends hanging out with Teddy Swims <\/a>at Coachella and Stagecoach – is next scheduled to perform live on Friday, May 1 in Memphis.<\/p>\n Another two months of steady touring will conclude with a July 9 show in Calgary, leaving just an Aug. 7 appearance at Sturgis on his calendar. You can get complete details at his official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a 1990 interview, Joel revealed that he originally wanted Roth’s bandmate Eddie Van Halen to produce his 1989 album Storm Front<\/a><\/em>. “I think he’s a fantastic musician,” Joel told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n “And I like the energy in Van Halen records. Our schedules didn’t line up, but we had a fun meeting at this Italian restaurant in Manhattan. People would look at us and say, “Isn’t that him and him? What are they doing?”<\/p>\n The job instead went to Foreigner<\/a> guitarist Mick Jones<\/a>, who also co-produced Van Halen’s 1986 album 5150<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch David Lee Roth Perform ‘New York State of Mind’<\/strong><\/p>\n Watch Billy Joel Perform ‘New York State of Mind’ in 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n From ‘Cold Spring Harbor’ to ‘River of Dreams,’ we run through the Piano Man’s LPs from worst to best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Matt Springer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Eddie Van Halen Almost Produced a Billy Joel Album<\/h3>\n
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