Synopsis

Billy Joel performs "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" at a piano in a stark black-and-white setting. The restrained presentation keeps the focus on his voice, the melody, and the song's promise of lasting parental love. Rather than dramatizing a separate story, the video uses intimate performance footage and close views of Joel to create a reflective atmosphere. Its simple visual style matches the song's gentle, universal message about bedtime, memory, separation, and the enduring bond between a parent and child.

Factoids & Trivia

• The song was inspired by Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, and appeared on his 1993 album, "River of Dreams."

• "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" was released as the album's fourth and final single in February 1994.

• The video's black-and-white photography and minimal staging deliberately avoid the elaborate narrative approach associated with many of Joel's earlier videos.

• The song began as a possible prelude to "The River of Dreams." Joel later replaced that concept with lyrics expressing his feelings toward his young daughter.

• A version of "The River of Dreams" containing the original piano interlude related to "Lullabye" was later released on the "My Lives" box set.

• In 2004, the song was adapted into a children's picture book titled "Goodnight, My Angel (A Lullabye)," illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert.

• The video was later included in the home-video compilation "Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III," released in 1997.