"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger . Although never released as a single, it has become one of Joel's most celebrated compositions among fans, appearing on most of his compilation albums. The song is effectively a medley of three individual songs which are fused together. In an interview, Joel cites the second side of The Beatles' Abbey Road, as one of the main influences behind it. It has been described as "a characteristic Joel observation on New York life".

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