Sångtext a bottle of red a bottle of white?
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Efter år av spekulationer om exakt vilken restaurang som inspirerade låten, uppgav Joel i en intervju på DVD:n The Stranger 30th Anniversary Edition från 2008 att låten skrevs om Fontana di Trevi, en restaurang mittemot Carnegie Hall, som han besökte under en serie konserter i juni 1977. Låtens signaturrad: "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind kind mood you're in tonight" sades faktiskt till honom av en servitör på Fontana di Trevi medan Joel beställde. Han har vidare uppgett att restaurangen i berättelsen har mer än en motsvarighet i verkligheten; Fontana di Trevi var dock något han tänkte på när han skrev låten.
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
After years of speculation about exactly which restaurant inspired the song, Joel stated in an interview included on 2008's The Stranger 30th Anniversary Edition DVD that the song was written about Fontana di Trevi, a restaurant across from Carnegie Hall, which he frequented during a series of June 1977 concerts. The song's signature line: "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight" was actually spoken to him by a waiter at Fontana di Trevi while Joel ordered. He has further stated that the restaurant in the story has more than one real-life counterpart; however, Fontana di Trevi was on his mind while he was writing the song.
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant