All for Leyna
{{short description|1980 single by Billy Joel}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = All for Leyna
| cover = Billy Joel All for Leyna.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Joel
| album = Glass Houses
| B-side = Close to the Borderline
| released = March 1980 (UK){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/436/mode/2up?q=Billy+Joel|title=Great Rock Discography|date=1995 |page=436|isbn=978-0-86241-541-9 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = {{hlist|Punk rock{{cite web |last1=Troper |first1=Morgan |title=Billy Joel Is Rock's Tragic Antagonist |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2017/12/06/19525248/billy-joel-is-rocks-tragic-antagonist |website=Portland Mercury |access-date=14 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Sometimes a Fantasy is All You Need: 40 Years of Billy Joel's Glass Houses |url=https://legacyrecordings.medium.com/sometimes-a-fantasy-is-all-you-need-5cfc3fcd8494 |website=Legacy Recordings |access-date=14 May 2023}}|post-punk|new wave}}
| length = 4:15
| label = Columbia
| writer = Billy Joel
| producer = Phil Ramone
| prev_title = Until the Night
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = You May Be Right
| next_year = 1980
}}
"All for Leyna" is a song by Billy Joel from the 1980 album Glass Houses. The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.8notes.com/biographies/joel.asp |title=Billy Joel biography |website=8notes.com |access-date=2016-10-16}}
The lyrics tell the story of the protagonist who meets a girl named Leyna, and, after a one-night stand, becomes obsessed with her. A performance music video was made featuring Joel and his band in the studio. The video prominently features Joel playing a Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano and an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer.
Versions and covers
The video version differs from the album version. The track from the music video is the same but a new vocal was recorded.
The band Gods of Mount Olympus covered the song in their single "Visitor".[https://www.punknews.org/article/68473/watch-gods-of-mount-olympus-cover-billy-joel Watch Gods Of Mount Olympus cover Billy Joel!]
In 2024, recording artists Mirage Box released a version of the song on their "Tracks In The Sand" double-CD.
Chart positions
References
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