And So It Goes song This Is Us

And So It Goes song This Is Us

Billy Joel’s ‘And So It Goes‘ was one of the many songs featured on the soundtrack of This Is Us yesterday — This Is Us, Season 6, Episode 15, “Miguel“.

The matter-of-fact song was played during the entire ending montage, as Miguel is in Rebecca’s bedroom, Kevin visits Miguel’s son, his son joins the Pearson’s for Christmas, and then after Miguel has died and his ashes are scattered under the tree and on the baseball diamond.

Billy Joel‘s ‘And So It Goes‘ was released as the last song on the singer’s 10th studio album Storm Front, which came out in 1989 on the Columbia label.

Interestingly, the song was written about Joel’s relationship with model Elle Macpherson, which happened several years before ‘And So It Goes‘ was released when Macpherson was still only 19 and Joel was 33.

The relationship didn’t last long, however, before Joel began dating model Christie Brinkley and subsequently married her. The pair stayed married for almost 10 years.

The black and white music video for ‘And So It Goes‘ features Joel performing the song in concert.

Listen to Billy Joel performing ‘And So It Goes‘ in the song’s video, and on his Storm Front album.

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NBC’s This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15 brought Miguel’s past to life. Fans got a glimpse into what his family was like, and they also saw more of how his romance with Rebecca began and progressed. Sadly, Miguel’s death marked the end of the episode. And Billy Joel’s song, “And So It Goes,” left a mark on fans as it played. Here’s what the song means in terms of the episode and Miguel’s ending.

[Spoiler alert: This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15 spoilers ahead.]

And So It Goes song This Is Us
Mandy Moore as Rebecca, Jon Huertas as Miguel | Ron Batzdorff/NBC

This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15 featured everything fans ever wanted to know about Miguel. It began with a very young Miguel in Puerto Rico with his mother and father, Beatriz and Risto. The family decides to move to Pennsylvania, and the story continues to show Miguel getting a bit older and finding a job in the states.

Later on in the episode, Miguel’s relationship with his first wife, Shelly, is shown. The couple has two children together, and Miguel wasn’t on good terms with them throughout most of his adult years. After Miguel and Shelly divorced, Miguel reached out to Rebecca in 2008 via Facebook. So begins their romantic connection.

The episode then comes back to the present day. Miguel has a number of health problems including hip issues and high blood pressure. He slips and falls one night while retrieving Rebecca from the outdoors — but the fall initiates him getting sicker and sicker. Eventually, he dies.

Billy Joel’s song, “And So It Goes,” plays in This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15 as the Pearsons gather in black for the funeral, Distractify mentions.

And So It Goes song This Is Us
Jon Huertas as Miguel | Ron Batzdorff/NBC

Why is Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes” significant to Miguel in This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15? It seems to signify his difficult relationship with the Pearsons and his own children through the years. While he loves his kids and Rebecca’s family, they all had trouble accepting him until the very end. Finally, Miguel was able to die peacefully knowing the Pearsons fully accepted him, and his son loved him.

“In every heart there is a room / A sanctuary safe and strong / To heal the wounds from lovers past / Until a new one comes along,” the lyrics state, according to Genius.

The song may also reference Rebecca’s upcoming death. The lyrics state, “And every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns, And so it goes, and so it goes, And so will you soon I suppose.”

One Final Serenade reports Joel wrote the song in 1983 while briefly dating Elle McPherson. Joel allegedly stated he knew the relationship wouldn’t last, and the song relates to that feeling. In terms of This Is Us, Miguel knew all along that both his and Rebecca’s health was declining. It was only a matter of time before one of them would die before the other.

Will Miguel return in the ‘This Is Us’ Season 6 finale?

While Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes” added an extra gut punch to This Is Us Season 6 Episode 15, fans could possibly see Miguel again in the This Is Us Season 6 finale.

“I’ve said the whole time I’ve been on this show, Miguel is a time traveler,” Miguel actor Jon Huertas told Variety. “He’s the one that goes from the ’50s to present day. So, you can never count Miguel out. He might make an appearance.”

Huertas also talked to People about Miguel’s potential to reappear. “First of all, you may or may not have seen the last of Miguel,” he noted. “I think the big question is once that primary caregiver goes, what happens with Rebecca? What happens with the Pearson kids, the Big Three? How does that affect them?”

This Is Us Season 6 airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.

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What is the meaning of Billy Joel's song And So It Goes?

And So It Goes - Billy Joel. The closing song on Storm Front is the heart-breaking ballad "And So It Goes." The song is about a doomed relationship or imminent break-up. Billy originally wrote it in 1983 when he was briefly dating model Elle McPherson.

What is the song in Season 6 Episode 15 of This Is Us?

The song that you heard at the end of the episode is the classic Billy Joel track “And So It Goes.” It's an emotional piano ballad, and also one of the best ones ever written by the legendary artist.

What was the song in This Is Us Miguel?

Fans got a glimpse into what his family was like, and they also saw more of how his romance with Rebecca began and progressed. Sadly, Miguel's death marked the end of the episode. And Billy Joel's song, “And So It Goes,” left a mark on fans as it played.