australian singer helen reddy's cover version incorporates an orchestral arrangement, in addition to a finger-picked acoustic guitar. joel was critical of reddy's version; he commented of her cover: "helen reddy once cut something of mine, a song called 'you're my home,' which wasn't great. i did it at a gig once and introduced it sayin,' 'this is a song of mine helen reddy cut... to pieces.' turns out her husband or her manager was in the audience, and they were talkin' about suing me. then helen got in touch and said she was never recording one of my songs again, and i was like, 'd'you promise?' kind of a smart-ass reply – maybe i shoulda just shut up. i gotta let these things go, it shouldn't bother me."