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| Author: | FrankDrebin [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Best Billy Joel song |
We Didn't Start The Fire Close second- Tell Her About It |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Allentown The Downeaster 'Alexa' Billy Joel blows |
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| Author: | tommy [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:02 pm ] |
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FrankDrebin wrote: We Didn't Start The Fire Close second- Tell Her About It Awful song . . . which came out at the awfullest moment of me bleedin' life |
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| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
There was s time I liked Joel. There was also a time I wanted to murder my brother for playing so damn much of him every morning before school. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Joel's career was hot at the start, then pretty much cooled off. Right when he married Cristy Brinkley. Uptown Girl is a fun song. I'll pick that one as his best. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Drunk Squirrel wrote: There was s time I liked Joel. There was also a time I wanted to murder my brother for playing so damn much of him every morning before school. My brother played Billy Joel all the time....once I had the stomach flu and had to listen to "bottle of red, bottle of white" skip on his record player for what seemed to be days. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Its still rock and roll to me is a good listen. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:10 pm ] |
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HawaiiYou wrote: Joel's career was hot at the start, then pretty much cooled off. Right when he married Cristy Brinkley. Uptown Girl is a fun song. I'll pick that one as his best. "Uptown Girl" is "Hungry Heart" with a lobotomy. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Curious Hair wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: Joel's career was hot at the start, then pretty much cooled off. Right when he married Cristy Brinkley. Uptown Girl is a fun song. I'll pick that one as his best. "Uptown Girl" is "Hungry Heart" with a lobotomy. 
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:16 pm ] |
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Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. The line 'Catholic Girls start much to late' really turns me off. Ruins the whole song for me. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:19 pm ] |
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BAD There was that cheesy 70s McCartney ripoff that wasn’t too bad. My Life |
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| Author: | FrankDrebin [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:20 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. Isn't it nice to have a discussion about music rather than politics? |
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| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:21 pm ] |
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tommy wrote: Drunk Squirrel wrote: There was s time I liked Joel. There was also a time I wanted to murder my brother for playing so damn much of him every morning before school. My brother played Billy Joel all the time....once I had the stomach flu and had to listen to "bottle of red, bottle of white" skip on his record player for what seemed to be days. My brother had the habit of over listening to music. Very regimented in his routine. For someone as scattered as me it was pretty damn aggravating. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. This cancels out your previous correctness on "L.A. Woman." Catholic girls start much too late? Since when? |
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| Author: | America [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:31 pm ] |
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All of them will drive a man to kill. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:39 pm ] |
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tommy wrote: FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. This cancels out your previous correctness on "L.A. Woman." Catholic girls start much too late? Since when? Frank Zappa made the opposite argument! |
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| Author: | Heisenberg [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:42 pm ] |
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FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. This. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Curious Hair wrote: tommy wrote: FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. This cancels out your previous correctness on "L.A. Woman." Catholic girls start much too late? Since when? Frank Zappa made the opposite argument! He was a lot closer to the truth, that's for sure.... |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:05 pm ] |
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Still Rock n Roll to me. You may be right. |
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| Author: | Jaw Breaker [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
The fact that Piano Man hasn't been mentioned yet makes me feel uncomfortable. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:21 am ] |
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tommy wrote: FavreFan wrote: Only The Good Die Young is obviously the only acceptable answer. This one shouldn’t even be a thread. This cancels out your previous correctness on "L.A. Woman." Catholic girls start much too late? Since when? Yeah, that really wasn't my experience. I think Billy was trafficking in the same stereotypes as Caller Bob: Caller Bob wrote: Jewish women are whores. Anyway, I like "Only The Good Die Young", "Easy Money", and "Keeping The Faith". I think "Allentown" is a great meditation on the decline of the American Dream. But I have to go with "New York State of Mind" as his best song. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
"rosalinda's eyes" and "downeaster alexa". "piano man" has lost all meaning to me by now but i know if i heard it again for the first time, it'd be a great song. |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
I celebrate his entire collection. Hard to pick the best. Captain Jack Downeaster Alexa Leningrad Allentown Goodnight Saigon Innocent Man The Stranger |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:11 am ] |
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Hank Scorpio wrote: I celebrate his entire collection. Hard to pick the best. Captain Jack Downeaster Alexa Leningrad Allentown Goodnight Saigon Innocent Man The Stranger Pretty solid list here. I have his 4 disc Complete Hits set but I haven't dusted it off in years. Used to listen to him a lot, maybe I will check it out later today. Kind of stuck in front of the computer all day. |
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| Author: | SuperMario [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Billy Joel song |
Downeaster Alexa The Longest Time Keepin the Faith She's Always a Woman Only the Good Die Young Most overrated - Piano Man |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:45 am ] |
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SuperMario wrote: Downeaster Alexa The Longest Time Keepin the Faith She's Always a Woman Only the Good Die Young Most overrated - Piano Man Piano Man is a great song. The fact that it’s horribly overplayed doesn’t take away its awesomeness. WZ summed it up nicely. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:57 am ] |
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Miami 2017 (Seen the lights go out on Broadway) |
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| Author: | IMU [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:36 am ] |
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You Can Make Me Free Everybody Loves You Now Piano Man Captain Jack The Entertainer Summer, Highland Falls The Stranger Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Vienna Only the Good Die Young Honesty Zanzibar Stiletto My Life You May Be Right Sometimes a Fantasy Don't Ask Me Why All for Leyna I Don't Want to be Alone Goodnight Saigon Easy Money An Innocent Man Uptown Girl A Matter of Trust Downeaster Alexa Leningrad I pulled the the albums to help jog my memory so I didn't miss anything. This isn't in order outside of that. Anything off Cold Spring Harbor, The Stranger, 52nd Street and Glass Houses is top notch. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:41 am ] |
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Captain Jack Prelude/Angry Young Man |
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