Is "Close to the Borderline" Billy Joel's idea of punk?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 21:36 (three years ago) link
One clue about influences (related to that thread ^^) is the Wembley live version of the song, which he dedicates to John Peel in the intro and is sloppy af.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
Surprised that none of the recent thread bumps are about the (pretty great, I think) Olivia Rodrigo song that namechecks our guy.
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 01:02 (three years ago) link
Wait what which one?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 14:35 (three years ago) link
One clue about influences (related to that thread ^^) is the Wembley live version of the song, which he dedicates to John Peel in the intro and is sloppy af.― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, July 27, 2021 5:00 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, July 27, 2021 5:00 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Oh wow, you're right -- and he leads it in with "This is a song for anytime you've ever gotten home from work and felt like blowing your brains out."
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 15:10 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cii6ruuycQA
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 15:35 (three years ago) link
(xp)
xp he doesn't do the Johnny Rotten r roll on "Rich man" in the Wembley version though
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
The best Billy covers: https://www.covermesongs.com/2021/08/the-40-best-billy-joel-covers-ever.html
I don't think I know any of these, but I'm definitely interested to hear a few of them.
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Monday, 2 August 2021 16:12 (three years ago) link
I remember listening to a different Muppets cover of "New York State of Mind" when I was 6 or 7 and thinking it was the most boring music I had ever heard...
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 2 August 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
Hah, just listened to the entirety of this guy's Glass Houses cover. Not bad!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HKO7q-eZHg
― pplains, Monday, 2 August 2021 17:16 (three years ago) link
Billy Joel relaxes on the beach before his performance at the Havana Jam Festival, Cuba, 1979 pic.twitter.com/bewehpFLL4— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) December 25, 2021
― calstars, Saturday, 25 December 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
Oh, Havana, I've been searching for you everywhere.
― pplains, Sunday, 26 December 2021 01:54 (two years ago) link
When will you realizeHavana waits for you
― ; (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 26 December 2021 06:59 (two years ago) link
Cuba be rightCuba be crazy
― ... (Eazy), Sunday, 26 December 2021 09:30 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS9179RQKjM
"i don't care what they say anymore / nope / this is my life / billy joel!"
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 19:07 (two years ago) link
location scout felt confident taking the day off after securing that spot, it would seem
― The creator of Ultra Games, for Nintendo (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 19:47 (two years ago) link
lol
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 20:11 (two years ago) link
i loled (whole thread is p good)
The man who works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street was arrested for selling bootleg Neil Young records and marijuana paraphernalia in 1977. He cut a deal and cooperated with authorities to bust a drug ring. The man was and will always be a rat.— Jake Fogelnest (@jakefogelnest) May 30, 2022
Something tells me there's going to be some pretty sparkling fenders.— Jon Wurster (@jonwurster) May 30, 2022
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 30 May 2022 03:24 (two years ago) link
The fuck, mr cacciatores was an actual place?
― calstars, Monday, 30 May 2022 23:17 (two years ago) link
I think it's a comedy riff on the song
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 02:25 (two years ago) link
Idgi
― calstars, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 02:42 (two years ago) link
You oughta know by now!
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 02:52 (two years ago) link
well i thought it was funny :/
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 03:33 (two years ago) link
you should never argue with a crazy mind
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 03:57 (two years ago) link
Seems like a waste of time.
― pplains, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 13:13 (two years ago) link
A heart attackmatttkkk
― I am just a squirrel in the world (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 1 June 2022 13:35 (two years ago) link
the diner I'm at is tuned into some Sirius station that basically plays one Billy Joel song for every one oldie. over lunch, i've heard Uptown Girl, Movin' Out, We Didn't Start the Fire, and Only the Good Die Young, alternated with Blue Moon, Walk Like a Man, Do You Love Me and Stand By Me. the burger was not great but i think i may return.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 15 June 2022 16:55 (two years ago) link
Is it... the Parkway Diner perchance?
― Nutellanor Roosevelt (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 20:37 (two years ago) link
HUWUNNTWOOOOHWUN TWOO THREEE FAWW
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link
Squire's Diner in Lower Manhattan, sadly.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 15 June 2022 20:43 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Ey9p5Un.jpgSomeone’s had enough of Billy and frankly I can’t blame them
― calstars, Saturday, 18 June 2022 18:35 (two years ago) link
i forgot to report that i went back to that diner the following week, and got almost the same lineup of songs. paying closer attention, i took them down in full, with Joel tracks in bold. quite a ratio!
Sherry, I Feel Good, Uptown Girl, Blue Moon, Don't Be Cruel, The Way You Do The Things You Do, We Didn't Start the Fire, A Hard Day's Night, Do You Love Me, Walk Like a Man, Get Ready, Stay, Only the Good Die Young, My Girl, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, Movin' Out.
during "We Didn't Start the Fire," someone in the next booth proclaimed "Billy Joel is really just dumb Bruce Springsteen." i refrained from enlightening them.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 19 July 2022 19:47 (two years ago) link
Sounds like a BJ Pandora station.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 July 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link
Mama Leone left a note on the door,Said, "Sonny, move out to the country,"
Was this a THREAT? "Hey, Sonny. Get your ass to the sticks if you know what's what."
Who leaves a note like this?
― pplains, Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:10 (two years ago) link
xp Following the Bob Lefsetz thread, BJ Pandora station now sounds like an intergalactic whorehouse.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:22 (two years ago) link
_Mama Leone left a note on the door,Said, "Sonny, move out to the country,"_Was this a THREAT? "Hey, Sonny. Get your ass to the sticks if you know what's what."Who leaves a note like this?
― calstars, Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:58 (two years ago) link
I don't drink them, but I do make love to them.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
I assumed Mama Leone's time to be similar to a grandma insisting you gotta eat some more, you're all skin and bones, you look at your brother Billy, he's big and strong, etc. etc.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 21 July 2022 00:39 (two years ago) link
Er, Mama Leone's TONE.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 21 July 2022 00:40 (two years ago) link
DON: Well, yeah.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 July 2022 00:47 (two years ago) link
she's warning him to stay away from the Long Island tollbooth
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 21 July 2022 00:53 (two years ago) link
Gotta say, I do love every detail of the Sergeant O'Leary verse.
― deep luminous trombone (Eazy), Thursday, 21 July 2022 01:43 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ghVT67H.jpg
"and that one lyric, 'You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime,' haha, no one even comes close to you, Billy!"
"Well, that's nice of you to say, Mike..."
― pplains, Thursday, 21 July 2022 14:13 (two years ago) link
band class outcasts
― calstars, Thursday, 21 July 2022 14:26 (two years ago) link
dyin @ pplains
― your marshmallows may vary (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 21 July 2022 14:52 (two years ago) link
Lol
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 21 July 2022 15:05 (two years ago) link
I mean, the whole idea that a second job makes up for what's withheld from your full-time job's paycheck...that's fitting a lot into a line!
― deep luminous trombone (Eazy), Thursday, 21 July 2022 15:44 (two years ago) link
pplains, think about when they sent Wallace out to the Eastern Shore--same deal
― gucci meme (theStalePrince), Friday, 22 July 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link
Wouldn't be the first time I've heard *crickets* on this thread.
― pplains, Friday, 22 July 2022 13:34 (two years ago) link