Billy Joel C/D?

it was because they kept turning the house lights on whenever the audience started bopping

there's something incredibly silly about a man in a baggy shoulder-padded sports coat throwing a tantrum

Last year, Joel even told Howard Stern about his dream of forming a supergroup with Henley and Sting.

The Insufferable Wilburys

there's something incredibly silly about a man in a baggy shoulder-padded sports coat throwing a tantrum

― brimstead,

so you're not supporting Trump eh

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Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care

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I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you still really care

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well, yeah

hahahaaaa

^Cosign

It would be too cumbersome to repost (xxpost) to the EXCELSIOR thread, but let my LOL be registered.

Fucking grandpa Henley

gold

loll croup. never saw it coming

That Henley photo should be in the dictionary next to the term "Dad Rock".

That Henley photo should be in the dictionary next to the term "hamburger."

Hey guys check out my new inconspicuous plaid shirt

Can Sting not afford a properly fitting t-shirt?

Sting's letting us know who's got two tickets to the gun show.

His downeaster extensors

She loves your

BILLY JOEL: modern woman

She loves your

STING: red dress tonight

She loves your

DON HENLEY: well, yeah

Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze
Well it's all right, if you live the life you please
Well, yeah.

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She was there at the bar, she put some bread in my jar
She was right on time, I bet her mama never told her why.
Last night, thinking about last night

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I was no king of pain, out of the pouring rain
I looked in her eyes, said I'll be watching you
Last night, talking about last night

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I asked her where's the exit, and she pulled out a steely knife
Well yeah, she said, "Your money or your life?"

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This guy, this guy was your idea. Remember that.

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^^...and then they all lezzed it up.

the end

"The fuck, Gordon? My invitation get lost in the mail?"

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the singularity may be near.

The conversation proceeded at this sort of informal pace, and although Mr. Joel asked most of the questions, Mr. Henley often deferred to Mr. Joel, of Long Island. Later, a discussion of Mr. Henley’s writing practices led Mr. Joel to admit that he had lost the desire to finish his songs.

“We need some of your stuff right now,” Mr. Henley said. “You and I have been threatening to write together for many years.” A wave of applause cut the singer off and muted his counterpart’s response.

personally, i hope they get together and resolve whether the innocence ended in 1989 or whether it had always been burning since the world was turning

lol

Mr. Joel, of Long Island.

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what else do I have to say?

Is he lost in thought or looking at something?

I think he must have spied a somber psychedelic photogram of Neil Young strolling by.

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I was getting scared until I got to that third paragraph.

The conversation began on the subject of Mr. Henley’s East Texas roots, and he recalled that meeting Kenny Rogers in a local clothing boutique helped start his career. Mr. Joel interrupted to sing the hook to “Just Dropped in (to See What Condition My Condition Was in)” before Mr. Henley explained why he would soon leave behind his original band mates.

DON: So as a renown singer-songwriter-musician-activist waiting in the wings, I see Kenny Rogers shopping for clothes one day at –

WMJ: *BANGS ON PIANO* YEAH, YEAH, OHH YEAH- WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN

DON: Right, that was the song he and the First Edition were on the charts at the time with –

WMJ: I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE SUN-DOWN, SHININ' IN. *bares teeth at audience*

DON: Anyway that's the whole story. Next question.

WMJ: I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE SUN-DOWN, SHININ' IN. *bares teeth at audience

really did expect a "well, yeah" in response

loving joel there *bares teeth at audience*

WMJ: Hey, Henley, what's that thing you always say when you and Frey are wrapping up a tart reply to a stupid question?

DON: "Well, yeah"?

WMJ: WELL YA PICKED A FINE TIME TO LEAVE ME LUCILLLE. (LONG ISLAND COUNTRY, THAT'S RIGHT!)

Billy Joel agreed to shift a Friday night show at Madison Square Garden to Saturday to make way for His Holiness.

(“What’s he going to say, no?” joked Mr. Cohen, who is also Mr. Joel’s production designer.)

To quote Hunter Thompson quoting Stalin, "Fuck the Pope. How many divisions does he have?"

The Swiss Guard doesn't stand a chance against the reformed Eagles.

Krokus says Bring It On! We've even got our own Joe!

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I'm not a fan, but I cobbled together a list of twenty songs.

Good list, but whither Laura?
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the chip on his shoulder is his muse, for better or worse

good line. accurate.

happy to see you rate "don't ask me why" so high. curious as to your thoughts on the conspicuously missing "new york state of mind."

when is the damn billy joel poll happening?

Whither "Pressure?"

Inspired by Alfred's blog post, I took Greatest Hits Vol. I & II out with me on last night's dog walk. I didn't really need to hear "Piano Man" ever again, and I never liked "New York State of Mind" even a little bit, but good call on the link between "Captain Jack" and "Walk on the Wild Side;" the song definitely feels like a suburban Lou Reed to me (probably why, as a teen, I always ID'd far more with it than any Lou I had heard at that point). "The Entertainer" is a lot of fun as well--the "it took me years to write it/they were the best years of my life" lyric is exactly what I'm assuming Alfred means by that "chip on his shoulder is his muse" line, and the clunkiness of "stuck on the shelf like another can of beans" is Billy at his most adorkable (the way he constantly undercuts such attempts at poetry with graceless turns of phrase is a lot both a lot of what I find charming about him, and probably why he gets no respect). "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" is a "Be My Baby" riff only slightly less powerful than "Just Like Honey."

I like the Stranger a whole lot more than Alfred does, apparently. "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and "Only The Good Die Young" would likely top my own list of fave Billy tracks, and Chuck Klosterman OTM re: "Just The Way You Are."

A bit more hesitant about dipping into the 80s stuff (probably on tonight's walk), but hoping to be surprised.

Billy at his most adorkable

yes

I know you don't like angry man Billy but I think "Pressure" is a kinda cool catchy tension headache of a new wave rip

Here's my Spotify playlist of Billy Joel's Greatest Non-Hits.