Ask Billy. He's wiped out so many cars, he's probably on a first-name basis with the Grim Reaper himself.
Posted on 05/23/2005 6:30:10 PM PDT by qandablogger
The other day I was listening to my local classic rock station. The Billy Joel classic, Only The Good Die Young came on and of course I was singing along with it. You know it’s a catchy tune, and I don’t listen to the lyrics so it doesn’t affect me blah blah blah… OK, but this time I was listening and the lyrics did affect me. I was thinking what are the results of living the life that he was lambasting? And, what are the results of the lifestyle that Billy Joel was advocating in the song?
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Ask Billy. He's wiped out so many cars, he's probably on a first-name basis with the Grim Reaper himself.
If that saying is true, then George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Ronald Reagan, etc. must have been doing something wrong.
of course the song is a big lie. but hey it sounds good, and it justifies whatever he wants. It's sort of an updated version of the Marlboro Man, only worse.
we've had problems with the popular culture for more than a generation. why does it take so long for so amny to see the obvious?
my masarati..does 185...
I recall it as pretty much a shot at Catholics - funny - but a shot at Catholics.
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