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We said we'd all go down together. Submitted by: Reeny
| A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting. - Billy Joel Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Q. How did Billy Joel's most recent stint as a Piano Man get disrupted? A. The jar (the one he sings about folks "putting bread into" actually has a label of "TIPS" on it. That night it was discovered by someone who has dyslexia. Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
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Also known as: William Joel Martin. Submitted by: Emily
Also known as: William Martin Joel. Submitted by: MOR
Known informally as: Piano Man. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Oliver & Company" | "Pressure" singer did the "Dodger" character voice in one of the Disney movies back in '88. - Mickey D. |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" | From his debut album, Piano Man. Obviously not about Joel himself, but Joel's fictionalized story of 19th-century outlaw Billy The Kid. - Cassandra |
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Billy Joel" | "Boxer" | He was a boxer out of high school. He had won 23 out of 25 fights. That's how he broke his nose. - Kevin |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Summer, Highland Falls" | Written in Highland Falls NY, it's a song about manic depression and never mentions summer or Highland Falls. Most often called "Sadness or Euphoria" for the repeated use of the phrase throughout the song. Possibly the best first two verses of Joels song writing career(if not the entire song), it has become a staple of his recent Tour. - Doug N. |
"Famous Last Words" | These are the last words I have to say - no "famous" - Mickey D. |
"Surprises" | No, it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know - Mickey D. |
"Weekend Song" | Come on baby, take me away, we got some money to spend tonight. - Mickey D. |
"Travelin' Prayer" | Hey lord take a look out for her tonight, that's where my baby's gonna be... - Mickey D. |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Keeping The Wraith" | "Keeping The Faith" | Sonya Raynos |
"Up Skirt Girl" | "Uptown Girl" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"She's Always a-strummin' (To Me)" | "She's Always A Woman (To Me)" | Regina Haniger |
"She's Always a-hummin' (To Me)" | "She's Always A Woman (To Me)" | Regina Haniger |
"She's Always A Woman Too Mean" | "She's Always A Woman (To Me)" | Regina Haniger |
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Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Leave A Tender Moment Alone," | A moment cannot feel tenderness. | Odie Garfield |
"Tomorrow Is Today," | Tomorrow is in the future, not today. | Yvette Bristle |
"Piano Man," | You can't make a man out of a piano. | JC Foster |
"Only The Good Die Young," | I'm sure there are many criminals who died young. | Larcen Tyler |
"The River Of Dreams," | A river made of dreams? Now I've seen it all! | Larcen Tyler |
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Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"City," Sara Bareilles | "Allentown," Billy Joel | |
"Rock Is Dead," Marilyn Manson | "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me," Billy Joel | |
"Where's The Party?," Madonna | "Allentown," Billy Joel | |
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie | "Sometimes A Fantasy," Billy Joel | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Only the Good Die Young" | "MacGruber" | Will Forte |
"Piano Man" | "Parody Ann" | guart milkster |
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | "Droppin' Out (Joe Biden's Song)" | Chris Wolvie |
"All About Soul" | "Beyond My Control" | guart milkster |
"A Matter of Trust" | "What's The Matter With Trump" | Krabfyter |
"Uptown Girl" | "RFK" | EWOP |
"Piano Man" | "(Cut off the end of) Piano Man" | Kim McCarthy |
"Honesty" | "Odyssey (Odysseus' Song)" | Forteen and Baeutifuller |
"We Didn't Start the Fire" | "I Didn't Start the Fire (AVGN Edition)" | TonyYorkieSilky1991 |
"Piano Man" | "Parody Ann" | Annie Gardener |
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Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | U-Haul | Kerry |
We Didn't Start The Fire | Any Fire Department | Zach |
Blonde Over Blue | 'The Smurfs' cartoon show | Vic George |
She's Always a Woman To Me | Any Feminine Care Product | quetzal |
We Didn't Start The Fire | Evening News, Analysis Shows | Jack |
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Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Vienna | Italian Tourism Hotline | Liz |
Only The Good Die Young | Rehab center for young drug addicts | Kerry |
Only The Good Die Young | Rehab center for young drug addicts | Kerry |
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) | Hackensack NJ Chamber of Commerce | Kerry |
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me | Top 40 CHR radio station request line | Kerry |
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First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Air Shawn Mendes | Pressure Billy Joel | Air Pressure From your tires | Odie Garfield |
Water Kanye West | Pressure Billy Joel | Water Pressure | Reggie Pillbox |
High James Blunt | Pressure Billy Joel | High Pressure | Rachel |
Low Cracker | Pressure Billy Joel | Low Pressure | Rachel |
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"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Or the line that you smoke
Original Lyrics: Or to light up your smoke
| "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: British on the river Kwai
Original Lyrics: Bridge on the River Kwai
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"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Bhopal, Malcolm X
Original Lyrics: Pope Paul, Malcolm X
| "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's always a moron to me
Original Lyrics: She's always a woman to me
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"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: British peeromania
Original Lyrics: British Beatlemania
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Liz I thought it he was mispronouncing "pyromania," and figured it was be a reference to Guy Fawkes Night (bonfires) or The Troubles (bombings). |
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"Piano Man"
The Funny Lyrics: He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes. But it's sad and it's sweet And I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes." Why They're Funny: Some might recognize the REACHING metonymy here, but to others --- Guess the younger man took back his clothes!
Submitted by: Kayla McSwain
| "Where's The Orchestra?"
The Funny Lyrics: Where's the orchestra?
Wasn't this supposed to be a musical? Here I am in the balcony How the hell could I have missed the overture? Why They're Funny: Self-explanatory.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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"Running On Ice"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Running on ice (8x to fade)
Why They're Repetitive: No comments.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
| "All For Leyna"
The Repetitive Lyrics: All for Leyna (6x to fade)
Why They're Repetitive: Synthesizer.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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"Piano Man "
The Nonsensical Lyrics: It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday.
Why They're Nonsensical: What does he mean, "a pretty good crowd for a Saturday"? Show me a bar whose Saturday crowds are generally worse than on other days of the week.
Submitted by: Brian D. Smith
| "Piano Man"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Now Paul's a real estate novelist
Why They're Nonsensical: What in the world is a real estate novelist? Is there a market for books about the adventures of properties?
Submitted by: Stanley
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"For The Longest Time"
The Insincere Lyrics: I want you so bad, I think you ought to know that
I intend to hold you for the longest time. Why They're Insincere: Well, he certaintly didn't hold on to Christie Brinkley for the longest time.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "My Life"
The Insincere Lyrics: Said he couldn’t go on the American Way.
Why They're Insincere: Hogwash! I could go on airplanes. I love plane rides!!! It’s fun!!! 'My Life' is a theme song from the tv's 'Bosom Buddies.'
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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"Movin' Out"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Anthony works in the grocery store
Saving his pennies for some day Mama Leone left a note on the door She said, "Sonny, move out to the country Why They're Misrhymed: "Some day" and "country"? I can't see or hear any rhyme there whatsoever.
Submitted by: RJSchex
| "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your ties' too wide? Maybe I should bye some old tab collars Welcome back to the age of jive Why They're Misrhymed: Although these lines do not rhyme, very few in the song do. The song is not composed in rhyme, but rather in cadence. Cadence is a balanced rhytmic flow used in poetry and oration, and has a falling inflection at the end of a line to bring a sense of closure, rather than a similar sound as found in rhyming.
Submitted by: V. O. Weatherby
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"Big Shot"
The Insulting Lyrics: And when you wake up in the morning
With your head on fire And your eyes too bloody to see Go on and cry in your coffee But don't come bitchin' to me Why They're Insulting: Well, I know that if I were hung over and unable to remember what I said the night before, I'd be insulted if my boyfriend told me not to come bitchin' to him.
Submitted by: Erin
| "The Stranger"
The Insulting Lyrics: Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south Every now and then You've done it, why can't someone else? You should know by now You've been there yourself Why They're Insulting: Although it's possible that he could be talking to himself, Joel appears to be lecturing someone in a patronizing manner.
Submitted by: Mark
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"The Entertainer"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
Why They're Inappropriate: Three words ... what the hell?!?!
Submitted by: Stephanie B.
| "Tomorrow Is Today"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: And I'm afraid to go to sleep
'Cause tomorrow is today Why They're Inappropriate: Afraid to sleep? Irresponsible behaviour at night!
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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"The Entertainer"
The Dated Lyrics: It was a beautiful song
But it ran too long If you're gonna have a hit You gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05 Why They're Dated: Few hit songs are as short as 3:05 anymore. Nowadays, many hit songs are 4 minutes or longer.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
The Dated Lyrics: What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Don't you know that your tie's too wide? Why They're Dated: Written and released when New Wave was popular along with the skinny ties. We have since gone back to the wide ties.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Piano Man"
The Dirty Lyrics: There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin Why They're Dirty: The old man is having sex with a drink.
Submitted by: Moose Hole
| "Uptown Girl"
The Dirty Lyrics: I'm gonna try for an uptown girl She's been living in her white bread world As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she's looking for a downtown man
Why They're Dirty: An uptown girl is looking for a downtown man.
Submitted by: Alyssa
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"Elvis Presley Boulevard"
The Lyrics: Once long ago, all the faithful held a show.
Down in Elvis Presley Boulevard, on Memphis radio. Who They Mention: Superstar singer Elvis Presley, nicknamed "The King Of Rock And Roll".
Submitted by: Edward
| "Goodnight Saigon"
The Lyrics: We passed the hash pipe
And played our Doors tapes Who They Mention: The Doors
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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"New York State of Mind"
The Lyrics: But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News Product Brand Name: The New York Times, New York Daily News
Submitted by: Cody Finke
| "New York State of Mind"
The Lyrics: But I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line Product Brand Name: Greyhound Lines
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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"The Downeaster Alexa"
The Song Lyrics: I know there's fish out there and where God only knows
Song They Mention: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
Submitted by: Mickey Dee
| "You May Be Right"
The Song Lyrics: Don't try to save me.
Song They Mention: "Save Me" by Queen, which was recorded a year before this song became a hit. (Therefore, this counts, albeit unofficially, as a mention.)
Submitted by: Ed
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"Light As The Breeze"
Opening Lines: She stands before you naked, you can see it, you can taste it, but she comes to you light as the breeze
Comments: The final track off of 1997's "Greatest Hits Vol. III"
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)"
Opening Lines: Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes, and save these questions for another day
Comments: The seventh track off of 1993's "River of Dreams".
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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"Laura"
The Boasting Lyrics: Here I am, feeling like a fucking fool
Comments: I don't believe it! B.J. said the 'f' word in this song!
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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"She's Always A Woman"
The Lyrics: Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'. Why: Geez! Her carelessness is scary enough, but her laughter, while the victim of her cut is bleeding, is worse! If I were Billy, I'd avoid that careless one with a scary sense of humor, and look for someone else to be always a woman to me!
Submitted by: Eileen McKenzie
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"Allentown"
The Lyrics: Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got Why: "Child" is singular; it should not be referred to to by the plural pronoun "their"
Submitted by: RJSchex
| "Piano Man"
The Lyrics: But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes... Why: Although the grammatically correct ways - depending on the usage he meant - are either "...I knew it completely", or "...I knew it was complete", each way posed a problem when sung: the former wouldn't rhyme with "...sad and it's sweet"; while the latter wouldn't rhythmically fit in the meter. So Billy had to CRAM (or "force-rhyme") it by doing it as we hear - which although it makes the song catchy, it's still just grammatically wrong.
Submitted by: Chowder
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"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
The Lyrics: "Are you gonna cruise the Miracle Mile?"
Why: The Miracle Mile is a neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Submitted by: Tarzan
| "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Down On Broadway)"
The Lyrics: Seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs And left there long ago They held a concert out in Brooklyn To watch the island bridges blow They turned our power down And drove us underground But we went right on with the show I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the ruins at my feet You know we almost didn't notice it We'd seen it all the time on Forty-second Street They burned the chuches up in Harlem Like in the Spanish civil war The flames were ev'rywhere But no one really cared It always burned up there before I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I've watched the mighty skyline fall The boats were waiting at the battery The union went on strike They never sailed at all They sent a carrier out from Norfolk And picked the Yankees up for free They said that Queens could stay They blew the Bronx away And sank Manhattan out at sea You know those lights were bright on Broadway That was so many years ago Before we all lived here in Florida Before the Mafia took over Mexico There are not many who remember They say a handful still survive To tell the world about The way the lights went out And keep the memory alive Why: Great song - the closing track from the Turnstiles album that name checks most of New York City. The boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Manhattan are included. The fifth borough (Staten Island) isn't specifically named, but the reference to 'island bridges' in the first verse probably refers to that. there's also Harlem, Broadway and 42nd Street. Battery refers to Battery Park. In the first verse, Empire State could refer to the skyscraper on 5th Avenue or the nickname of New York state. Moving away from NYC, Norfolk is the naval base in Virginia, Palisades is a small settlement in New York state just across the Hudson from NYC. Miami (from the title doesn't get a mention) but Florida does and finally Mexico.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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"C'Etait Toi(You Were The One)"
The Lyrics: Me revoici
Dans ce bar enfume Avec mes yeux iures Je me parle a moi meme C'etait toi... C'etait toi Why: The entire song is sung first in English, then in French. I have included the first verse as partial example.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
| "Don't Ask Me Why"
The Lyrics: Now you "parle vous francais".
Why: The part in quotation marks means "do you speak French?"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"We Didn't Start The Fire"
The Lyrics: JFK, blown away
What else do I have to say? Why: A reference to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. :(
Submitted by: nally
| "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
The Lyrics: They got a divorce as a matter of course.
Why: This is from the section about Brenda and Eddie. (Or Brender and Eddie as Billy says it.) It's always sad when a seemingly happy relationship ends.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"River Of Dreams"
The Lyrics: Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river.
Why: Baptized by the wire, I fade into the river.
Submitted by: Reese Witherspoonerism
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"Pressure"
The Lyrics: Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice Why: Technically the 1953 film Peter Pan.
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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"An Innocent Man"
The Lyrics: But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Because I am an innocent man Why: If your phone went off with this ringtone while you're on trial for any criminal charge, it would be a very awkward courtroom moment to say the least!
Submitted by: Kerry
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