Hating on Billy Joel
A new Slate article attempts to dissect why Billy Joel is “the worst pop singer ever,” leading others to chime in on why (or why not) Piano Man sucks.
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43 Comments and Counting On Fimoculous
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But What About the Music?
athens-and-jerusalem.blogspot.com
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A Few Words in Defense of the Piano Man
cschack.posterous.com
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History Teacher Calls “We Didn’t Start the Fire” a “Crime Against History”
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Billy Joel Strikes Back at Kiwi Critic
weblogs.newsday.com
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A New Zealand Journo’s Billy Joel Smackdown
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Webcastr 4 years ago
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Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire
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Greg Saunders 4 years agoGo figure that Slate’s knee-jerk contrarianism would evolve into preemptive contrarianism. Joel’s crappy music since the mid-80’s is so so bad that it obscures the fact that he actually made a few good records. Klosterman’s essay is awesome. Plus Billy Joel cut his musical teeth in a cheezy prog-metal band. That alone should be enough to earn some Hall & Oates-level hipster love. Next time you’re at a party and some douche DJ plays “Maneater”, ask him to play “Sometimes A Fantasy”. Plus, if you can’t feel nostalgic listening to “My Life” and remembering the opening credits to “Bosom Buddies”, then you don’t have a heart.
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Brian Ries 4 years agoBilly Joel gave an early morning drunken rant at my college graduation. His advice was, “Do what you love, and love what you do.” He went on to remind us that we really shouldn’t be listening to him anyways, cuz he didn’t graduate himself.
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Andrea Rosen 4 years agoDidn’t Chuck Klosterman defend Billy Joel’s relevance like eight years ago?
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