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The lyrics of "Goodnight Saigon" are about Marines in battle bonding together, fighting their fears and trying to figure out how to survive. [1] The singer, a Marine, sings of "we" rather than "I", emphasizing that the Marines are all in the situation together. [1] In the bridge, Joel sings of the darkness and the fear it induced in the Marines ...
"And So It Goes" is a song written by Billy Joel in 1983, though it was not released until six years later. It appeared as the tenth and final track of his 1989 studio album Storm Front. The original 1983 demo was released on the 2005 box set My Lives. [2] Joel wrote the song about a doomed relationship with model Elle Macpherson. Due to their ...
The closing song to Side A, "Goodnight Saigon", is about American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, and was written by Joel at the request of his veteran peers who fought during the war. Joel wanted to avoid creating a political song that took sides, instead opting to describe things entirely from the soldiers' point-of-view in the midst of ...
Billy Joel, "Goodnight Saigon" Billy Joel takes listeners on a journey with Marines in Vietnam with "Goodnight Saigon," beginning with training in Parris Island to the difficulties of returning ...
In an interview, Joel stated that the lyrics to the song "James" referred to various different people he knew in real life, with the title character being a "composite" of those people. [3] In the song " Prelude/Angry Young Man ", Joel opens and closes the song rapidly hammering the piano, which was meant to simulate the drum part in the song ...
"Goodnight Saigon" Billy Joel (1982), about the Vietnam War "Good Technology" Red Guitars "We've got missiles, can tear the world apart", referring to nuclear weapons "Great Atomic Power" Charlie Louvin: using the fear that nuclear bombs could wipe out the world to invoke repentance "A Great Day for Freedom" "Hammer to Fall" Queen
American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles, and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history .
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is the fifth live album as well as a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18, 2008.