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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 ...
The Nylon Curtain is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 23, 1982, and produced by Phil Ramone.. The Nylon Curtain peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard albums chart, with two million sales in the U.S.
"Allentown" is a song by American singer Billy Joel and the lead track on Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain. Released as the album's second single, it was accompanied by a conceptual music video . Upon its release, and especially in subsequent years, "Allentown" emerged as an anthem of blue-collar America, representing both the aspirations ...
"Goodnight Saigon" Billy Joel: 1971 "The Grave" Don McLean: 1972 "The Great Compromise" John Prine: 1972 "Guns, Guns, Guns" The Guess Who: 1970 "Hand of Doom" Black Sabbath: 1973 "Hallelujah Day" Jackson 5: 1971 "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon & Yoko Ono/The Plastic Ono Band: 1965 "I Ain't Marching Anymore" Phil Ochs: 1968 "I Don't Wanna ...
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 ...
"Still in Saigon", is a song written by Dan Daley and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1982 album Windows. It was written by Daley in May 1981. It was written by Daley in May 1981.
Say Goodbye to Hollywood; Scandinavian Skies; Scenes from an Italian Restaurant; Shameless (Billy Joel song) She's Always a Woman; She's Got a Way; She's Right on Time; Sleeping With the Television On (Billy Joel song) Sometimes a Fantasy; Start the Fire (Alcazar song) The Stranger (Billy Joel song) Summer, Highland Falls
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" is a song written and performed by Billy Joel, first released in 1976 on his album Turnstiles as its opening track. It was originally released in the United States as the B-side to "I've Loved These Days" before being released as A-side in various countries like the UK, Germany and Australia in November 1976, with "Stop in Nevada" as the B-side. [2]