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  2. Only the Good Die Young - Wikipedia

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    Attempts to censor the song only made it more popular, after religious groups considered it anti-Catholic, [5] and pressured radio stations to remove it from their playlists. [4] "When I wrote 'Only the Good Die Young', the point of the song wasn't so much anti-Catholic as pro-lust," Joel told Performing Songwriter magazine. "The minute they ...

  3. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Wikipedia

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    The final track, "Only the Good Die Young", closes the storyline [19] and was later featured in an episode of the 1980s' TV series Miami Vice. [20] The record opens and closes with an identical brief acoustic piece accompanied by two verses of lyrics, [ 9 ] written by Dickinson, [ 14 ] which, according to Sputnikmusic, "foreshadows doom and ...

  4. No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young) - Wikipedia

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    "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" is the final single recorded by the British rock band Queen. Recorded and released in 1997, six years after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury , it is the only Queen recording to feature a three-piece lineup: guitarist Brian May (who wrote the song), drummer Roger Taylor , and bassist John Deacon .

  5. Good Die Young - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, "Good Die Young" was released as the lead single from the album What a Life!, as their previous song "Casual Encounter" appeared on their debut album Desperate. However, the American release of What a Life! also included "Casual Encounter", therefore making "Good Die Young" the second single release in the US.

  6. Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song) - Wikipedia

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    The differences are the removal of the second verse and an earlier fade. A live performance of the song was also used as a music video. On February 18, 1978, the song peaked at No. 3, and Joel performed a shorter version of the song as the musical guest that day on Saturday Night Live (along with "Only the Good Die Young").

  7. The Stranger (album) - Wikipedia

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    Only the Good Die Young" was written by Joel while opening for the Beach Boys in Knoxville, Tennessee, at which point it sounded slower-pace and more akin to a reggae tune, with Joel even singing the song's lyrics in a Jamaican accent. The mood of the song was shifted at the insistence of drummer Liberty DeVitto, who reportedly said to Joel ...

  8. I Go Back - Wikipedia

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    The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator recalls various moments in his life, and how he is reminded of each of them every time he hears a certain song. He references many of these songs, including "Jack & Diane", "Only the Good Die Young", and "Rock'n Me". In the chorus, the narrator reflects in his past explaining his time, such as ...

  9. Talk:No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young) - Wikipedia

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    No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young) is the only (new) song recorded by the British rock band Queen after the death of Freddie Mercury." What does the "(new)" mean? is it considered "new" Billvoltage 02:01, 17 April 2006 (UTC) New = written and recorded after Mercury's death.