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Just play the piano Billy (crazypeople.online)
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[–] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

My favorite interpretation of this song is that Billy Joel was unknowingly playing piano in a gay bar. Give it another listen with that thought in mind. Some lyrics that hit differently:

  • John at the bar flirting with free drinks
  • Paul never had time for a wife
  • "Man what are you doing here?"
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Damn, "When I wore a younger man's clothes" was literal.

Then you got the guy who'll be "in the Navy" for life

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Wait until you listen to any James Taylor song again.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Paul may have never had a wife, but he sure knew how to write novels about real estate.