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May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015
This is another '80s song about how that generation of kids were so misunderstood. Told what to wear, how to look, what to say. This song is about fighting that; go wild and do what you want. This song reminds me of the late '60s a lot, not with the sound but with the lyrics. Like the whole Helter Skelter time period; take back your life period. This generation, the late '80s, were the "problem child," they were considered punks because they fought a lot of the congressional thinking. Them, and the '60s kids, are the reason our generation can act the way we do. Why we can stand up to teachers and our parents without getting beaten. Why we can fight for what we think is right with less consequence. They broke that barrier for us, and how do we repay them? By not giving a damn about any of it.
May 31, 2015
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Apr 13, 2015
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(hare krishna)
Hare Krishna is a religious organization that supported a lot of the Hindu scriptures. Their main purpose for the NYC invention of this organization is to: "systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world." It was a way for John to further extend his beliefs to educate the people as to why governments are fighting wars in the first place, and have people realize that it's not worth it. Spread the peace and love.
Apr 13, 2015
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Really want to be with you
Really want to see you lord
But it takes so long, my lord
Really want to see you lord
But it takes so long, my lord
He is saying that he wants to have this connection with god in his time of need, but he's been waiting for so long. People often ask god if they can see him and it just boils down to having patience and faith that he'll be there for them in time.
Mar 11, 2015
This song is about growing up, going through hard times, but getting through it all because of your friends. Being able to get through your problems because your friends are there to help you laugh and get a little high. When you're going through a heartache, your friends are there to make it all better.
Mar 11, 2015
Mar 11, 2015
Paul wrote this song for Julian Lennon, John's son, after Julian's parents decided they were going to get a divorce. It was a comfort song to make Julian feel better. Lennon was already with Yoko Ono during the time of the divorce with his first wife, so Julian was most likely having an even harder time that his dad moved on so quickly.
Mar 4, 2015
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We passed the hash pipe
And played our Doors tapes
And played our Doors tapes
By hash pipe, I believe he's talking about marijuana. Back during the Vietnam, or actually any war, a lot of the soldiers smoked weed as a simple way just to relax and make it through the day. The Doors was a band in the 1960s that more commonly relates to the Beatles. Again, people from back home would send packages full of things like pot and record tapes.
Mar 4, 2015
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And they were sharp
As sharp as knives
They heard the hum of the motors
They counted the rotors
And waited for us to arrive
As sharp as knives
They heard the hum of the motors
They counted the rotors
And waited for us to arrive
In the beginning of the song, Billy Joel says that the American soldiers were as sharp as knives. He was saying that they thought they were the best of the best going into this war. But as soon as they got in, they immediately found out that the Vietnamese were a lot sharper. They counted the rotors, meaning the Vietnamese knew how many people were going to be at that one location, and just waiting to attack the group. At the end of the song, Billy explains that they all died, but they died together.
Mar 4, 2015
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We, held the day,...
In the palm of our hands
They, ruled the night
And the night, seemed to last as long as six weeks
In the palm of our hands
They, ruled the night
And the night, seemed to last as long as six weeks
They had no problem fighting in the daylight. It was easier for them. But at night, in the dark, they were dominated by the Vietnamese. It seemed to last a lot longer at night because they were dying.
Mar 4, 2015
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And who was wrong?
And who was right?
It didn't matter in the thick of the fight
And who was right?
It didn't matter in the thick of the fight
When you look at the entire war, you can try to make justifications for it, but Billy Joel was trying to show us from the point of view of one individual soldier. One man, who has a family or friends or children, one man's entire life is over because of something that really doesn't matter. When you look at it from that persecutive, loosing your life was not worth this fight.
Mar 4, 2015
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And we would all go down together
We said we'd all go down together
Yes we would all go down together
We said we'd all go down together
Yes we would all go down together
When Billy Joel preforms this song live, he had veterans of war, police officers, fire fighters, soldiers, singing it with him. They are saying that they accepted the fact that they will not make it, but they hold onto their brothers and sisters(the other soldiers) and they say that they will die, but they won't be alone.
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Feb 23, 2015
This is the theme song to the beloved 80s television show, Cheers. Cheers is a bar that everybody went to, to get away from all their problems. As they drank, they talked to their friends and laughed with the workers as they try their best to get through life. This song talks about just that. It talks about how when you sometimes want to leave your home, job, or family just to be in a place where everyone likes you, and "everybody knows your name." This is was a great show, with a great cast, and a great theme song.