4 posts tagged “billy joel”

Share a song you listened to in 6th grade.

Just one?  Really?  You think I can do that?  Riiigggghhht. 
Here's a smattering of the songs I was listening to in 1982.  My taste was eclectic and all over the place even then.  There are so many more, and these are only random selections from the wikipedia list of songs from 1982

This one?  For the video, cuz you know, Sandy gettin' hot in the gym.  Certainly not for the guys at the beginning:

This one?  Who didn't love this song? And still does?
And the greatest prom song ever:

One of my favorite Billy Joel songs:

And who could forget this gem from 1982:

You can all kill me now because I am going to have at least one horrible earworm for awhile.

Yes, I'm back.  It's back.  Sorry for the week off.  All the talk of relationships has basically brought this song to mind...

Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start.
And they may not want it to end
But it will, it's just a question of when.
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned.
But that won't happen to us
Cause it's always been a matter of trust.

I know you're an emotional girl;
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world.
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth.

It's hard when you're always afraid.
You just recover when another belief is betrayed.
So break my heart if you must
Cause it's always just a matter of trust.

You can't go the distance
With too much resistance.
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out.

This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it,
You can leave it
Whatever you choose.
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king.

Some love is just a lie of the mind
A make-believe until it's only a matter of time.
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust.

I'm sure you're aware love,
We've both had our share of believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong.

Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control.
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why.

Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start.
But that can't happen to us
'Cause it's always been a matter of trust.
- Billy Joel, "A Matter of Trust"

Based on so. many. things.

I can always find someone ,
To say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can find a lover -
I can find a friend -
I can have security until the bitter end.
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again.
I know.
I know.

When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned.
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone.
But when I want sincerity ;
Tell me where else can I turn.
Because you're the one I depend upon.
- Billy Joel, "Honesty"

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone.
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on.

Well we all fall in love,
But we disregard the danger.
Though we share so many secrets,
There are some we never tell.
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger?
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
- Billy Joel, "The Stranger"