We are soul brothers in rock song hate. Piano Man and The Day the Music Died are like one song sang in the same rancid breath, both definitely on my top ten. That retched blink 182 song that I can't be bothered to find out the name for that goes do do do do do do do, Semisoinic's (an apt name) Closing Time are also on my list. Thought of one other but it's not coming to me at the moment. I like a number of Billy Joel songs but Piano Man should be left to gather dust. If I only had to hear The Day the Music Died once every five years or so I'd probably wouldn't mind it anymore, at least it reminds me to put on a Buddy Holly album a few times every decade. I used to hate Blues Traveler and I'm sure that if I had to hear them often I would still but after Popper got popped by the cops with an SUV filled with guns in concealed compartments, hearing them just makes me and chuckle and wonder what going on in that freaky harpist head. Nothing wrong with liking BR, it's just not for me. I listen to lots of stuff that no one else can stand, just a matter of taste.
This ad's running on tv here by the National Railways (NS), featuring a collection of stereotypical train shots and accompanied by Piano Man. It's everything that's wrong with ads the last years, playing on emotion for no particularly good reason. The intent is clear but it's so cheesy I can't stand that ad.
I've always found that to be an endearing story. Still, their music annoys me.I used to hate Blues Traveler and I'm sure that if I had to hear them often I would still but after Popper got popped by the cops with an SUV filled with guns in concealed compartments, hearing them just makes me and chuckle and wonder what going on in that freaky harpist head.
-I remember hearing a story about how Popper got in to a motorcycle accident and was knocked unconscious. He awoke briefly in the back of the ambulance and realized that he may be uttering his last words and wanted to ensure it was a gesture that would put him in the good graces of those around him and his maker. In the back of the ambulance he looked up at the EMS people and said, "you are all good people," and then passed out again.