RunningAHEAD - Topic: Billy Joel or Elton John? (page 3)

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posted: 9/12/2007 at 8:30 AM
modified: 9/12/2007 at 8:30 AM

Quote from urbansix on 9/12/2007 at 5:48 AM:

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Peke98

posted: 9/12/2007 at 9:50 AM

I've had similar reactions to both artists through the years. They've both had times when they were all over the radio & their music was played constantly. You kind of got sick of them. They both had declining record sales. I couldn't tell you a name of either of their last records but, you hear their music on the oldies stations all the time. The music stands up to the test of time. I have more Elton John songs on my Shuffle than Billy Joel songs so, I have to say Elton John.

perfesserr

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posted: 9/12/2007 at 12:21 PM

Quote from Peke98 on 9/12/2007 at 9:50 AM:

...The music stands up to the test of time ...

Except for Billy Joel during the "Uptown Girl" period. Ick.

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posted: 9/12/2007 at 1:19 PM

Quote from perfesserr on 9/12/2007 at 12:21 PM:

Except for Billy Joel during the "Uptown Girl" period. Ick.

Awww...c'mon, that's such a sweet ode to Christy! "And when she's walkin' she's lookin' so fi-yi-yine." No one ever sings that about me... Sad

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Swadvad

posted: 9/12/2007 at 3:35 PM

Elton musically, Billy personally -- but neither can match Elvis!

Mississippi

posted: 9/12/2007 at 3:40 PM
modified: 9/12/2007 at 3:40 PM

Quote from perfesserr on 9/12/2007 at 12:21 PM:

Except for Billy Joel during the "Uptown Girl" period. Ick.

A boy who had a crush on me was 11 used to say this song was for me, he thought I was a SNOB since I didn't like him. Roll eyes

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posted: 9/12/2007 at 4:16 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 9/11/2007 at 7:34 PM:

"Just the Way You Are"

Such a great song. In a recent interview, Paul McCartney was asked to name some songs that he was a little in awe of, and this was one of the tunes he named.

On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

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