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Gilda · 07-02-2006, 11:14 AM

Billy Joel does this all the time:

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant:

Brenda and eddie were the popular steadies
And the king and the queen of the prom
Riding around with the car top down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer
Or was more of a hit at the parkway diner
We never knew we could want more than that out of life
Surely brenda and eddie would always know how to survive.

Movin' Out*

Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the door,
She said,
"Sonny, move out to the country."
Workin' too hard can give you
A heart attackackackackackack
You oughta know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?

It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama, If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.
Mmm, I'm movin' out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm

Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down
On Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
Yeah and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillacacacacacacacac
You oughta know by now
And if he can't drive
With a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders

Only the Good Die Young

Come out virginia, dont let me wait
You catholic girls start much too late
Aw but sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one

Gilda

*The subtitle was added later on because that's what people were calling it instead of the actual title. It made it easier to find. This was a common practice in the album/single era.

07-02-2006, 11:14 AM	#39 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Billy Joel does this all the time: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant: Brenda and eddie were the popular steadies And the king and the queen of the prom Riding around with the car top down and the radio on Nobody looked any finer Or was more of a hit at the parkway diner We never knew we could want more than that out of life Surely brenda and eddie would always know how to survive. Movin' Out* Anthony works in the grocery store Savin' his pennies for someday Mama Leone left a note on the door, She said, "Sonny, move out to the country." Workin' too hard can give you A heart attackackackackackack You oughta know by now Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money? It seems such a waste of time If that's what it's all about Mama, If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out. Mmm, I'm movin' out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat At night he becomes a bartender He works at Mister Cacciatore's down On Sullivan Street Across from the medical center Yeah and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillacacacacacacacac You oughta know by now And if he can't drive With a broken back At least he can polish the fenders Only the Good Die Young Come out virginia, dont let me wait You catholic girls start much too late Aw but sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well be the one Gilda *The subtitle was added later on because that's what people were calling it instead of the actual title. It made it easier to find. This was a common practice in the album/single era.