Actually, of course, it was Samuel Beckett who wrote that “Words are all we have.” Now he is surely a guy for our time, an Irishman living in Paris, writing in two languages mostly about absurdity. You’d think he had experience on the reference desk. technology So let’s talk abou...
What’s terrific about Leftism is that while the songs have definite propulsive beats, this is never for the sake of it: you feel the intelligent craft of what the song is about and what it’s doing all the time, and the sense of narrative works well not just within each song but ...
It took Billy Joel four years after "Piano Man" to have another hit, but after that he never had to struggle for airplay. Released Sept. 29, 1977, 'The Stranger' spotlighted Joel's knack for combining rock with Tin Pan Alley-style chords and melodies. It resulted in four Top 40 sing...