Wednesday, January 1, 2014

140: Mama Leone Left a Note On the Door

140. "Movin' Out" by Billy Joel {#17; 3/78} [iTunes? Yes] {No official video on YouTube}
"He's trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac."
"Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack."

This song really should have been written by Burt Bacharach-ach-ach-ach-ach.

Or performed by Jack Black-ack-ack-ack-ack.

Or perhaps Jack Mack and the Heart Attack-ack-ack-ack-ack. (You may remember Jack Mack and the Heart Attack's main claim to fame as being the band that was playing when the bomb went off at the Atlanta Olympics.)

This song, from The Stranger album, was one of the first to get me hooked on Billy Joel. It made Hackensack seem like a magical, wonderful place. It made me want to get a Chevy so I could trade it in for a Cadillac. It made me want to check out the place down on Sullivan Street across from the Medical Center. It's a darn good song.

You oughtta know by now....

COMING UP NEXT: It's the Andrew Jackson song!

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