Now, I was copying some of my LPs to CD-R the other day, and one of the items was "The Stranger" by Billy Joel. So, I'm listening to the album, enjoying the bouncy little guitar riff on "Only the Good Die Young" when it hits me: This song is the story of a teenage Jewish boy trying to get some from his Catholic girlfriend. It's actually a complete laugh riot. "I might as well be the one!"
For some reason I always thought the title referred to James Dean or Jimi Hendrix or something. Anyhow, the words. Discuss.
Come out Virginia, don't 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
well, They showed you a statue, told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
Aw, but they never told you the price that you pay
For things that you might have done.....
Only the good die young
thats what i said
only the good die young x2
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud
We might be laughing a bit too loud
aw But that never hurt no one
So come on Virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I'll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Darlin' only the good die young
(woah x5 )
i tell ya
only the good die young x2
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
You got a brand new soul
mmmm, And a cross of gold
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information
You didn't count on me
When you were counting on your rosary
(oh woah woah)
They say there's a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it's better but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
the Sinners are much more fun...
you know that only the good die young
oh woah baby
i tell ya
only the good die young, X2
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
Aww She never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me? oh woah woah
Come out come out come out Virginia dont let me wait,
You catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one,
You know that only the good die young
I'm telling you baby
You know that only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young
As a parallel: from the Butthole surfers "Sweat Loaf":
Daddy, what does regret mean?
Well, son, a funny thing about regret is; it's better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done.
And as evidence of Billy Joels' pervasive influence throughout the world, I offer this disinfectant:
7 comments:
Anything with a Butthole's reference is a darn good post!
Thanks Rod, for being my first. Planning to do one for Gibby soon.
I agree that they're intersting lyrics. More interesting is that this song came out when I was a wee lass and I had no clue that it was so... sexual.
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hi, no worries, man. i was just wondering how you decided that the guy in the song was jewish? just becuase he was not catholic does not make him jewish. maybe he was an athiest?
just wondering :)
I didn't know the guy in the song was jewish, I just assumed because Billy Joel is. Got me. Would an atheist really be so philisophical about life and death?
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