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For when you may be feeling down
Monday, March 6th, 2006 01:33 pmI've been getting into Billy Joel lately, just came into a stash of his songs. During the sorting of said songs into acceptable formatting, I've been reading a little about the man himself.
From Wikipedia
"Billy was asked if he could write a song about suicide in the hopes of promoting its prevention in teenagers. He agreed, but was concerned about his original draft which took a downbeat tone he thought would in fact encourage kids to end it all. In response, Joel created a new song with a bouncy joyous beat and lyrics that stress personal forgiveness and optimism about life.
The song appeared in Billy Joel's Greatest Hits in 1985 and became a top ten hit
During the song, Joel audibly laughs after briefly hesitating during one of the verses. He decided to keep the mistake in the recorded version as it seemed to illustrate his point in the song about personal fallibility."
Title: You're Only Human (Second Wind)
( Lyrics )
From Wikipedia
"Billy was asked if he could write a song about suicide in the hopes of promoting its prevention in teenagers. He agreed, but was concerned about his original draft which took a downbeat tone he thought would in fact encourage kids to end it all. In response, Joel created a new song with a bouncy joyous beat and lyrics that stress personal forgiveness and optimism about life.
The song appeared in Billy Joel's Greatest Hits in 1985 and became a top ten hit
During the song, Joel audibly laughs after briefly hesitating during one of the verses. He decided to keep the mistake in the recorded version as it seemed to illustrate his point in the song about personal fallibility."
Title: You're Only Human (Second Wind)
( Lyrics )
