Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_09_21-2008_09_27.shtml#1222003597
Billy Joel's [1]Glass Houses was one of my first LPs. I kept it in
constant rotation during sixth grade. I always knew that this was one
of several albums that sought to defend rock and roll from punk, disco
and the like. The [2]lyrics to "[3]It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
makes that clear. The song begins:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars
Welcome back to the age of jive
Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey
You can't dress trashy
'Til you spend a lot of money
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me
What I didn't know, until checking out the [4]Wikipedia page this
morning, is considered by some to be a direct response to The Jam's
[5]This Is the Modern World.
References
1. http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Houses-Billy-Joel/dp/B00000DDMH
2.
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/It%27s-Still-Rock-and-Roll-To-Me-lyrics-Billy-Joel/381D9DEFAC67DB92482568700020A108
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpuLnMUpMdU
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_Houses
5.
http://www.amazon.com/This-Modern-World-Jam/dp/B000006TZC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222003399&sr=1-1
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