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  • @debbywilkins2239
    @debbywilkins2239 Před 4 měsíci +86

    New York State of Mind at Ole Grey Whistle- Billy Joel. You will love it Britt ❤

    • @pamelawertz498
      @pamelawertz498 Před 4 měsíci +4

      You have to do New York State of Mind from a British show called The Old Grey Whistle Test. It's live. It's in his younger days. And you look really hot in glasses..

    • @tonyberezowski7859
      @tonyberezowski7859 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I disagree. Great version, absolutely. But, for a first reaction nothing can beat the perfect production of the studio version.
      Especially being a NY girl (I think I heard Britt say that?) it is captivating.

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@tonyberezowski7859yeah, I’m with you. I like that version, but I feel like people should always start with the studio version, especially in this case.

    • @bellac1451
      @bellac1451 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This! The live version, that is

    • @Jaysun1
      @Jaysun1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Do this live version please!!!!! You'll love it.

  • @ConspiracySmurf
    @ConspiracySmurf Před 4 měsíci +69

    You have missed his hit "IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME!" so please do that one! It's fun and will probably make you want to dance.

    • @swcoder
      @swcoder Před 4 měsíci +2

      Gotta do that one.

    • @xzonia1
      @xzonia1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Great song!!

    • @karendavis2668
      @karendavis2668 Před 4 měsíci +2

      One of my all-time favorite songs! It was always played during my school dances... Circa 1990s. 😂

    • @88wildcat
      @88wildcat Před 3 měsíci +1

      Better yet the Weird Al Yankovic parody, It's Still Billy Joel to Me.

  • @billallen1307
    @billallen1307 Před 4 měsíci +20

    I played this for my beautiful daughter when she was in early high school. It turned i to a bonding moment. I hope there is enough bad in her to live a lot longer. She was diagnosed with flHCC at 23. An ultra rare form of liver cancer. It was a hell of a trip and she is stronger than me. I would have given up during the 3 major surgeries than followed and the 4th to fix the mess from the 3rd. The only good thing i can say about that experience is i got to stay with her for 6 weeks at a time as she recovered from those major surgeries. 3 years of good scan now and counting and hoping for so many more. My shinning star.

  • @anway1953
    @anway1953 Před 4 měsíci +44

    Billy Joel has a huge catalog of massive hits. Glad to see you are getting to react to some. He's a master songwriter and storyteller.

  • @johnhuffman9533
    @johnhuffman9533 Před 4 měsíci +81

    The song is a narrator pressuring a Catholic girl to sleep with him instead of waiting until marriage, emphasized by her name prominently featuring the word "virgin." He also has a song about phone sex called "Sometimes a Fantasy."

    • @lesrichardson4971
      @lesrichardson4971 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Today he might be called a Chad or Tyrone. And then later on when he's ditched her he could sing along with Elvis, "I Was the One." Not much has changed in 50 or 60 years. I remember those guys from as far back as junior high.

    • @strangeworldsunlimited712
      @strangeworldsunlimited712 Před 4 měsíci +9

      The Virginia in the song is named after a school classmate that Billy had a crush on. Billy wrote the song from his true experience, trying to get Virginia to go out with him. Unfortunately, his efforts failed. Virginia never went out with Billy.

    • @susanperine1068
      @susanperine1068 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Enjoyed this so much!!! Your reaction was like a conversation I would have with a good friend about great music........And maybe religion! ❤ Billy Joel is tremendous!!!!!

    • @paulpeterson4216
      @paulpeterson4216 Před 2 měsíci +1

      My supposition here, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that Mr. Joel thinks that Virginia is likely a virgin.

  • @davidleedutton
    @davidleedutton Před 4 měsíci +19

    Back in the mid-70s this song was surprisingly controversial. A lot of radio stations wouldn't play it. When he appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1978, he played "Just the Way you Are" first, and his second song was supposed to be something else (maybe "She's Always a Woman"), but he switched it up at the last minute and played this instead. He didn't get invited back until 1989. But it didn't hurt his career, to say the least.

  • @m.harrison2151
    @m.harrison2151 Před 4 měsíci +28

    You should check out Billy Joel’s, “For The Longest Time”! Another really good one! It’s setting is his high school reunion!

  • @stevenklyce3555
    @stevenklyce3555 Před 4 měsíci +16

    After his first LP gained traction with Piano Man and Captain Jack on the charts, we had tickets in his first major national tour. The auditorium had 2400 seats, only half sold. Billy steps out on stage, shades his bulging eyes (a condition he had at that age), saw the sparse attendance, then announced, “It’s quality, not quantity”. Won us over immediately and put on a wildly animated show. Within the year his mega-hit, Just the Way You Are had him selling out stadiums and never looking back.

  • @rhphotocdn
    @rhphotocdn Před 4 měsíci +21

    My favourite Billy Joel song. The other two: "Uptown Girl and We Didn't Start the Fire"..

    • @xzonia1
      @xzonia1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      It is a great song. :) I have trouble picking a favorite with him. I usually say it's Your Only Human, but I do love, love, love You May Be Right as well. I just put him on repeat and listen to his songs over and over when I need some good music. X)

  • @cynthiarucker9090
    @cynthiarucker9090 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I was 17 , in Catholic School and our Senior Class loved it! And! Billy’s sister went to my School!
    What a great time to live!
    Glad you like him too! We were not offended!
    Ha!

  • @stephenhuber1219
    @stephenhuber1219 Před 4 měsíci +16

    Ballad of Billy The Kid & Captain Jack live at Shea

  • @suzanneprock7286
    @suzanneprock7286 Před 4 měsíci +11

    I love Billy Joel, he was one of my favorites in the 70's.

  • @emarjamaa2276
    @emarjamaa2276 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Went to an all-girls Catholic school in the 90s and they played this at every school mixer dance. 😂

  • @Good0Dog
    @Good0Dog Před 4 měsíci +6

    FYI: Billy has a CBS Special on April 14th. It's a full concert from his residency at MSG

  • @glennsmith8390
    @glennsmith8390 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Wonderful story song-best version is to watch the live version from Madison Square Garden-he just blasted into outer space when he did this song. "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints." Great song and explosive lyrics. Billy Joel had a great way with lyrics.

  • @lastnote
    @lastnote Před 4 měsíci +8

    His live performance of "New York State of Mind" (which he wrote) from this same show is PEAK COOL. We're talking Elvis type cool, Ray Charles cool. It's a must watch - such an iconic song as well.

  • @debibailey2968
    @debibailey2968 Před 4 měsíci +13

    I for one have always loved this song!! It's so fun!!!!😂🎉

  • @StanSwan
    @StanSwan Před 4 měsíci +6

    One of the most sweet people I ever met passed away at 42 of cancer. They played this at his funeral. RIP Stevie

  • @davidhughes254
    @davidhughes254 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Love your reaction! I was told once, "If you're judging, you're not loving". Words to live by.

  • @sopdox
    @sopdox Před 4 měsíci +6

    When this song came out our priest addresses the youth groups about boycotting this song. (We’re not Catholic, we’re Greek Orthodox but just as strict). About 10 years ago that same priest was excommunicated for having an affair with a parishoner. I guess he’ll live to an old age.

  • @davidsonaharley
    @davidsonaharley Před 4 měsíci +4

    Funny you should mention that it has a Caribbean beat. Billy originally wrote as a reggae song. His drummer Liberty threw his drum sticks at him and said the closest he ever been to Jamaica was on the station on the Long Island rail line

  • @jefflyons3667
    @jefflyons3667 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Very good analysis. I always think of this during my time as a non-Catholic in Catholic schools (grades 7-12).
    Side note: Those glasses are fantastic... ladies in glasses have always been a weakness for me! But hey - you're fantastic with or without them!

  • @eljobo3258
    @eljobo3258 Před 4 měsíci +6

    You HAVE to do New York State of Mind from Old Grey Whistle Test, I think its from the same appearance. You will absolutely love it. His personality and musicianship from he and his band are so, sooooo good.

  • @stevenrube691
    @stevenrube691 Před 4 měsíci +5

    There is a version of New York State of Mind from this same show. One of the most amazing performances of all time!

  • @TYCT777
    @TYCT777 Před 14 dny

    This is my fav Billy Joel song.

  • @williamparrish9954
    @williamparrish9954 Před 4 měsíci +7

    this is one of my favorite Billy Joel songs please do the Entertainer next its my favorite Billy Joel songs also you should react too Billy Joe Royal out of sight and on my mind Ill pin a note on your pillow any song by him is amazing he one of my favorite singers and has so many great song too

    • @leslieroth8447
      @leslieroth8447 Před 4 měsíci

      The Entertainer is one that he plays a lot on tour. Even though it was not a "hit" the crowd goes crazy and knows every word. In 22 i saw him at Notre Dame and this song and Vienna along with Ballad of Billy the Kid were crowd favorites.

  • @tancar2004
    @tancar2004 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This was my mom's favorite Billy Joel song. She was a good little catholic girl named Virginia.

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Před 4 měsíci +5

    This is one of my favorite songs by him and it's off my favorite album by him, The Stranger, which was a mind-blowingly good album. We used to dance our asses off in high school to this.

  • @dtkincaid
    @dtkincaid Před 4 měsíci +6

    I love this song. One of my favorites of his. As many times as I've heard it I only noticed the organ playing today.

  • @Frank-pe9pk
    @Frank-pe9pk Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is the Billy Joel I remember in concert. Great days of my life.

  • @normanrose2711
    @normanrose2711 Před 4 měsíci +4

    thanks for reacting to Billy. I am so glad you checked out the lyrics since that is one of the things that make his songs so good

  • @BAYBAY_316
    @BAYBAY_316 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I hope you see this Britt. I just discovered the country music lady trio called Chapel Hart. I really think you would love it. They made a video kinda directed towards Dolly Partons " Jolene" but theirs is " You can have him Jolene".

  • @jamishops
    @jamishops Před 4 měsíci +5

    I was a 15 year old catholic girl when I first heard this song. Wasn’t offended then or now. It’s just a song about teenage lust. He actually had a crush on a girl named Virginia when he was in high school. Loved the reaction.

  • @susanlindner8626
    @susanlindner8626 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've been a pastor's wife(Lutheran) for 30 years and I love this song.

  • @gillesjacques1022
    @gillesjacques1022 Před 4 měsíci +4

    My brother had naturally curly hair, my mother trimmed it into a big afro, which was a big thing in the 70s.

  • @LeslieRoth-rl7zr
    @LeslieRoth-rl7zr Před 4 měsíci +6

    You got it! He originally wanted it to be regea (sp?). Band was like.....no. He joked that the fastest way to get a hit is to have the church ban it! 😅 As a Catholic teen when this song came out, my friends and I loved it!!! 😅 Saw him at Notre Dame with my son in 22. He played this and the Catholic Notre Dame crowd went wild. The church forgave him. 😂 ❤

  • @buckinjb
    @buckinjb Před 4 měsíci +6

    From Virgina to Christy....checkout Uptown Girl!

  • @DoxGR7934
    @DoxGR7934 Před 14 dny

    Hey Britt. You're always a day brightener.
    Keep doin' you.
    Wish you the best.

  • @chrisbloomfield3350
    @chrisbloomfield3350 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Also check out Mark Kohn "Walking in Memphis"......I, as a child in the 80's/90's thought someone else sang this song. Try to guess who.

  • @jamiewilliamson641
    @jamiewilliamson641 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Billy wrote this song about a red headed Irish-Catholic girl he went to school with that he had a mad crush on. Never went any further than that.

  • @williamparrish9954
    @williamparrish9954 Před 4 měsíci +7

    you should always do the studio version first that away u know your getting the Original version and u can hear it more clear too because the crowd can sometime make it hard to hear the words

  • @cindydegraaff5083
    @cindydegraaff5083 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This song really had an impact on me in my late teens as a sheltered Christian raised girl, especially the line, “She never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me?”

  • @kerelle6813
    @kerelle6813 Před 3 měsíci

    But did she ever say a prayer for me? Your point here. Love it. I've heard this song so many times and never really stopped to think about it until now. We have a lot of really interesting musical history from all sorts of genres that tell interesting stories about times past (and present). Love what stories are told through the songs you choose and how you look at them!

  • @debbiehanson9201
    @debbiehanson9201 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Billy Joel was born in 1949, which means he was around 16 when Vatican II, which finally modernized some of the more restrictive elements of the Catholic faith passed, so if he was thinking about those old teenage years of his....yeah, those Catholic girls were certainly not being encouraged to laugh with any sinners. Heck, they were being told to leave room for the Holy Ghost between them and any boys with whom they were dancing. Also, the phrase "only the good die young" is a very old saying that originally meant that the morally upright tended to die younger, sometimes because they insisted on defending ethical stances that were not popular. In some circles, it's kind of morphed into meaning that you never really live if all you're continually concentrating on is being good. For me, this song always brings back memories of my friend Vonnie blasting it out the windows of her Catholic college dorm room window directly across the campus toward the convent, though I doubt any of the sisters ever heard it or, if they did, were going to do anything about it. They'd learned to live with a lot being so close to a dorm full of college-aged women, and by the time I was there, men as well (started out as a college for women but even the dorm we were in was co-ed by the time we got there). BTW, I'm not Catholic---but Vonnie was.

  • @dandundon9503
    @dandundon9503 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Billy Joel, best live concerts. Top 5

  • @user-rn7yv9wn4l
    @user-rn7yv9wn4l Před 4 měsíci

    Great reaction Britt , saw him live a couple times in Toronto. First mid 80s at Maple Leaf gardens. Saw him again with Elton John in 2008 or 09 at ACC both awesome experiences.

  • @aulduronsmith5577
    @aulduronsmith5577 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I haven't heard that in a long while. Thank you.

  • @jayincville
    @jayincville Před 3 měsíci

    I've watched a few of your reactions, and you are very intuitive. I love it!

  • @rynooosthuizen8536
    @rynooosthuizen8536 Před měsícem

    Only the good die young no ways Billy

  • @charlesdavis7461
    @charlesdavis7461 Před 3 měsíci

    I knew some that didn't wait too late. But such a great writer singer, storyteller.

  • @stephenadcock5659
    @stephenadcock5659 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You are easily the best of all "reaction video" reviewers.
    I would like to suggest that you react to Ed Ames singing "My Cup Runneth Over." A good example is from the Ed Sullivan Show.
    Keep up the great work! 🎉

  • @davidcohen4595
    @davidcohen4595 Před 2 měsíci

    My wedding song for my second marriage was YOU'RE MY HOME by Billy Joel.I think you're gonna love the lyrics!

  • @mariejustme
    @mariejustme Před 4 měsíci +4

    Great song, great choice, Britt. I love it but then I always have. Actually, he’s saying if you don’t have a good time now you’ll end up dying young because you’re too good. 😂

  • @WolvenHeart1
    @WolvenHeart1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of the songs i liked of his is "in the middle of the night(River of Dreams)"

  • @achigurh
    @achigurh Před 4 měsíci +3

    So interesting that you said "the music feels very caribbean orientated" . Billy composed this song originally in a reggae style and later changed it in the recording studio.

  • @thomasgriffiths6758
    @thomasgriffiths6758 Před 4 měsíci

    I had the pleasure of seeing him twice in concert, one of the concerts during the song Goodnight Saigon there was a helicopter in the stadium that vibrated everything.

  • @ronaldcardinali2809
    @ronaldcardinali2809 Před 4 měsíci

    Do next these super fun songs & video : "Uptown girl" , "Keep the Faith" , & "Tell her about it" Trust me you will love ❤them all Britt !!

  • @rensounes9398
    @rensounes9398 Před 4 měsíci

    You’re My Home is poetry, my favourite Billy song

  • @alexcorneal27
    @alexcorneal27 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Great song!!
    Would love for you ti react to Christopher Williams "every little thing you do" 90s new jack swing!

  • @loveloochay
    @loveloochay Před 4 měsíci

    🔥🔥🔥🎼 .. fire ! .
    I love this song .. musically and lyricly.
    Thanks for bringing some Rock -n- Roll to my night. 🎼🔥🔥🔥

  • @danielhead8123
    @danielhead8123 Před 4 měsíci

    One of the greatest artists ever

  • @noway3372
    @noway3372 Před 4 měsíci

    Had the pleasure of seeing him three times in Detroit

  • @ejtappan1802
    @ejtappan1802 Před 4 měsíci +3

    This album was one of my high school favorites. Not a bad song in the mix!

  • @harpergras
    @harpergras Před 4 měsíci

    One of my old school favorite songs by Billy...Thanks for reacting.

  • @hopeklemann1
    @hopeklemann1 Před 4 měsíci

    this used to be one of the songs in my aerobics class back in the 80s.😅

  • @scottNNJ
    @scottNNJ Před 4 měsíci +2

    Such a fun song. I remember when my father (not Catholic) introduced it to me.

  • @aceblades8679
    @aceblades8679 Před 4 měsíci

    “She’s got a way” is another amazing Billy Joel song you should hear. He has dozens of them

  • @greendragonpublishing
    @greendragonpublishing Před 4 měsíci

    "What that man can do with a set of ivory keys" - truer words never spoken! I'm still hoping to hear you react to New York State of Mind :)

  • @ericwilliams1031
    @ericwilliams1031 Před 4 měsíci

    One of my favorite Billy Joel songs

    • @allendixon7700
      @allendixon7700 Před 4 měsíci

      She sure is a pretty baby. Yeah, I'll just love it when this baby doll. Does some country music CO UN TRY country music? Ah, II got a love because I love country music. All I all love this by the girl here too , and peep up both together , ma

  • @ZZ430T56
    @ZZ430T56 Před 4 měsíci +1

    A few weeks ago you reacted to Billy and asked if all his song were so Wholesome? I guess that answers that LOL. Very controversial song on the radio back in the day.

  • @tonydelia-yj7cw
    @tonydelia-yj7cw Před 4 měsíci

    Good reaction also you look fabulous as always. Glasses are popping. Keep it goin

  • @vanessapower5829
    @vanessapower5829 Před 4 měsíci +2

    "Big Shot" is a fun one too

  • @bobbinette6184
    @bobbinette6184 Před 4 měsíci

    It's All About Soul ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-zr7qx8nt4l
    @user-zr7qx8nt4l Před 4 měsíci +3

    Hi, Britt, awesome one To react to it's splashed zone from Saturday night live. It has a young george clooney if you're a fan very funny enjoy

  • @jacksonian8
    @jacksonian8 Před 4 měsíci

    I'm new to this lovely young lady's reaction podcast...I grew up in the 60's and 70's and played keys and bass in a rock band during that time...Love your spirit and feel for the music and.. you not only have feeling for the rhythms and melodies but you can sing my friend.....try "Matter of Trust" by Billy if you haven't already....I enjoy your reviews.....Jackson

  • @billofalltrades2633
    @billofalltrades2633 Před 4 měsíci

    OMG Billy is an amazing artist! Great Great songs !

  • @romysan1
    @romysan1 Před měsícem

    Billy Joel..LOts of lyrics. , very upbeat ! Thanks Billy.

  • @TheHessian123
    @TheHessian123 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi Britt, love hearing I love your reactions. I am very happy that you have discovered the greatness of Billy Joel. When I was a little kid I liked his songs but when I became old enough to fall in love, his songs made way more sense. "She's Always a Woman, For the Longest Time", and "I Like You Just the Way You Are" among other songs he wrote, became the anthem of my being in love. His song "And So It Goes" became the song I listened to when my Heart Broke. I think you would enjoy listening to Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind". I think it has if not almost become as iconic for New York as when Sinatra sang "New York, New York". Thanks again for your videos. Oh and congratulations to you and yours for the birth of your baby.

  • @AP-gb3eh
    @AP-gb3eh Před 4 měsíci +2

    This was an anthem for so many repressed kids. When the Catholic girls school let out it was rush hour at the local health clinic 😂 This is a song from the end of a era

    • @leslieroth8447
      @leslieroth8447 Před 4 měsíci +1

      As a Catholic teen when this was released, my friends and i could not listen enough! My Grandma, a devout Catholic, even liked it. She said, " boys need their nookie". She was a hoot!😂

  • @davidcathers2607
    @davidcathers2607 Před 17 dny +1

    "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than die with the saints." That's when you got it. Could see it in your eyes. You're good. Keep going. You've made a fan of me.

  • @mbsnyderc
    @mbsnyderc Před 4 měsíci

    As a young man back when this can out I didn't have to look up the lyrics I knew right away what he was talking about.

  • @nickrizzi4927
    @nickrizzi4927 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Britt, this band was great for Billy. His Whistle Stop performances were amazing. Each one!
    Everybody Loves You Now is a rip roaring fun tune!
    One he did write for someone in his life......
    His next band was great too. The one with which he performs most routinely of late is good. He makes them good. But Cannata and Liberty, then Rivera and his guitarists (Brown, Javors and Stegmeyer were brilliant.)
    And yes, growing up in the 70's (and I count glass houses as a 70's album since its release was early N
    March '80,) in a very Catholic household, this song was not played. Btw skipping a song on an old Pos turntable was no easy feet back then.
    Great Reaction!! Your instinct for music is awesome!

  • @ChristopherNorris_CopyGhosting

    My favourite Billy Joel song is "An Innocent Man", closely followed by "She's Always A Woman"

  • @MrCraigmon
    @MrCraigmon Před 4 měsíci

    God bless you Britt. Love you sista

  • @lightatthecape2009
    @lightatthecape2009 Před 2 měsíci

    My first year of university I lived in a residence run by the nuns of St Martha's. On the 4th floor. No men past the lobby. It was 1979 two years after The Stranger was released the theme song for our floor was Only the Good Die Young. And I have fond memories of the only Italian restaurant in town-the Venice. Billy Joel's songs always take me back there.

  • @victorplekter613
    @victorplekter613 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Perfect analysis. Thanks for the reaction!

  • @aggrozen7467
    @aggrozen7467 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The version of "New York State of Mind" from this show was epic.

  • @jamesrh9193
    @jamesrh9193 Před 4 měsíci

    You already reacted to Billy Joel performing "Turn the Lights Back On" at the Grammy's. However- he put out a music video for the song last week. There's CGI to show him performing at different ages during his 50+ year career, plus a video montage from his performing career. Even if you don't react to it- you should watch it. It enhances the song, plus gives the lyrics proper context and meaning.
    Yes- Billy put out 12 albums from 1971 to 1993. He's been performing for over 50 years.

  • @Trifler500
    @Trifler500 Před 3 měsíci

    I love his song "Glass Houses" :)

  • @ArlynMeylan-jo7hq
    @ArlynMeylan-jo7hq Před 4 měsíci

    Energy rolling ❤😊

  • @thomashorton5715
    @thomashorton5715 Před 4 měsíci +3

    You need to react to New York State of mind performed at the same place the old gray whistle test

  • @marleneobstnash5517
    @marleneobstnash5517 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I was 15 when this song came out. I was going to a Catholic HS and my parents were very conservative, but never paid attention to my music. But there was an op-ed piece written in our local newspaper about this song! The writer said the "Billy Joel song was a disgrace and a slap in the face to the Catholic Church." My mom asked me if I knew of the song and I of course said yes. She told that I shouldn't listen to it anymore! What??!!?? I didn't have the album, but now I wanted to go to the record store and buy it!!! And I did, a couple of months later!

  • @shirleybuffington6420
    @shirleybuffington6420 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You should check out his song New York State of Mind from the same place the old grey whistle test

  • @Jaysun1
    @Jaysun1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    "New York State of Mind" Live from The Old Grey Whistle Test!

  • @Joshua_Page
    @Joshua_Page Před 4 měsíci +4

    Great song, better reaction!

  • @reneerocha1796
    @reneerocha1796 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Alright!!!!! 😊❤❤❤

  • @debneuweiler9867
    @debneuweiler9867 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Brit you hit it dead on I was raised a catholic in the 1970s and that is what it was

  • @terrancebrown87
    @terrancebrown87 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I love your reactions. I can count on you for nothing to get by you!❤

  • @dantippett2676
    @dantippett2676 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Only the good die young is a very old expression and as far as I know it was used when somebody young did die, because it was a way of saying that if God "recalled" this soul so early then that must have been a good soul indeed and he(she?) just wanted that person close again. Just a way of giving comfort to the loved ones who suffered the loss... and that's not all bad, not at all.
    But what Billy is saying, I think, is that if "only the good die young", then why are you trying so hard to be so good? Wouldn't you rather get a bit of fun out of your God-given life before you go???
    Another great reaction to another great song.
    Cheers!
    ~Dan

  • @Samurai_Stoner
    @Samurai_Stoner Před 4 měsíci

    This, ny state of mind, piano man, are my favorite BJ songs