This is a catchy song, but I'm not a particularly big fan of the message.
Basically, it's portraying this "angry young man" as being foolish and naive for being angry, fighting for what he thinks is right, even if it's a losing battle, and having radical points of view. Because everyone who's like that should just mellow out and accept things are fine the way they are? That's crappy.
There's a lot of people who think mainstream values suck. And they're going to fight against them, because it's who they are and it's the right thing to do. Yes, life goes on regardless of who's wrong or right, but nothing will ever change for the better if everyone is just complacent. There's legitimate reasons to feel angry. Don't go dismissing how people feel. It makes you look like an asshole, and it makes people feel like crap.
So Billy Joel, though you can sure write a catchy song and play a piano, you can still go to hell. You and your mainstream values can suck it.
This is a catchy song, but I'm not a particularly big fan of the message.
Basically, it's portraying this "angry young man" as being foolish and naive for being angry, fighting for what he thinks is right, even if it's a losing battle, and having radical points of view. Because everyone who's like that should just mellow out and accept things are fine the way they are? That's crappy.
There's a lot of people who think mainstream values suck. And they're going to fight against them, because it's who they are and it's the right thing to do. Yes, life goes on regardless of who's wrong or right, but nothing will ever change for the better if everyone is just complacent. There's legitimate reasons to feel angry. Don't go dismissing how people feel. It makes you look like an asshole, and it makes people feel like crap.
So Billy Joel, though you can sure write a catchy song and play a piano, you can still go to hell. You and your mainstream values can suck it.