WFMU: The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon: Playlist from January 30, 2014

Listener comments!
	6:04pm Night Al: Hello everyone!
	6:04pm david_: hi all
	6:05pm Clay Pigeon: Hello Al! david!
	6:06pm Matt from Springfield: Hi Clay and Pigeonnaires!
	6:06pm Clay Pigeon: Matt is back!
	6:06pm dale: billy was great until he started aping mick jagger and frankie valli just to get airplay
	6:06pm Matt from Springfield: Remember that Ken has dared Fabio to perform "Captain Jack" at a Hoof & Mouth! Let's INSIST on it, people!! :)
	6:07pm Clay Pigeon: dale!
	6:07pm Night Al: I was a stagehand for Billy Joel here in Tampa on January 17th. Great show! I watched from stage left on a road case. Built the video wall.
	6:07pm Matt from Springfield: @Clay: Now you know I'm never really gone to begin with...
	6:07pm YETI BOB: Did you hear the episode of "Shut Up Weirdo" where the question was: "Who is the worst musician ever?"? I'll let y'all guess what the answer was ...
	6:08pm Matt from Springfield: @Night Al: All and all you're just a...nother builder of a video wall.
	6:08pm dale: where else would we be during the TNP clay?
	6:09pm dale: hope you have some of his first metal band tuneage on tap
	6:09pm Night Al: Clay and Matt ... good to touch base with you.
	6:09pm Clay Pigeon: we need some TNP stickers, dale. like the STP ones.
	6:10pm Marcel M: Damn I rushed home to catch a show about Billy Joel!
	6:10pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: Although FMU fans have a pretty open dislike of Billy Joel in particular--that's why Clay is featuring a show about it! Remember that when Clay plays the Beatles, he plays cuts like "Blue Jay Way" and "Yes It Is"! ;)
	6:10pm Clay Pigeon: glad you're here, marcel!
	6:10pm oh my god: An episode full of the most delusional music fans on earth. Honestly. Billy Joel sucks. Most overrated overplayed …
	6:11pm Matt from Springfield: So did I Marcel! But it makes all those accidents I got into on the way all the more appropriate/and ironic...
	6:11pm YETI BOB: @Matt from Springfied: Yeah, I get it :-)
	6:11pm YETI BOB: @Matt: And what's wrong with "Blue Jay Way"? I love that song. (Ever hear Colin Newman's twisted version?)
	6:11pm Clay Pigeon: digilog
	6:12pm dale: heh TNP.- buffalo had a great club called the continental in the 70s and 80s. kind of a mini danceteria, bands downstairs, dancing upstairs...lot of great punk bands played there
	6:12pm Marcel M: @Clay hehehe me too but I'm sad I missed the Fabio banter! Work went late.
	6:12pm Night Al: Billy Joel setlist from his Jan 17th show here in Tampa. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) Pressure Sleeping with the Television On Vienna My Life All for Leyna Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (followed by "Layla" snippet) Zanzibar And So It Goes Allentown New York State of Mind The Entertainer Don't Ask Me Why The River of Dreams Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Piano Man Encore: Big Shot It's Still Rock and Roll to Me You May Be Right Only the Good Die Young
	6:12pm Ike: I don't mind Billy Joel. He's not that bad.
	6:13pm dale: i wonder if andy is listening.
	6:14pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Yeah, this sort of steals Andy's big chance.
	6:15pm david_: non-billy joel fan gets tickets for billy joel fan... now that's a true friend!
	6:15pm dale: saw billy at a motorcycle show up in rhinebeck. he likes his bikes.
	6:16pm Matt from Springfield: Huh, surprised "Piano Man" ends the reg show and "You May Be Right" is an encore.
	6:18pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: "Blue Jay Way" is pretty good musically, lyrically the verses seem kinda contrived. It IS something George made up as he was waiting for friends to come. Haven't heard Colin Newman's version, though I like the "please don't be long" chorus.
	6:20pm Matt from Springfield: <waves Asian fan to cool off>...
	6:20pm Matt from Springfield: Speaking of deep voiced 70s soul covers, Isaac Hayes did a great version of Paul McC's "My Love".
	6:21pm david_: i had one of those yamaha toy keyboards that played "just the way you are" as a demo.
	6:22pm YETI BOB: @Matt: Please Don't Belong!
	6:22pm Night Al: Billy Joel - Tampa, FL - 1-17-14 - Piano Man youtu.be...
	6:22pm Clay Pigeon: i love demo settings, david, especially original music written for the product
	6:23pm david_: attila!
	6:24pm Matt from Springfield: @david: I've been searching for a particular Yamaha keyboard demo with online videos lately, and I've discovered more than a few pop songs used as demos. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a Casio toy one, and one common one was apparently a smooth jazz number called "Night Birds", originally by Shakatak. I heard the original of that--Clay would prob DIG it!
	6:24pm david_: totally, clay
	6:24pm Clay Pigeon: you nailed it david!
	6:24pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: So the kids in the 60s thought! I also don't like to "belong" :)
	6:25pm dale: alright!!!! atilla! the singer sounds like guy from where - deep purple? sweet?
	6:26pm david_: hurricane sandy did a number on some parts of Long Island, too.
	6:26pm Night Al: RIP Pete Seeger. A true national treasure.
	6:27pm Night Al: He didn't play We Didn't Start The Fire in Tampa.
	6:27pm Matt from Springfield: Pete Seeger! Always a place for him in our memories.
	6:28pm northguineahills: For some reason, I don't dislike We Didn't Start the Fire.
	6:28pm Matt from Springfield: Putin is Sochi Minh!
	6:28pm YETI BOB: Wow, I can't believe that I'm voluntarily listening to some of the worst songs ever made, and I also can't believe how much I'm enjoying it . "SO YOU PLAY YOUR ALBUMS, AND YOU SMOKE YOUR POT". Dear Lord :)
	6:28pm david_: post-WWII to end of the Cold War always seemed like an odd chunk of history to carve out, but I guess it makes sense for the song and Joel
	6:28pm northguineahills: Have I've been AWOL, or have I've yet to hear a Pete Seeger tribute on WFMU?
	6:30pm Ken From Hyde Park: Repeating a post I've made before: My high school class selected "Everybody Has A Dream" from Billy Joel for the graduation song. I had not heard that song before and I've not heard it once since then.
	6:31pm david_: Is there a West Coast equivalent to regional favorites like Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, etc.? It doesn't seem like there are or could be.
	6:31pm Matt from Springfield: I've thought that "the song 'Vienna' " would be a good Ken/Andy litmus test--Ken would probably name the song by Ultravox ('81), while Andy would definitely name Billy Joel's song from The Stranger ('77).
	6:31pm Clay Pigeon: Fleetwood Mac (by then LA), The Eagles?
	6:32pm Night Al: I worked the Elton Joel concert here in Tampa back in 2009.
	6:32pm dale: clay, did you sneak your tandy recorder into the garden?
	6:33pm Matt from Springfield: There's the whole "SoCal" 70s scene (Eagles, Jackson Browne, Ronstadt, Waddy, Warren, etc), but probably not for CA as a whole. San Fran traditionally has the Grateful Dead as "their" band.
	6:33pm Matt from Springfield: Wow, were Billy and Elton singing each other's songs on their joint tour?
	6:33pm Clay Pigeon: i should have gone, dale. for the event. kinda pricey. . alas ...
	6:34pm Night Al: Billy John and Elton Joel.
	6:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: I imagine Seattle has some regional favorites.
	6:35pm Matt from Springfield: Though originally, they were both William Martin Dwight and Reginald Joel. @Ken HP: Seattle for sure.
	6:36pm YETI BOB: Terrific show Clay. When you get to Anthony's Song, I'm probably going to have a seizure from pure joy.
	6:36pm david_: Good points on Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, though those artists seemed to have more significant East Coast fanbases as opposed to the Joels and Jovis have out West... I could be wrong about that, though...
	6:36pm Night Al: Barry Manilow is playing the Tampa Forum tomorrow night.
	6:37pm Matt from Springfield: @Night Al: Tell us if he plays his "Commercial Medley"!
	6:38pm Ken From Hyde Park: Did he name his daughter after his boat? ... or the boat after has daughter? I forget which (or either).
	6:38pm Matt from Springfield: "WFMU: Say Goodbye To Hollywood"..
	6:39pm Matt from Springfield: Offhand I would guess the boat was named second.
	6:39pm Matt from Springfield: Wooooooooo! Pigeon Unplugged "Big Shot"!!
	6:40pm Night Al: Met his 32 year old wife Katie at the show. Very friendly.
	6:40pm david_: love it
	6:40pm Matt from Springfield: "The Alexa, along with Joel's other boats, call Sag Harbor, Long Island, home." Well, I guess boats are seriously considered female beings, to those who sail.
	6:41pm Night Al: @Matt ... No, he jokingly played the music from The Godfather a couple times though.
	6:42pm YETI BOB: AAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!
	6:43pm YETI BOB: help , help, help, i can't take it!!!!!
	6:43pm Matt from Springfield: Hmm, interesting. The Godfather had some great music, I'm sure Barry's a fan of it as a musician.
	6:44pm Matt from Springfield: Any Hackensack residents out here on the Accu?!!
	6:44pm YETI BOB: Everybody should read "The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack" by Mark Leyner. This song plays an important role.
	6:45pm david_: tape turn!
	6:45pm Matt from Springfield: NOOOOOO!!! Where's the Debussy???! Change is scary!!!
	6:46pm Matt from Springfield: You should never argue with a Sugar-Frosted Nutsack.
	6:47pm YETI BOB: www.theawl.com... (excerpt which includes the Anthony's Song reference)
	6:48pm Night Al: @ Matt ... I was talking about Billy Joel ... Barry Manilow DID play his commercial medley at last years Forum show.
	6:49pm Matt from Springfield: Ah, gotcha Night Al! :) Of course Billy would dig the Godfather music, a musician plus being from Long Island! :) And the Commercial Medley is awesome!
	6:50pm dale: interesting she thinks of him and tin pan alley. maybe brill building more so
	6:51pm Matt from Springfield: The Brill Building was essentially Tin Pan Alley + a half century.
	6:51pm dale: can't argue with joy, can you.
	6:51pm dale: true matt.
	6:51pm Matt from Springfield: HEY!! I'm having a Tonic-and-Gin right now! Serendipitious!! :D
	6:52pm dale: this makes me think of where everybody knows your name
	6:52pm Matt from Springfield: @Clay: Show title idea: "The Billy Showel"
	6:52pm northguineahills: My older cousins were from West Milford, NJ, and loved Billy Joel. Maybe that's why I don't dislike him, and like him in some occasions.
	6:53pm Matt from Springfield: @dale: Sometimes, you want to go there...
	6:53pm Clay Pigeon: Thanks for listening everyone. I appreciate seeing you in here. Have a great weekend, stay warm, always remember. Pete Seeger
	6:53pm dale: what's a 'real estate novelist?'
	6:54pm northguineahills: ...and strangely enough, my Mexi gf likes his stuff from the early 80s and before.
	6:54pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH: Both my parents were listeners of Billy from his early piano days to the present, so that exposure is prob why I don't dislike him either. Some songs are much better than others, but I recognize his good stuff.
	6:54pm Clay Pigeon: He is ... a puzzlement.
	6:55pm Night Al: There were phone video's on Youtube of the Tampa Joel concert in the days following the concert ... I'm sure there will be Video's from the Madison Square Garden shows also.
	6:55pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH, again: The movie "Step Brothers" features Horatio Sanz singing for a tribute band that only plays "80s Joel". Some Tom Scharpling fans say that was ripped off a routine with Jon Wurster where he led a tribute band playing only "90s Joel".
	6:56pm Slim Pickins: good stuff clay
	6:57pm Clay Pigeon: TY slim!
	6:57pm YETI BOB: clay: you made me enjoy listening to BJ, that's quite an accomplishment
	6:57pm Night Al: Seeger and Seven ... o'clock.
	6:57pm Matt from Springfield: Take care Clay!! Thanks muchly! And Pete Seeger, Eternally Heard and Treasured... Have a good evening, everyone! The world is yours!
	6:57pm Pete Seeger: I didn't start the fire!
	6:58pm northguineahills: @Matt: My gf hates Horatio Sanz, and most things stereotypically Mexican.
	6:58pm northguineahills: More Pete!
	6:58pm david_: "bells of rhymney" was a pete seeger song too.
	6:59pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH: But I think Horatio does as well--he made fun of the low-intellect "slapstick" Latin comedy on a Weekend Update many years ago.
	6:59pm Matt from Springfield: From the Bible to Pete's folky version to the Byrds trippy 12-string version, what an evolution of a message! :)
	7:02pm Ken From Hyde Park: @ Matt from Springfield - The cycle will be complete when Miley Cyrus does a version.
	7:04pm Matt from Springfield: "Twerk, Twerk, Twerk"!

The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon: Playlist from January 30, 2014

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January 30, 2014: Billy Joel Special - Talking w/Fans ... Playing the Hits

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments
The Monday before this show aired, I didn't have any concept of wanted I wanted to do with it. That morning, I was listening to talk radio in NYC and they were talking about Billy Joel's return to Madison Square Garden. That very night would see Billy Joel's first in a series of once-a-month concerts he will stage there in the upcoming year. Honestly, (parden the pun) I've never been a huge Billy Joel fan. For one reason or another his music just hasn't been my thing. But for plenty of people, he is "the" thing. It occurred to me that it might be fun to tap into the pre-concert energy of the show with fans waiting to go through the gates. I really didn't know what to expect. It was interesting to see how it unfolded. People came from the city, but they were also coming into Penn Station on the train from Long Island. It was touching to talk to the Islanders. Their reverence and loyalty to Billy Joel were plain to see. There were people from Jersey and NYC and Connectticut. Probably from everywhere, really, for all these years later, despite the comings and goings of musical fads and trends, the man still stands and he packs them in. Old Billy. The boxer. In the ring to take another swing. I knew that by the end of the experience, it would help me to better understand something and someone I've sometimes purposely walled-out. What the heck. I welcome him in now, and I hope you'll follow suit. CPNYCGHD14ILUTP99
An Interview with Steve outside Madison Square Garden
I won't notate each time a new song enters in the background. Most of the background music (not all) involved me digitally looping sections of some Billy Joel (I'm going to refer to him as BJ from here on out to save time) songs and looping them. This show I would have to say was "DigiLog. A lot of cassette, microcassette, and laptop mixed together. Kind of time consuming, but it's fun to do.
Billy Joel	Uptown Girl "Uptown Girl" by "Billy Joel"		CBS	1983	MP3
More with Steve "More with Steve"
The Beatles	Penny Lane "Penny Lane" by "The Beatles"	Magical Mystery Tour	Capitol	1967	LP
Still more Steve "Still more Steve"
The Zeros, Howard Stern Theme Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL4h0y_pfTw&noredirect=1
Steve on Stern "Steve on Stern"
Lady Gaga	Speechless "Speechless" by "Lady Gaga"	The Fame Monster	Interscope	2009	12"
Steve's Message "Steve's Message"
Billy Joel	Captain Jack "Captain Jack" by "Billy Joel"	Piano Man	Columbia	1973	MP3
An Interview with Joe and Barbara "An Interview with Joe and Barbara"
Billy's Background "Billy's Background"
Two Billy Joel fans in Penn Station "Two Billy Joel fans in Penn Station"
sorry for inserted burp ... couldn''t resist ... dusty insider fakt - burp - don rickles. are YOU a Dusty Insider?
Billy Joel	Scenes from an Italian Restaurant	The Stranger	Columbia	1977	MP3	I think I might be the first DJ to play this on FMU! It doesn't show up as ever being aired before. Feel kind of special.
An Interview with Ted and Friend in Penn Station
NJ Gov. Chris Christie audio courtesy of AP
Ted and friend continue "Ted and friend continue"
Jingle Bells - John Fahey "Jingle Bells - John Fahey"
What's YOUR favorite Billy Joel song? "What's YOUR favorite Billy Joel song?"
The Rolling Stones	19th Nervous Breakdown	La Grande Storia Del Rock - The Rolling Stones	Curcio GSR	1983	LP
Bruce Springsteen	Badlands "Badlands" by "Bruce Springsteen"	Darkness On The Edge Of Town	Columbia	1978	LP
A message for Jersey "A message for Jersey"
Barry White	Just The Way You Are "Just The Way You Are" by "Barry White"		20th Century	1978	12"
Ted Knight from the motion picture, Caddyshack "Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy .... audio courtesy of Warner Bros.
An Interview with Alan at MSG "An Interview with Alan at MSG"
I haven't been referring to Billy Joel as BJ as I stated earlier. I have found that I do have the time to type his entire name.
Neil Diamond	Cherry Cherry "Cherry Cherry" by "Neil Diamond"		Bang	1966	45
More Alan "More Alan"
The Hassles	You've Got Me Hummin'	The Hassles	United Artists	1967	LP	w/Billy Joel
Atilla	Rollin' Home "Rollin' Home" by "Atilla"	Atilla	Epic	1970	LP	w/Billy Joel
Alan Continues ... "Alan Continues ..."
Billy Joel	We Didn't Start The Fire	Storm Front	Columbia	1989	MP3
An Short Interview with Dan at Madison Square Garden
Man and Family in Line to get in to Billy Joel Performance - MSG
most won't notice "Big Shot-It's Only Rock n Roll' mashup
Billy Joel - Bennie and the Jets - Performing for Elton at the 2004 Kennedy Center Honors
David Bobby and his friend, Steve "David Bobby and his friend, Steve"
Elton John sings "You May Be Right" in Japan, 1998
Continued Chatter "Continued Chatter"
Kid Rock Performs "Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting" at the 2004 Lincoln Center Honors
David Bobby and Steve Sum It Up "David Bobby and Steve Sum It Up"
Not really sure how Kid Rock singing Elton factored in, but ...
Billy Joel	The Downeaster Alexa "The Downeaster Alexa" by "Billy Joel"	Storm Front	Columbia	1989	MP3
Speaking with a Fan (name unknown) about Billy
some chick corea piano in the background
Big Shot - Pidge "Big Shot - Pidge"
Haberdasher w/ Free Ticket "Haberdasher w/ Free Ticket"
pervasive ringtone ... tried to incorporate it a bit
What Would YOU say to Billy Joel? dusty@wfmu.org
Billy Joel	Movin' Out "Movin' Out" by "Billy Joel"	The Stranger	Columbia	1977	MP3
High Screaming Metal Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5gmbugmxM&noredirect=1
LIVE Tape Turn in the WFMU Studio "LIVE Tape Turn in the WFMU Studio"
Frank Sinatra	September Of My Years	September of my Years	Reprise	1965	LP	Was going to just use the word "September," but then I felt like I had to roll through the rest of the song. One of my favorite LP's and songs.
Billy Facts "Billy Facts"
9/11 Audio Courtesy of CNN "9/11 Audio Courtesy of CNN"
Interview with a Young Couple Waiting to see Billy Joel
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band	On The Darkside	Soundtrack - Eddie and the Crusers	Scotti Brothers	1983	LP	Not sure what this has to do with anything, but I was liking it in the moment.
Really Crowded "Really Crowded"
FMU/Billy Joel Fan "FMU/Billy Joel Fan"
Group of Fans Sings Piano Man in front of Madison Square Garden
Billy Joel	Piano Man "Piano Man" by "Billy Joel"	Billy Joel	Family Productions/Columbia	1973	LP	November 9th, 1973 ... where were you? Were you yet? I was a freshman in high school.
Pete Seeger	Turn, Turn, Turn "Turn, Turn, Turn" by "Pete Seeger"	Pete Seeger	CBS	1984	LP	Always remember ....
Thanks for listening to this episode of The Dusty Show on WFMU. I hope you enjoyed it. I enjoyed talking to BJ's fans. A nice lot. Thanks for your enthusiasm! Just a couple of weeks until Marathon. I'm already nervous. It's been kind of a weird year. You? Well, here's hoping 2014 will be good. I think it will be. Until next time, take care, drop me an email (dusty@wfmu.org) and ... always remember .... Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Listener comments!
	6:04pm Night Al: Hello everyone!
	6:04pm david_: hi all
	6:05pm Clay Pigeon: Hello Al! david!
	6:06pm Matt from Springfield: Hi Clay and Pigeonnaires!
	6:06pm Clay Pigeon: Matt is back!
	6:06pm dale: billy was great until he started aping mick jagger and frankie valli just to get airplay
	6:06pm Matt from Springfield: Remember that Ken has dared Fabio to perform "Captain Jack" at a Hoof & Mouth! Let's INSIST on it, people!! :)
	6:07pm Clay Pigeon: dale!
	6:07pm Night Al: I was a stagehand for Billy Joel here in Tampa on January 17th. Great show! I watched from stage left on a road case. Built the video wall.
	6:07pm Matt from Springfield: @Clay: Now you know I'm never really gone to begin with...
	6:07pm YETI BOB: Did you hear the episode of "Shut Up Weirdo" where the question was: "Who is the worst musician ever?"? I'll let y'all guess what the answer was ...
	6:08pm Matt from Springfield: @Night Al: All and all you're just a...nother builder of a video wall.
	6:08pm dale: where else would we be during the TNP clay?
	6:09pm dale: hope you have some of his first metal band tuneage on tap
	6:09pm Night Al: Clay and Matt ... good to touch base with you.
	6:09pm Clay Pigeon: we need some TNP stickers, dale. like the STP ones.
	6:10pm Marcel M: Damn I rushed home to catch a show about Billy Joel!
	6:10pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: Although FMU fans have a pretty open dislike of Billy Joel in particular--that's why Clay is featuring a show about it! Remember that when Clay plays the Beatles, he plays cuts like "Blue Jay Way" and "Yes It Is"! ;)
	6:10pm Clay Pigeon: glad you're here, marcel!
	6:10pm oh my god: An episode full of the most delusional music fans on earth. Honestly. Billy Joel sucks. Most overrated overplayed …
	6:11pm Matt from Springfield: So did I Marcel! But it makes all those accidents I got into on the way all the more appropriate/and ironic...
	6:11pm YETI BOB: @Matt from Springfied: Yeah, I get it :-)
	6:11pm YETI BOB: @Matt: And what's wrong with "Blue Jay Way"? I love that song. (Ever hear Colin Newman's twisted version?)
	6:11pm Clay Pigeon: digilog
	6:12pm dale: heh TNP.- buffalo had a great club called the continental in the 70s and 80s. kind of a mini danceteria, bands downstairs, dancing upstairs...lot of great punk bands played there
	6:12pm Marcel M: @Clay hehehe me too but I'm sad I missed the Fabio banter! Work went late.
	6:12pm Night Al: Billy Joel setlist from his Jan 17th show here in Tampa. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) Pressure Sleeping with the Television On Vienna My Life All for Leyna Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (followed by "Layla" snippet) Zanzibar And So It Goes Allentown New York State of Mind The Entertainer Don't Ask Me Why The River of Dreams Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Piano Man Encore: Big Shot It's Still Rock and Roll to Me You May Be Right Only the Good Die Young
	6:12pm Ike: I don't mind Billy Joel. He's not that bad.
	6:13pm dale: i wonder if andy is listening.
	6:14pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Yeah, this sort of steals Andy's big chance.
	6:15pm david_: non-billy joel fan gets tickets for billy joel fan... now that's a true friend!
	6:15pm dale: saw billy at a motorcycle show up in rhinebeck. he likes his bikes.
	6:16pm Matt from Springfield: Huh, surprised "Piano Man" ends the reg show and "You May Be Right" is an encore.
	6:18pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: "Blue Jay Way" is pretty good musically, lyrically the verses seem kinda contrived. It IS something George made up as he was waiting for friends to come. Haven't heard Colin Newman's version, though I like the "please don't be long" chorus.
	6:20pm Matt from Springfield: <waves Asian fan to cool off>...
	6:20pm Matt from Springfield: Speaking of deep voiced 70s soul covers, Isaac Hayes did a great version of Paul McC's "My Love".
	6:21pm david_: i had one of those yamaha toy keyboards that played "just the way you are" as a demo.
	6:22pm YETI BOB: @Matt: Please Don't Belong!
	6:22pm Night Al: Billy Joel - Tampa, FL - 1-17-14 - Piano Man youtu.be...
	6:22pm Clay Pigeon: i love demo settings, david, especially original music written for the product
	6:23pm david_: attila!
	6:24pm Matt from Springfield: @david: I've been searching for a particular Yamaha keyboard demo with online videos lately, and I've discovered more than a few pop songs used as demos. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a Casio toy one, and one common one was apparently a smooth jazz number called "Night Birds", originally by Shakatak. I heard the original of that--Clay would prob DIG it!
	6:24pm david_: totally, clay
	6:24pm Clay Pigeon: you nailed it david!
	6:24pm Matt from Springfield: @Yeti: So the kids in the 60s thought! I also don't like to "belong" :)
	6:25pm dale: alright!!!! atilla! the singer sounds like guy from where - deep purple? sweet?
	6:26pm david_: hurricane sandy did a number on some parts of Long Island, too.
	6:26pm Night Al: RIP Pete Seeger. A true national treasure.
	6:27pm Night Al: He didn't play We Didn't Start The Fire in Tampa.
	6:27pm Matt from Springfield: Pete Seeger! Always a place for him in our memories.
	6:28pm northguineahills: For some reason, I don't dislike We Didn't Start the Fire.
	6:28pm Matt from Springfield: Putin is Sochi Minh!
	6:28pm YETI BOB: Wow, I can't believe that I'm voluntarily listening to some of the worst songs ever made, and I also can't believe how much I'm enjoying it . "SO YOU PLAY YOUR ALBUMS, AND YOU SMOKE YOUR POT". Dear Lord :)
	6:28pm david_: post-WWII to end of the Cold War always seemed like an odd chunk of history to carve out, but I guess it makes sense for the song and Joel
	6:28pm northguineahills: Have I've been AWOL, or have I've yet to hear a Pete Seeger tribute on WFMU?
	6:30pm Ken From Hyde Park: Repeating a post I've made before: My high school class selected "Everybody Has A Dream" from Billy Joel for the graduation song. I had not heard that song before and I've not heard it once since then.
	6:31pm david_: Is there a West Coast equivalent to regional favorites like Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, etc.? It doesn't seem like there are or could be.
	6:31pm Matt from Springfield: I've thought that "the song 'Vienna' " would be a good Ken/Andy litmus test--Ken would probably name the song by Ultravox ('81), while Andy would definitely name Billy Joel's song from The Stranger ('77).
	6:31pm Clay Pigeon: Fleetwood Mac (by then LA), The Eagles?
	6:32pm Night Al: I worked the Elton Joel concert here in Tampa back in 2009.
	6:32pm dale: clay, did you sneak your tandy recorder into the garden?
	6:33pm Matt from Springfield: There's the whole "SoCal" 70s scene (Eagles, Jackson Browne, Ronstadt, Waddy, Warren, etc), but probably not for CA as a whole. San Fran traditionally has the Grateful Dead as "their" band.
	6:33pm Matt from Springfield: Wow, were Billy and Elton singing each other's songs on their joint tour?
	6:33pm Clay Pigeon: i should have gone, dale. for the event. kinda pricey. . alas ...
	6:34pm Night Al: Billy John and Elton Joel.
	6:34pm Ken From Hyde Park: I imagine Seattle has some regional favorites.
	6:35pm Matt from Springfield: Though originally, they were both William Martin Dwight and Reginald Joel. @Ken HP: Seattle for sure.
	6:36pm YETI BOB: Terrific show Clay. When you get to Anthony's Song, I'm probably going to have a seizure from pure joy.
	6:36pm david_: Good points on Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, though those artists seemed to have more significant East Coast fanbases as opposed to the Joels and Jovis have out West... I could be wrong about that, though...
	6:36pm Night Al: Barry Manilow is playing the Tampa Forum tomorrow night.
	6:37pm Matt from Springfield: @Night Al: Tell us if he plays his "Commercial Medley"!
	6:38pm Ken From Hyde Park: Did he name his daughter after his boat? ... or the boat after has daughter? I forget which (or either).
	6:38pm Matt from Springfield: "WFMU: Say Goodbye To Hollywood"..
	6:39pm Matt from Springfield: Offhand I would guess the boat was named second.
	6:39pm Matt from Springfield: Wooooooooo! Pigeon Unplugged "Big Shot"!!
	6:40pm Night Al: Met his 32 year old wife Katie at the show. Very friendly.
	6:40pm david_: love it
	6:40pm Matt from Springfield: "The Alexa, along with Joel's other boats, call Sag Harbor, Long Island, home." Well, I guess boats are seriously considered female beings, to those who sail.
	6:41pm Night Al: @Matt ... No, he jokingly played the music from The Godfather a couple times though.
	6:42pm YETI BOB: AAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!
	6:43pm YETI BOB: help , help, help, i can't take it!!!!!
	6:43pm Matt from Springfield: Hmm, interesting. The Godfather had some great music, I'm sure Barry's a fan of it as a musician.
	6:44pm Matt from Springfield: Any Hackensack residents out here on the Accu?!!
	6:44pm YETI BOB: Everybody should read "The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack" by Mark Leyner. This song plays an important role.
	6:45pm david_: tape turn!
	6:45pm Matt from Springfield: NOOOOOO!!! Where's the Debussy???! Change is scary!!!
	6:46pm Matt from Springfield: You should never argue with a Sugar-Frosted Nutsack.
	6:47pm YETI BOB: www.theawl.com... (excerpt which includes the Anthony's Song reference)
	6:48pm Night Al: @ Matt ... I was talking about Billy Joel ... Barry Manilow DID play his commercial medley at last years Forum show.
	6:49pm Matt from Springfield: Ah, gotcha Night Al! :) Of course Billy would dig the Godfather music, a musician plus being from Long Island! :) And the Commercial Medley is awesome!
	6:50pm dale: interesting she thinks of him and tin pan alley. maybe brill building more so
	6:51pm Matt from Springfield: The Brill Building was essentially Tin Pan Alley + a half century.
	6:51pm dale: can't argue with joy, can you.
	6:51pm dale: true matt.
	6:51pm Matt from Springfield: HEY!! I'm having a Tonic-and-Gin right now! Serendipitious!! :D
	6:52pm dale: this makes me think of where everybody knows your name
	6:52pm Matt from Springfield: @Clay: Show title idea: "The Billy Showel"
	6:52pm northguineahills: My older cousins were from West Milford, NJ, and loved Billy Joel. Maybe that's why I don't dislike him, and like him in some occasions.
	6:53pm Matt from Springfield: @dale: Sometimes, you want to go there...
	6:53pm Clay Pigeon: Thanks for listening everyone. I appreciate seeing you in here. Have a great weekend, stay warm, always remember. Pete Seeger
	6:53pm dale: what's a 'real estate novelist?'
	6:54pm northguineahills: ...and strangely enough, my Mexi gf likes his stuff from the early 80s and before.
	6:54pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH: Both my parents were listeners of Billy from his early piano days to the present, so that exposure is prob why I don't dislike him either. Some songs are much better than others, but I recognize his good stuff.
	6:54pm Clay Pigeon: He is ... a puzzlement.
	6:55pm Night Al: There were phone video's on Youtube of the Tampa Joel concert in the days following the concert ... I'm sure there will be Video's from the Madison Square Garden shows also.
	6:55pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH, again: The movie "Step Brothers" features Horatio Sanz singing for a tribute band that only plays "80s Joel". Some Tom Scharpling fans say that was ripped off a routine with Jon Wurster where he led a tribute band playing only "90s Joel".
	6:56pm Slim Pickins: good stuff clay
	6:57pm Clay Pigeon: TY slim!
	6:57pm YETI BOB: clay: you made me enjoy listening to BJ, that's quite an accomplishment
	6:57pm Night Al: Seeger and Seven ... o'clock.
	6:57pm Matt from Springfield: Take care Clay!! Thanks muchly! And Pete Seeger, Eternally Heard and Treasured... Have a good evening, everyone! The world is yours!
	6:57pm Pete Seeger: I didn't start the fire!
	6:58pm northguineahills: @Matt: My gf hates Horatio Sanz, and most things stereotypically Mexican.
	6:58pm northguineahills: More Pete!
	6:58pm david_: "bells of rhymney" was a pete seeger song too.
	6:59pm Matt from Springfield: @NGH: But I think Horatio does as well--he made fun of the low-intellect "slapstick" Latin comedy on a Weekend Update many years ago.
	6:59pm Matt from Springfield: From the Bible to Pete's folky version to the Byrds trippy 12-string version, what an evolution of a message! :)
	7:02pm Ken From Hyde Park: @ Matt from Springfield - The cycle will be complete when Miley Cyrus does a version.
	7:04pm Matt from Springfield: "Twerk, Twerk, Twerk"!

The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon: Playlist from January 30, 2014

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