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  • Uh, Why? And Why Now?

    It's hard to argue that Billy Joel is nothing more than a peddler of sentimental schlock, both musically and lyrically. In fact, it is really beyond dispute (I didn't even see mention of ''We Didn't Start a Fire'' and ''Tell Her About It,'' perhaps two of the worst hits ever to soil the airwaves). Crappy, saccharine music, books, film, and art ...
    Posted to The Spectator by bookfraud on January 24, 2009