Billy Joel - Christmas in Fallujah

[staggo3000]

i saw him i concert. it was epic

[carlitosJPGR]

Me encanta Billy Joel.

[shurtugal3010]

Billy Joel has always been an anti-war man, this song reminds me of his good night saigon, almost the same tone.

[MeatPuppet56]

3 people can eat shit and die.

[Andy1Emcee]

Billy sings it better.

[galihauli]

This is a single for the soldiers in War at the time

[Rockstaralan]

One of the first pop songs he'd actually written since anything off '93's "River Of Dreams". And one of the last so far, to date. What gets me is that, even though he's doing a fine job of singing it here, he elected to have some kid named Cass Dillon sing on the studio version. Joel should've done it himself!

[Keruaran]

@Rockstaralan

He wanted someone the same age and generation as todays soldiers serving in the middle east to sing it.

[22439384]

i love Billy Joel, but where is the piano? what i love most about Billy Joel is the the instrumental variation in his songs. this is very Billy Joel in that he adopted a whole new style like he does with every CD.

[edvaira]

i wish he would finnaly release a new album. its been way too long.

[bucky468]

What album is this on? This is pretty damn good.

[efreet011]

Good song. If he can still write songs of this quality, then why doesn't he? He's cheating his talent.

[venomousgardengnome]

where can i purchase or download this song? I was there in melbourne when billly sang it and been looking ever since.

[galihauli]

genius greatest musician alive

[ilsy74]

Billy you are a real artist!

[ilsy74]

I was there - it was an amazing night. Billy Joel has probably the most intelligent catalog of all the artists I have ever known. His words always penetrate personal truths.

[0505lauren]

Cass Dillion normally sings the song

[YankHoe]

This guy is so amazing . . . manages to make as strong a statement as the most hardcore metal bands I listened to as a teen . . . and yet be accepted as the mainstream. Utmost respect for this man.

[acutect]

heard this last christmas on Howard Stern.Touched my soul as i feel it should all who know the hell of war. My comment is the song should be produced a bit differently. More power and isolation to the vocals. Lyrics are so powerful something is missing in the soiund. One of his best songs if given full production effort. Needs to be released this holiday season for real cause we are STILL THERE

[JSwanKilowJ]

He wrote this and performed this with so much emotion. He should've got a much larger aplause.

[seksay69]

I went to his Sydney show was AMAZING...this song stuck with me ever since....I love it!!

[mouldymat]

Billy joel is Fucking AWSOME!!! Some ppl say he looks like paul mc-cartney..Fuck them!

[GonejaDash]

Uh..Billy Joel idolized the beatles..they shared the stage at Shea only last year..kinda dumb comment.

[dppicalila]

dude he jammed with Mccartney that does not make him a beatles lover and what if he is so what get real and write a smarter comment.

[GonejaDash]

I really don't get your comment dppicalila.. At first, you consider me stupid for claiming McCartney is a Beatles lover, yet clearly on his OWN CD he stated this in an interview. So who is stupid now? Then, you call me stupid for the opposite opinion - "So what if he does" - In your reasoning I'm stupid no matter what I believe? I don't understand but, lets just say its you who needs to get real and learn a little more about Billy Joel before you attempt to "defend" him from... a fan of his.

[GonejaDash]

"The single biggest moment that I could remember being galvanized into wanting to be a musician for life was seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show" - Straight from Billy's CD Complete Hits Collection. Disc 4, Track 3.

[mouldymat]

yeah u/./wait...i siad that...lol

[filatelista2009]

The sound quality's not that good, but who knows where the recording equipment was placed or what acoustic conditions they had to deal with. Cass Dillon has said that Billy based his lyrics on what soldiers serving in Iraq wrote to him. Lyrically, the song makes use of some left-wing cliches, to be sure. Just the same, I think Billy does do a good job of conveying the sense of pointlessness that many of the troops must feel by now about the whole operation.

[jamesblo]

That song goes in a lot of places pretty quick, sometimes too many at once, but you have to commend the effort and emotion put into this; he really does want people to consider the reality for hundreds of thousands of American fighters.

[kripteam]

i love billy joel's songwriting... but i gotta say, this sounds horrible, as if it were written by a hippie 11th grader. do the marines a favor, if you mention anything about fallujah, at least don't let it sound idiotic.

[Donovan1776]

Is'nt it great you write a song trying to make a point, yet despite your efforts they prevail. I guess when you loose Christie and lack the ability to draw a venue larger then a holiday inn, you have a right to be bitter.

[racer111259]

the guy sells out everywhere clueless one...

but don't let the facts get in your way LOL!!