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About This Track
A song written by Billy Joel when he began writing for the Piano Man album. One day during these compositions he was sitting in his apartment in Oyster Bay, Long Island and then looking out the window for an inspiration. His inspiration was found outside his window when he saw a housing project and he witnessed suburban teens going into the house project to obtain heroin from a notorious dealer by the name of “Captain Jack”.
Although the song is brutal and offensive, Billy Joel gives people the impression of keeping them on their toes. Sometimes being confused for a pro drug song, it is simply the opposite. The anti drug song has awareness and questions what is so horrible about a young teenager’s life that he has to sink to such a level as main lining it. The song focuses on a very pathetic loser, just one of the many pathetic souls who have been seen doing heroin in Billy Joel’s eyes.
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AbsolutBex wrote:
am I the only one that thinks of Torchwood?
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Wyndam-Price wrote:
lol, wtf?
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boothanew wrote:
sit at home and masturbate
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sco703 wrote:
Such a fantastic song.
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adaam2 wrote:
what a great song. reminds me of Warren Zevon
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prominence_la wrote:
YESS. Genius, indeed. I was going to quote a line, but I think I'd end up quoting the whole damn song. 6'19", however, is just brilliant.
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sco703 wrote:
There's a line in this song that really hits home for my family. I never knew the line until just now while listening to the song. Extremely disturbed.
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PianoTyp wrote:
genius
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Tyrano wrote:
I wish I could get to him right now so he could take me to my special island
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dekraplaya0 wrote:
men, this song should be in the top 3 on Billy´s songs ever
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Keylogg wrote:
<3 Billy Joel
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maine6622 wrote:
one of billy joel"s best, classic 4 sure............
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psangel wrote:
Captain Morgan will get ya by tonight!
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JukeBoxHero48 wrote:
You go, Billy :-) Had this in my head tonight...one of your best
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Distron wrote:
Just a little push, you'll be smiling. Not an anti drug song but a song based on life's experiences.....IMHO
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maine6622 wrote:
I think it has to do with capt jack having a drug problem, not an anti drug thing, great song anyway
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SirhanDuran wrote:
this has a terribly written description
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sirenonthe101 wrote:
the best
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a_jeda wrote:
jepp !
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Anondurl wrote:
Oh, one last thing. I forgot to mention. This may sound like a pro drug song but Billy himself wrote it as an anti drug song. There are also some speculations as to the name. Some theories include the fact that just outside his house in oyster bay there was a drug dealer called Captain Jack. Also I believe captain jack is a slang term for some sort of drug so that might be it. Thanks to anyone patient enough to read all this
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