Three amazing musicians currently on "Repeat Track" list

[abraxas42]

Hey, Bill -- do you know "Downeaster Alexa?" I guess my question is, how does Billy Joel kick so much more ass than I'd given him credit for?

And for all you fruity TMBGesuses out there, 40 points if you know where they got the names of the characters in "Weep Day," Tambo and Urine Man.

Hint: They stole the names from Dylan... BUT HOW?

-JS

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[magroader]

In the jingle-jangle morning, I'll come following you.

[abraxas42]

THAT'S HOW!

-JS

[superare]

Huh? I don't even understand how there really _could_ be a "how."

[abraxas42]

Dylan's fourth-greatest song -- therefore, the fourth-greatest song ever -- is "Mr. Tambourine Man." On the back of one of his albums the title was split across two lines:

Mr. Tambo
Urine Man

Dylan fans, sure they were about to be exposed to two totally new if bizarrely-entitled Dylan songs, were disappointed to discover there was no such song as "Urine Man." But TMBG was evidently amused enough to write the saga of Mr. Tambo and Urine Man.

-JS

[superare]

I think it's pretty clear that Dylan stole the names from them.

[hooha314]

I KNOW EVERY BILLY JOEL SONG EVER WRITTEN...and "Downeaster Alexa" is a good one. Billy Joel is the man, he's awesome.

Oh, and he's much better than Dylan :)

[abraxas42]

So you know every Billy Joel song ever written, eh? Then you'll surely pass my little quiz:

1. Which of the following is not the title of a song by Billy Joel?

A) Uptown Girl
B) Piano Man
C) We Didn't Start the Fire
D) Mrs. Zzakston the Space Donkeyball is Enraged Again (Pound for Pound, I'm as Fat as Paxton)

You can give up now, if you want.

-JS

PS: Billy Joel thinks Bob Dylan is better than Billy Joel.