Thanks I had no idea. My first concert, on the Dream Police tour. Live at Budokan—what an album.

We havent seen War on Oats for quite some time.

Absolutely my experience as well. Hope they appreciated it!

Maybe I need to listen to it again. I bought right after it came out, having loved Common People and remember being disappointed. So much whisper singing….

She wrote a column in the New York Times on this very issue (one hit wonders) and its really insightful as to the small choices made in production and composition (ie the key change in Luka) which can contribute to the "lightning in a bottle" result of having a hit. From the article, she seems happy with her career…

Plus a loan can be an asset, ie maybe the loan was owed to Papa, and now, since he left it to them, they can collect on it.

Really? Doesnt really jibe with the "shine up my old brown shoes, put on a brand new shirt (why would dad care about these things?), get home early from work (the kid is working? and still living with dad?) if you say, that you love me…..

Good point. I'll guess we'll never know, unless Chapin himself haunts these boards. I guess it would have been relatively easy to come up with a different final couplet, e.g.:

Hmmm… Maybe. I don't think there's enough detail in the song to support that conclusion. "the new job's a hassle and the kid's got the flu"—the sick kid may be just an excuse to not see his old man. I think Chapin meant it to mean that the son had actually grown up just like his old man—no time for family, be it…

All this music seems pretty inessential to me, although clearly it meant alot to the author and some of the commenters here. I guess people just get attached to the music they heard during a formative period of their life. Doesnt really seem to hold a candle to the "first wave" of punk coming out of the UK and the US…

I like Diary better—the opening trio of Over the Mountain, Flying High Again (that solo is like a song in and of itself) and You Can't Kill Rock N Roll , with its long, wailing outro solo reminiscent of Mike Ronson in Moonage Daydream.

Yes. Honestly who gives a shit about whether a band is "punk" or not?

treat me nice…party girl!

a great, great lyric

It was a case of mistaken identity….

Koka Kola

It's my favourite Clash song."on stage they aint got no….Rrrooots Rrrock RRebel!!

absolutely. even on 1..which is why i got the attenuator

I have the THD Hot Plate. It sits on top of my Hot Rod Deluxe and allows me to play inside the house.

I don't even think Billy Joel likes it. I recall in an interview that he said he was embarrassed by the lyrics, which he referred to as "a bunch of limericks". which is kind of true, if you think of it "he's talking to Davey, who's still in the navy". Also, what the hell is a real estate novelist…?