| Billy Joel – Say Goodbye To Hollywood Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I believe that the Billy Joel's time in Los Angeles coincided with the time John Lennon (famously) spent there - separated from Yoko Ono. He frequented at times, The Troubadour, on Sunset - famously being kicked out, for drunkenly heckling Tommy Smothers. The flowers sent the following day to the Troubadour by John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were accompanied by a letter of apology that reads like it's from another time entirely. It goes well with what Tom Smothers had to say on stage immediately after the incident. Brilliant and self-effacing. National Lampoon's editor, Tony Hendra (Spinal Tap's manager) adds some color to that time period, based on an interview of John Lennon by Rolling Stone. In a song entitled, "Genius Is Pain", he summarizes - and dramatizes a lot of Lennon's angst. The first time I heard it, I thought it WAS John Lennon and damn near went into shock. As for, "Say Goodbye To Hollywood"? Brilliant. |
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