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Big Man On Mulberry Street Lyrics
Why can't I lay low
Why can't I say what I mean
Why don't I stay home
And get myself into some boring routine
Why can't I calm down
Why is it always a fight
I can't get unwound
Why do I throw myself into the night
I'm on the outside
I don't fit into the groove
Now I ain't a bad guy
So tell me what am I trying to prove
Why can't I cool out
Why don't I button my lip
Why do I lash out
Why is it I always shoot from the hip
I cruise for Houston to Canal street
A misfit and a rebel
I see the winos talking to themselves
And I can understand
Why is it everytime I go out
I always seem to get in trouble
I guess I made an impression on somebody
North of Hester and south of Grand
And so in my small way
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
I don't mean all day
Only at night when I'm light on my feet
What else have I got
That I'd be trying to hide
Maybe a blind spot
I haven't seen from the sensitive side
But you know in my own heart
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
I play the whole part
I leave a big tip with every receipt
I'm so romantic
I'm such a passionate man
Sometimes I panic
What if nobody finds out who I am
this song is about ' the killing of Joey Gallo' he was killed on mulberry and Hester St. I just watched a story about him on the bio channel, the show is called mobsters. if you watch this episode you will see what I'm talking about
This song is basically about a guy who thinks he's a big shot walking down Mulberry Street with wine in his hand, and showing off......
Billy Joel's voice was never so beautifully displayed. This song reminds me of course, of Monlightning.
But also some American guys living in my building in Madrid dared to knock at my door to say hi, just because "Big man on Mulberry St." sounded pretty high in my appartment. They thought: American friendly. And they were right :-)
This song was written for the hit TV show "Moonlighting" starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd and appears in the season 3 episode entitled "Big Man on Mulberry Street". Bruce Willis plays David Addison, a wisecracking, live-life-to-the-fullest party guy who is secretly in love with conservative, uptight former model Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd). This song (and episode) gives us a glimpse into David's sensitive side and hints at his true feelings for Maddie... "What if nobody (i.e. Maddie) finds out who I am?" Great show if you haven't seen it by the way.
@kmaudk Maddie was the liberal, not the conservative, David in the show is the christian (a few episodes he admits to being a believer in the man upstairs, Maddie is not a believer) and believes in helping people, Maddie is the model rich-bitch atheist who is very selfish and vain. It is their conflicting beliefs that make them an unlikely match-up and that kept the drama between them fresh until the writers made Maddie double down on being a bitch
@kmaudk Maddie was the liberal, not the conservative, David in the show is the christian (a few episodes he admits to being a believer in the man upstairs, Maddie is not a believer) and believes in helping people, Maddie is the model rich-bitch atheist who is very selfish and vain. It is their conflicting beliefs that make them an unlikely match-up and that kept the drama between them fresh until the writers made Maddie double down on being a bitch