a partial break down of Sir William Joel's "Only the Good Die Young"

I heard this song in the car this morning for the first time in years...  And I never realized how hilarious it actually is (intentionally or unintentionally).

I also wonder how many young men in the 70s and 80s played this song for their girlfriends in an attempt to generate actual intercourse.  It has to be in the tens of thousands, right?  (And... Did it ever actually work?)


> Come out Virginia, don't let me wait

Her name actually has the word VIRGIN in it.  I just got that.


> Only the good die young

Are there vampires on the lookout for virgins here?  Is someone demanding a virgin sacrifice?

Is that what Long Island was like in 60s?

"If you don't have sex with me... I'm not saying you WILL die... But you COULD die.  Seriously.  Oh, and it has to be tonight."


> I might as well be the one

"Listen... Are the other guys you could sleep with?  Sure.  I'm not debating that.  I don't even have reason to believe that you're necessarily that crazy about me.  But... You know... I'm here.  And you're here... So... We might as well, right?  You could do worse."


> But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information

Based on the interactions I've had with people that attended Catholic high schools, I'm guessing they didn't really give her any kind of sexual education information.


> I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints

That's actually not a bad line.


> You Catholic girls start much too late

Start what?  Piano lessons?  Gymnastics?


> Things that you might have done...

Like had sex.  With me.

Overheard at lunch yesterday

"I love my Buick."

"That is a good car."

"My father always had Buicks."

"That is a good car."

"It's probably time to get a new one... but they just last forever!"

"That is a good car."



Average age at the table:

68