[HairOfTheDog]

I agree. The imagery of being crusaders or armies of the empire is a little off base, but the sentiment of fearing you’ll be forgotten is not unfounded.

I just wasn’t fond of the singer... Not a fan of the strained Bruce Springsteen “It hurts to sing this” style.

I’m a big fan of the old Billy Joel. Some of his old songs capture terrific American imagery. “Downeaster Alexa”, “Allentown”... good stuff.

I hate that singers and entertainers don’t always agree with me, but given that he’s giving to a good cause with this, and has given of himself to the troops before... I think he’s earned some artistic license before I’ll burn all his albums.

[dfwgator]

I remember when the Iranian hostage crisis was in full swing, Billy would start off every show by flipping the bird at Iran.

He may be a lib, but he’s hardly anti-American, like a lot of other celebrities.

[visualops]

“Downeaster Alexa”

Awesome song. I'm not a fan of his, and he's an old fart now, but the man could sing and did write a few good ones.