A Billy Joel freak..who believes in conversions

My better half had never been a big time Billy Joel fan. He only knew that Billy Joel was the one who sang 'We didn't start the fire' and then he would ask me if it was the same person as Bruce Springsteen. I would look at him scornfully. I mean how can two people with two different names be the same. Forget it! I better not delve deep into it. It so happened that I had bought myself 'The Essential Billy Joel' and I really wasn't finding time at home to listen to it. So I did the best thing. I kept the CD in my handbag, thinking that I can listen to it in the car. As soon as I took it out, I could see my hubby staring at me from the corner of his eyes, also trying to concentrate on the road below the wheels of the car. He was listening to Abida Parveen. Boy! I don't understand what she sings, but I do like the melancholy in her voice. But listenng to her on a drive inside Aarey Colony, doesn't work boss. So I just questioned with my eyes, sought permission to play Billy J. "I hope it's nice to listen to", said the man on the wheels in his very stern voice. I told him..."Mark this day, you are gonna get converted".

It's been a few months since this incident. I heard the CD on that day and now I'm hearing it today, while I'm typing this. And that's only because the car is at the service station and the stuff inside are lying at home. And guess what? My husband can differentiate between Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen...thanks to me. I love that man for his songs....no, not my husband, but Billy J. I truly love my husband, so he better not sing :P

In fact, if I ever go on a dream date, it has to be with Billy Joel. I would ask him to sing these songs:

Piano Man (It's such a beautiful rendition)

You're my home (A song for a crazy romantic...like me ;-))

She's a woman to me (My caller-tune, the most beautiful song ever written for a woman. I can never get enough of this song. It's been my callertune for the last three years. And being the crazy woman that I'm I even go to the extent of dialling my cell number from other phones just to listen to it play on my phone...:-))

Just the way you are (For someone madly in love)

Honesty (It's such a lonely word coz everyone is so untrue)

The River of Dreams (Love the lines)

....and Movin' Out too....and may be 'My Life' too.

and I would love to do the jive on 'Only the Good Die Young' (I'm listening to it right now. Hey Bosco, can I start my dancing lessons again. Strictly Rock n Roll, no Salsa.)

That would be for the first date with Billy Joel. I have another list for the second date and another one for the third.