Billy Joel Releases Anti-War Song

[DesertRat]

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel has released a new pop single, the anti-war "Christmas in Fallujah." Just don't expect to hear his voice on it.

At 58, Joel felt he was too old to sing the song, which was inspired by letters the Piano Man received from soldiers in Iraq. So he gave it to Cass Dillon, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Long Island.

"I thought it should be somebody young, about a soldier's age," Joel said in a statement on his Web site. "I wanted to help somebody else's career. I've had plenty of hits. I've had plenty of airplay. I've had my time in the sun. I think it's time for somebody else, maybe, to benefit from my own experience."

"Christmas in Fallujah" went on sale Tuesday on Apple Inc.'s iTunes. Net proceeds will be donated to Homes for Our Troops, which builds homes for severely wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibqnRpyWfsbHGhWqc8A9NoNV_pKAD8TC4BP01

[Parche]

1. Christmas In Fallujah

Well we're living here in Fallujah town
And they're closing all the factories down
Out in Basra they're killing time
Shelling the Shi'ites
Standing in line.

Well our Mullahs fought the Gulf War
Spent their weekends on the Basra Shore
Met our mothers at the local Mosque Show
Asked them to dance
Danced with them slow
And we're living here in Fallujah town.

But the restlessness was handed down
And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaah aaahhhhh ooooooooh ooooooh ohhhhhhh.

Well we're waiting here in Fallujah town
For the Iraq we never found
For the promises our teachers gave
If we worked hard
If we behaved.

So the dead bodies hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
IED's and Bombs,
Aluminum steel.

And we're waiting here in Fallujah town.
But they've taken all the oil from the ground
And the union people bombed awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaah.

Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got.
Something happened on the way to that place
They threw an Iraqi flag in our faaaaaaaace, oh oh oh.

Well I'm living here in Fallujah town
And it's hard to keep a good man down.
But I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaah.
:shrug: :shrug: :hi:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. I wish Joel would un-retire from recording

still i guess this is technically his first new track since River of Dreams 14 years ago, so I should be happy for that

[DesertRat]

5. ...

;)

[babylonsister]

2. This must be the song:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x74415

[DesertRat]

4. Yes, that's it

What a powerful song!