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ADownieFeminist
I remember jamming out and singing this when I was 4 I had no idea what I was saying but goddamn I was going off
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pteronophobic
By far my favorite Billy Joel song. One of my favorite songs of all time, really. One of the greatest choruses ever written.
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shep_shepherd
Billy once said this song was inspired by bored middle class teenagers on Long Island, and the drug dealer (the titular Captain Jack) who would supply them with what they needed to be less bored.
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prominence_la
YESS. Genius, indeed. I was going to quote a line, but I think I'd end up quoting the whole damn song. 6'19", however, is just brilliant.
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Anondurl
Oh, one last thing. I forgot to mention. This may sound like a pro drug song but Billy himself wrote it as an anti drug song. There are also some speculations as to the name. Some theories include the fact that just outside his house in oyster bay there was a drug dealer called Captain Jack. Also I believe captain jack is a slang term for some sort of drug so that might be it. Thanks to anyone patient enough to read all this
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Anondurl
It's a great song! I love it. One question though, In the video here it shows some glass semi circles around the players. Is that for security? If so "What is the world coming to when a singer isn't safe?" And if there for sound "I really don't care that much, Billy could move around and make the song cooler if he wasn't boxed in"
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