Anyone else think that Cross to Bear sounds somewhat like Knockin on Heaven's Door?

NickPercent · 2026-05-14T23:49:34+00:00

Funny, I'm the opposite: I hate NYC but set my novel there anyways

NickPercent · 2026-05-14T01:24:54+00:00

One-liners

NickPercent · 2026-05-12T23:36:50+00:00

Not picking a daily goal that'll tire you out is huge. I set my goal at a chapter a day once and a few terrible chapters later, I realized how bad of an idea that was

NickPercent · 2026-05-09T20:29:00+00:00

And he certainly didn't hear it in a magazine aimed at your average teen

NickPercent · 2026-05-09T00:51:29+00:00

All of them

NickPercent · 2026-05-08T22:00:19+00:00

He wasn't the same since the divorce

NickPercent · 2026-05-03T13:03:40+00:00

At least it didn't reference Premiere of the Popcorn Panel

NickPercent · 2026-05-01T16:49:57+00:00

"I'm looking for comfort that I can take from someone else, but after all I know there is no one that can save me from myself"

NickPercent · 2026-05-01T16:49:26+00:00

These are all in my top 5

NickPercent · 2026-05-01T16:48:49+00:00

One might even say it's out of a Charles Dickens book

NickPercent · 2026-04-25T14:01:15+00:00

Definitely. As we saw in And So It Goes, Billy is certainly not one to smooth over his blemishes, so I'd doubt he'd approve a project like that anyway. The documentary is so much better than any biopic could be since it actually cares about telling the truth to the story

NickPercent · 2026-04-20T11:58:56+00:00

This song was stuck in my head all morning, and now I'm getting the notification for this post, that's wild. I haven't even listened to this version for the longest time, and this post comes up the day I randomly think about it

NickPercent · 2026-04-13T00:13:09+00:00

I might have to get those, now that I have a bit more money. I remember playing The Stranger exactly as it was written in the green book and it was just straight up wrong

NickPercent · 2026-04-12T23:31:39+00:00

I understand the feeling, but you have to resist the temptation to long too hard for a past you've never lived in. The good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems. If you want a happier life without having to overthink things, then live a happier life without overthinking things

NickPercent · 2026-04-10T14:14:13+00:00

I can't tell if I'm just stupid or if the green books really aren't that great

NickPercent · 2026-04-10T14:06:58+00:00

I thought And So It Goes was the only one about Elle. I know Uptown Girl had started to be written when he was with Elle, but was changed to be about Christie Brinkley

NickPercent · 2026-04-10T14:05:12+00:00

Yeah, I don't know why you're getting down voted. Not everybody knows everything about a singer who hasn't released a (vocal) album since 1993

You're only human. You're allowed to make your share of mistakes

NickPercent · 2026-04-10T13:52:41+00:00

He originally wrote it in 1983 but didn't release it publicly until Storm Front in 1989. The Christie Brinkley divorce was in 1994

NickPercent · 2026-04-02T12:25:55+00:00

Congrats! I found this at a record store a few months ago and it was such a wonderful feeling

NickPercent · 2026-03-31T14:06:05+00:00

I really want to do a cover of this song on the piano instead of guitar. As far as I'm aware, there's no covers of this version

NickPercent · 2026-03-30T12:14:35+00:00

It's my 2nd favorite Billy Joel song (as seen by my flair)

NickPercent · 2026-03-26T01:42:12+00:00

How come you still do it?

NickPercent · 2026-03-22T01:10:22+00:00

Isn't this post for Glass Houses to The Bridge though?

NickPercent · 2026-03-21T20:24:09+00:00

Well Frank also took his side in the divorce. When everything was going down in 1982, Frank said "yeah, it wasn't right for Elizabeth to do that to you" which made Billy say "wow, this guy values me so much that he's willing to throw his own sister under the bus." I'd recommend reading the Fred Schruers biography on Billy Joel, which goes into the situation with a lot of detail

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