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* [[Take That, Critics!]]: Early in his career, Billy had a habit of tearing up newspapers that had given him bad reviews during his live concerts.
** Billy [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/entertainment/more-entertainment-stories/572960 called out] a critic who had been polite when they met, yet went on to bash the artist's work in his article, believing it would not actually be read by Joel. Billy still invited the critic to attend his show, yet suggested he wear a hockey mask for his own protection.
** He wrote "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" in response to critics who called his music described his music as adult contemporary, middle-of-the-road pop, as he felt modern (at the time) music was [[Not So Different]] than older styles
* [[Tempting Fate]]: In "Modern Woman", the protagonist asks, "And after 1986, what else could be new?" three years before the start of [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]]. Then Billy penned "We Didn't Start the Fire" which, by his own description, was pretty much a chronicle of the [[Cold War]] (and included the line, "What else do I have to say?", albeit not meant literally). The imminent political upheavals in 1989 made Billy want to hurry up and release ''Storm Front'' ASAP, for risk of [[History Marches On]].
* [[Title-Only Chorus]]: '''PRESSURE'''
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