Soon after, during a walk around the city with him, Joel was struck with the inspiration for his song of the same name. Ive always loved this song but hearing it on headphones is like hearing it totally different Im hearing it like never. Upon hearing this news, Joel went to visit his estranged father in Vienna. Nothin' but a gangsta party (for life, for life) Nothin' but a gangsta party (West Coast, West Coast for life) Got me up against the fence, back against the wall Get to actin' like a fool if ain't no justice for the Dogg Got to take it out on all y'all Better read the papers, all my homies goin' crazy, baby Only God could save us Got my, mind on currency, hurry, see I ain't worried It's a. When I did my first tour of Europe, I was in my early 20s, and I was looking for him… I got word that my father was working in an office in Vienna, Austria. Im wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive I walk these streets A loaded six string on my back I play for keeps cause I might not make it back I been everywhere still Im standing tall Ive seen A million faces and Ive rocked them all Im A cowboy on A steel horse I ride Im wanted dead or alive Im A cowboy I got the night on my side Im.
and passages from the liturgy that held additional meaning for survivors. “He went back to Europe and I pretty much never heard from the guy again,” Joel said in a 2008 interview. 70 new Israeli identity, Hassidim wanted to preserve their European heritage.
When Joel was a child, his father and mother split with Helmut, returning to Europe-Vienna, Austria to be specific. In this song, Joel’s perspective on getting older almost entirely stems from hearing his father’s take on aging. His father, born Helmut Joel in Germany (he later adopted the name Howard), was a pianist and businessman who felt out of place in the United States.
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