Ken Belson who writes Bats for the Times is always dead-on (as is Mark Simon at ESPN NY). I’ve heard lots of good things about the Billy Joel film. I have been resistant to this one for some reason, I may have to give in…
I initially expected a concert film. Instead, the film goes in several directions at once: part history of Shea (complete with grainy footage of the Beatles and blooper reels from the 1960s Mets), part concert movie (plenty of crowd shots) and part Billy Joel biography, including interviews with the man himself.
via A Mets Fan’s Take on Billy Joel’s “Last Play at Shea” – NYTimes.com.
While we’re talking music – I’m really excited about Springsteen’s The Promise. FireRich pays attention to the occassional Bruce reference I drop in (nobody ever comments on the Star Wars references) and sent this one over with apologies to Mr. S….and before anyone over reacts to the words “Latin” and “white” – please review the lyrics to the original song. If you don’t like Springsteen stop reading now. You will be lost.
Missiin’ a light for all those stoned-out faces left
stranded in Minaya’s wake
Down in town the circuit’s full with Yankee lovers
so cocky so whiny so limp
As the Giants play down on AT&T Way by the candlestick way past dark
And the boys from Arlington dance with their shirts open
like Latin lovers along the border
The playoffs light our future lives forever
We love you tonight, So we may see playoff’s again
trying to sleep on the grounds all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels ah Sandy their skins are so white
And me I just got tired of hangin’ in that empty park
bangin’ of Cowbellman echoing
Chasin’ the local girls underneath the 7 line where
they promise to unsnap their jeans
And you know that Marlins team down on the south beach drag
I dreamt that last night that we got caught
And that dream kept me spinnin’ I didn’t think I’d ever wake up
Sandy the aurora’s not risin’ behind us
The playoffs light our future lives forever
Runnin’ down the beach at night with my playoff tickets
Well they ain’t my tickets no more Sandy
Sandy the 15 packs have lost their desire for us
I spoke to ’em just last night and they said they won’t
buy Saturday plans blindly for us anymore
Every summer when the weather gets hot they ride that road
down from heaven on to obscurity they come and they go
And you can see ’em dressed in black in all the cheap
little seashore bars, parked at home with their
laptops out on the rear porch
Well the cops finally busted Fred n Jeff Wilpon for tellin’
fabrications better than they do This fandemonium life for me is through
You’ll soon wish you could quit this scene too.
The playoffs light our future lives forever
Oh playoffs this year and I promise I’ll love you forever
Not only was I there for the 2 shows at Shea but i also saw the debute of the movie at Citi highly recommend the movie !By the way Citi field was a great place to watch a movie the Mets should consider doing it again
awesome song but I bet Bruce is a Phillies fan!!
Ugh, Bruce. 🙁