Best Billy Squier song

[Pale Blue Dot]

Poll question: Best Billy Squier song

It's getting late, and 80's nostaglia is hitting me again.

[Bertha Venation]

1. Who is Billy Squier?

:shrug:

[Pale Blue Dot]

3. 80's "Rock" singer

His biggest hit was "The Stroke". The chorus went: "Stroke me, stroke me!"

Cheesy, but enjoyable, like a lot of the 80's.

[Bertha Venation]

9. Ah. That explains it.

I was in one of two mental institutions during much of the '80s. One, a Baptist college. The other.... let's just say padded walls played a part. ;)

IOW, didn't listen to much popular music in the '80s.

[Pale Blue Dot]

11. If it makes you feel any better...

I DID listen to a lot of popular music in the '80s, and I SHOULD have been in a mental institution. :P

[GOPisEvil]

2. The Stroke...

...I sing it whenever some Republican is spinning their latest lie. Stroke me, stroke me!!!

Now, go to bed! :P

[Lostmessage]

4. You do know what that song is about right?

:evilgrin:

[LincolnMcGrath]

6. Playing the guitar

[Lostmessage]

10. Is that what they are calling it?

:evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

7. Yeah, I know...lol

:evilgrin:

[bubblesby2002]

12. I just heard the stroke on the way home from work

so voted for it. But really my favourite is rock me tonight

I used to love Billy Squier - he was so cute - all that hair.

[VelmaD]

20. Separated at birth

I'm tellin ya...it's eerie. :scared:

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol

Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
You see 'em comin' at you every night
Strung on pretension, they fall for you at first sight
You know their business, you think it's a bore
They make you restless, it's nothin' you ain't seen before
Get around town, spend your time on the run
You never let down, say you do it for fun
Never miss a play, though you make quite a few
You give it all away - everybody wants you

You crave attention, you can never say "no"
Throw your affections any way the wind blows
You always make it, you're on top of the scene
You sell the copy like the cover of a magazine
Puttin' on the eyes 'til there's nobody else
You never realize what you do to yourself
The things that they see make the daily reviews
You never get free - everybody wants you

Everybody knows you
Everybody snows you
Everybody needs you, leads you, bleeds you

Nights of confusion and impossible dreams
Days at the mirror, patchin' up around the seams
You got your glory, you paid for it all
You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol
Say goodbye to conventional ways
You can't escape the hours, you lose track of the days
The more you understand, seems the more like you do
You never get away - everybody wants you

[Papa]

8. I voted other. "You Should be High Love"

From his first album, Tale of the Tape. Kick ass rock song.

[MercutioATC]

13. If you ever need to comisserate on 80's tunes, I'm here :)

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[Pale Blue Dot]

14. Cool. Do you have a collection of 45s?

Just trying to see what kind of '80s geek you are.

[MercutioATC]

15. Last post failed..I have a ton ot 45's from the 50's and 50's.....

[MercutioATC]

19. Ummm, the 40's and 50's...

[Kickin_Donkey]

16. Other ...

Eyes Without a Face


Check that. Nevermind. I thought you were talking about Billy Idol.

[fudge stripe cookays]

17. I'm sorry, I think this topic is an oxymoron

[bmbmd]

18. Got to meet Billy and the boys

in 1985 before a concert in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. Seemed real normal-except for the case of food poisoning from a show the night before. By the way, how about "Lonely is the Night"?

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Everybody Wants You

I like that song. Hot video too. The video for "Stroke" was good too. Damn! Billy had him some tight jeans on and was looked very "gifted". I checked out his web site, he's still a hottie.

[VelmaD]

22. Totally agree...he was FINE

Hell, he's partially responsible for jump-starting me into puberty.

God I miss guys in tight jeans. *sigh*

[BattyDem]

23. I voted for "The Stroke" ...

but "Rock Me Tonight" is a very close second - a good song with a great video: Billy Squier dancing around, shakin' his booty ... ahhh, memories. :-)

[Blue-Jay]

24. Everybody wants you!

Good guitar "hook".