A Billy Joel Album

And a Sitcom's Theme Song

Here is an article about a Billy Joel Album. I hope you find it entertaining. Editor.

I will admit it. I still have my first Billy Joel Album. My Billy Joel album is not a CD either. It is a real vinyl record. The kind that my kids think should be used as plates. I can still remember the day I bought my first Billy Joel Album. I wasn’t much bigger than my kids are now.

Bosom Buddies

My introduction to Billy Joel was the sitcom “Bosom Buddies” with Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. I know that the show really wasn’t for kids, but something about the antics of two men dressing up as women hit my funny bone. I was also a big fan of “Three’s Company” so thinking back I wonder what my parents were thinking when it came to their six year olds TV habits.

It's My Life

The theme song to “Bosom Buddies” struck a nerve with me and I would run around the house singing “Keep it to yourself…it’s my life!” at the top of my lungs.  I didn’t know who Billy Joel was but I sure liked his song.  One day my older sister told me that the guy singing it was Billy Joel and I learned that there was a Billy Joel album available.

My little mind began to spin. I could buy this Billy Joel album and listen to my favorite song all the time on my Disney record player. If I had the Billy Joel album, I could hear the song without waiting once a week for “Bosom Buddies” to come on. I had to figure out a way to buy the Billy Joel album.

I only made 50 cents a week in allowance and I figured at that rate it would take years to buy the Billy Joel album. (O.K…so I wasn’t good at math) I just knew that I had to have it, so I started a campaign of chores to show my parents I deserved a larger allowance.

I swept the floor, dusted, did dishes, made my bed, and even walked the dog. Surely my parents could see that I was up to something, but they also knew a good thing when they saw it and didn’t let on.  Finally my mother said that she thought I deserved a treat and when I told her I wanted a record, we made plans to go to the mall. I am sure she expected me to pick out one of my little story 45’s that cost a dollar, but she hid her surprise when I marched up to the counter with my new Billy Joel album.