trashy Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 So this morning I was tossing and turning and couldn't get an old CCM song out of my head. I started thinking about how I might rework the words in a way that they could apply to a secular crowd, specifically the retired expats here on the lake south of Guadalajara, Mexico. Once I managed to actually work the name of the lake into the song I got so excited I had to get out of bed and start working on it. It was 3:45am Magically, once I changed the lyrics, removing the intense evangelical zealousness, I realized it kinda sounded like a bar song. The more I thought about it the more I wondered if it kinda sounded like something by Billy Joel. And, as it turns out, it was, in fact, using the same chord progression and meter (3/4) as Piano Man! Check it out.https://www.e-chords.com/chords/keith-green/my-eyes-are-dry https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/billy-joel/piano-man-chords-1051336 You can find some minor differences (Dm vs F) but they share the same walking bass, from C down to D. And you can easily sing either one to the other's chords. Did Keith Green, consciously or *un*-consciously, 'steal' this from Billy? Piano Man was '73, My Eyes Are Dry was '78. Any way, maybe someday I'll sing it for a few friends and maybe they'll get a chuckle out of it... On a related note, I've written an article about Keith and my relationship with him/his music - you might find it interesting...https://glenn.thedixons.net/?page=an_atheist-s_love_for_keith_green 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ Fuego ♦ Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I was just now thinking how he reminded me of early Billy Joel, then saw your post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trashy Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Fuego said: I was just now thinking how he reminded me of early Billy Joel, then saw your post! Great minds? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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