Glass Houses es un álbum de Billy Joel, publicado en 1980 por Columbia. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «You May Be Right», «Sometimes a Fantasy», «Don't Ask Me Why» y «It's Still Rock & Roll to Me».
Sobre el álbum
Un giro hacia un sonido más rockero y enérgico define "Glass Houses", un capítulo de reafirmación en la discografía de Billy Joel. Con este trabajo de 1980, el artista responde a sus críticos y a la irrupción del punk y la new wave con su álbum más directo y guitarrero. El disco abandona la sofisticación jazzística para abrazar un rock de estadios potente y lleno de actitud. De hecho, desde la portada, con Joel a punto de lanzar una piedra, el álbum es toda una declaración de intenciones.
El trabajo fue otro número uno y contiene éxitos como "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why" o el hit "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". Billy Joel demuestra su increíble capacidad para adaptarse y triunfar en cualquier registro. "Glass Houses" es una fantástica explosión de energía, la prueba de que, bajo el pianista sensible, siempre había un rockero con ganas de subir el volumen.
Listado de Canciones
- You May Be Right4:07
Friday night I crashed your party Saturday I said I'm sorry Sunday came and trashed me out again I was only having fun Wasn't hurting any one And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change I was stranded in the combat zone I walked through Bedford Stuy alone Even rode my motorcycle in the rain And you told me not to drive But I made it home alive So you said that only proves that I'm insane You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for Turn out the light Don't try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right Remember how I found you there Alone in your electric chair I told you dirty jokes until you smiled You were lonely for a man I said take me as I am Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while Now think of all the years you tried to Find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you say If I'm crazy then it's true That it's all because of you And you wouldn't want me any other way You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for It's too late to fight It's too late to change me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for Turn out the light Don't try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right You may be wrong but you may be right You may be wrong but you may be right - Sometimes a Fantasy3:39
Letra
I didn't want to do it but I got too lonely I had to call you up in the middle of the night I know it's awful hard to try to make love long distance But I really needed stimulation Though it was only my imagination It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing But sometimes a fantasy Is all you need When am I gonna take control get a hold of my emotions Why does it only seem to hit me in the middle of the night You told me there's a number I can always dial for assistance I don't want to deal with outside action Only you can give me satisfaction It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing But sometimes a fantasy Is all you need Sure it would be better if I had you here to hold me Be better baby but believe me it's the next best thing I'm sure there's many times you've wanted me to hear your secrets Don't be afraid to say the words that move me Anytime you want to tell them to me It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing But sometimes a fantasy Is all you need It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing It's just a fantasy It's not the real thing - Don't Ask Me Why2:56
- It's Still Rock & Roll to Me2:55
Vídeo
- All for Leyna4:10
Letra
She stood on the tracks Waving her arms Leading me to that third rail SHOCK Quick as a wink She changed her mind. She gave me a night That's all it was What will it take until I STOP Kidding myself, wasting my time, whoa There's nothing else I can do 'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna I don't want anyone new 'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna There?s nothing in it for you 'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna We laid on the beach Watching the tide She didn't tell me there were ROCKS Under the waves Right off the shore. Washed up on the sand Barely alive Wishing the undertow would STOP How can a man take anymore, whoa There's nothing else I can do 'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna. I don't want anyone new 'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna. There's nothing in it for you 'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna. I'm failing in school Losing my friends Making my family lose their minds I don't want to eat I don't want to sleep I only want Leyna, one more time. Now, I'm in my room Watching the tube Telling myself, she still may DROP Over to say, she's changed her mind So, I wait in the dark Listening for her Instead of hearing my old man saying STOP Kidding yourself, wasting your time. There's nothing else I can do 'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna I don't want anyone new 'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna There's nothing in it for you 'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna All For Leyna All For Leyna All For Leyna All For Leyna All For Leyna All For Leyna - I Don't Want to Be Alone3:34
- Sleeping with the TelevisionOn2:59
- C'Etait Toi (You Were the One)3:45
- Close to the Borderline3:45
Letra
Blackout, heatwave,.44 caliber homicide The bums drop dead and the dogs go mad In packs on the West Side Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide She wants to hit those bricks Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place The bag ladies throw their bones in my face I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down Life is tough but it's just enough To hold back the tears until it's closing time I survived, I'm still alive But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline A buck three eighty Won't buy you much lately on the street these days And when you can get gas You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways Rich man, poor man, either way American Shoved into the lost and found The no-nukes yell we're gonna all go to hell With the next big meltdown I got remote control and a color T.V. I don't change channels so they must change me I got real close friends that will get me high They don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna try I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry I'd start a revolution but I don't have time I don't know why I'm still a nice guy But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline I thought I'd sacrificed so many things I thought I'd thrown them all away I didn't think I needed anything But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay I need a doctor for my pressure pills I need a lawyer for my medical bills I need a banker to finance my home But I need security to back my loan It isn't new what I'm going through But everybody knows you got to break sometime Another night I fought the good fight But I'm getting closer to the borderline Closer to the borderline - Through the Long Night2:45
Letra
The cold hands The sad eyes The dark Irish silence It's so late But I'll wait Through the long night with you With you The warm tears The bad dreams The soft trembling shoulders The old fears But I'm here Through the long night with you With you Oh, what has it cost you I almost lost you A long, long time ago Oh, you should have told me But you had to bleed to know All your past sins Are since past You should be sleeping It's all right Sleep tight Through the long night with me With me No, I didn't start it You're broken hearted From a long, long time ago Oh, the way you hold me Is all that I need to know And it's so late But I'll wait Through the long night with you With you