These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: Billy Joel
Covered Up: "Shameless" and "To Make You Feel My Love" are both more famous through their covers by Garth Brooks.
"To Make You Feel My Love" wasn't even a Joel original- it was written and first performed by Bob Dylan... meaning that Joel was on both ends of this trope with the same song.
Ear Worm: "We didn't start the fire, it was always burning since the world's been turning..." Even worse if you know the lyrics.
"Pressure", "Allentown", "Uptown Girl", "Tell Her About It", "My Life", "Big Shot", "Piano Man", "Just The Way You Are"—-he is a king of ear worm-writers.
No mention of I Go To Extremes? That sound is mindblowingly catchy.
Harsher in Hindsight: "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)" is about the violent destruction of New York, despite being written before 9/11/2001. Joel sang the song at a number of 9/11 tribute concerts to defy the trope.
More recently he sang it again at an NBC benefit concert telethon for victims of Hurricane Sandy. He even changed one line of lyrics to reference the serious damage sustained by Staten Island in the storm.
Narm Charm/Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: The video for "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" is corny beyond all belief, but doesn't detract from the song's message.
Painful Rhyme: "Uptown Girl" features both the world/girl combination, as well as walkin/talkin.
Squick: The "instant pleasuredome" line in "You're My Home."
"Captain Jack" counts as well.
Tear Jerker: If you live in New York—or really anywhere in the New York metro area—then "Miami 2017 "Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway" can definitely be this.
