‘No One Understands a Woman in Her 20s Like Billy Joel’: Gen Z Finds Solace in Anti-Hustle Anthem Vienna
During the song’s crescendo, Joel sings: “Slow down you crazy child / Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while / It’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two.” Good advice in 1977, maybe, but not entirely possible in 2024.
“That’s this really romantic thought, because you can’t really do that nowadays,” Keaton said. “You can turn yo... See more
“That’s this really romantic thought, because you can’t really do that nowadays,” Keaton said. “You can turn yo... See more
Alaina Demopoulos • ‘No One Understands a Woman in Her 20s Like Billy Joel’: Gen Z Finds Solace in Anti-Hustle Anthem Vienna
Joel has said that the song reminds listeners that “you don’t have to squeeze your whole life into your 20s and 30s trying to make it, trying to achieve that American dream, getting in the rat race and killing yourself. You have a whole life to live.”
The refrain of “slow down, you’re doing fine” soothes a specific kind of Gen Z malaise, reminding k... See more
The refrain of “slow down, you’re doing fine” soothes a specific kind of Gen Z malaise, reminding k... See more