Originally Posted by bennash
Did Billy Joel change his lingo on that new song he wrote on Howard Stern Show ? I bet he did to fit 2026 lingo .

https://nashvillecalifornia.com/has-the-lingo-in-song-lyrics-changed-over-the-years/

He is a funny guy though . Typical New Yorker and that lingo . Forget About it . I guess everyone's is in the mob in New York lol. Maybe he owns piece of the mob garbage collectors union . Let's say 2 % . Get Flatnose Tony on the horn .

Nice article. Not sure if you can change lingo, today texting language and abbreviations seem like different planet.

Youngins, say I dont know, Idk , like, lemme know lmk, , smh, shaking my head, ikr, I know right?

The way we communicate has changed, shorter is better, if your songs needed economy in 1976, they REALLY need economy in 2026, just to keep attention.

Today's music hooks in much different ways, in 1976 yiu were a songwriter, today you are a product maker, a technician, a consultant.

There's still some writers who are still really good, but, id rather be lucky than good

Last edited by Fdemetrio; 10/08/26 10:31 AM.