We like Billy Joel just the way he is

Slate presents someone who hates Billy Joel more than James. Impossible, you say?

He can't even celebrate his "New York State of Mind" without displaying his oh-so-rebellious contempt for "the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines." You think Billy Joel has really never ridden in a limo?

Wow, guy. Calm the hell down.

I counter with this much more relaxed article (also from Slate) that argues that "the essence of [Joel's] badness lies in his squandered excellence."

Personally I think the fact that the extremely-obscure "Rosalinda's Eyes" was used so effectively in Freaks and Geeks (episode "Carded and Discarded") proves that Billy Joel's music can at least be worth something.