# What's Up With the Bridges in Popular Culture? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bridges-in-popular-culture/536871 "2010-04-21T16:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bridges-in-popular-culture/536871/21 "2010-04-22T21:27:12Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I remember Billy Joel was asked about this when he did Inside the Actors studio years ago. I can’t find a quote, but he compared a song to a dinner and said the bridge is a refreshing change of pace that makes the rest of the song more enjoyable by giving listeners a break from the main theme. He also has an album called _The Bridge_. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bridges-in-popular-culture/536871/22 "2010-04-22T22:17:53Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > the bridge was beamed in from outer space. without seat belts ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bridges-in-popular-culture/536871/23 "2010-04-22T22:26:06Z")
Has anybody seen the bridge? Where’s that confounded bridge? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-bridges-in-popular-culture/536871.md?page=1)