@Captain_jovi
You're absolutely right with what you're saying.
But ironically Only Lonely (54) was a bigger "hit" in the US than I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (97), We Weren't Born To Follow (68 ) or Whole Lot Of Leavin', which wasn't even released as a single.
So once again it's all up to Jon. If he wouldn't have laid that song to rest for 20+ years, even the casuals would probably know it and thus wouldn't go for a piss break.