Topic: We Didn't Start the Fire

[Clive]

This song and it's title was answer to Final Jeopardy  -- only one person got it right.  Question was (paraphrased) "What 1980's song do history teachers praise for its educational value."  Never could understand all the references on Billy Joel's song however fortunately, with this VIDEO, given the picture(s), we now can "see" what our "ears" couldn't.  Anyway, checked to see purpose behind the song.  Apparently, it's Joel's homage to the 40-years of historical headlines since his birth (1949).  Wish we could have appreciated the depths of this song when it was released.
Twenty years later, it's amazing what Joel was able to put into music and lyrics lasting only a few minutes.

Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his great song, 'We Didn't Start the Fire..'

Here it is, set to pictures... . It's a neat flashback through the past half century. I never did know all the words. Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in  less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the  University of  Chicago  with a lot of spare  time and Google  Top left gives you full screen.... top right lets you pause.  Bottom left shows the year. The  older you are, the more pictures you will recognize.  Anyone over age 65 should remember over 90% of what they see. But it's great at any age.

click below

http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

[Simon]

I've never really been a fan of Billy Joel, but that's a very clever song.