We Didn't Start The Fire

ha i never realized "Richard Nixon back again" was a callback to a Nixon mention in the first verse

Why did the lyrics stop before the mid 80s?

this is one of at least four or five songs that has my name in it

where is "I hate this song and I want to die" option

DEEEEEEEY lin
BUUUUUUUHR lin

would nixon have appreciated being mentioned twice?

BAY OF PIGS INVAZJHEEEEEYIN

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SHAKEY MO RIP

I'm afraid "Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion" was the one I went for immediately, without even thinking about it. God help me.

for the ultra-flat delivery, of course

I went with my hometown, though we're mentioned because of some rather nasty events. I just like how he sings it, all exasperated by that point"

Little ROCK! PASTERNAK! Mickey Mantle, KEROUAC!

"Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide" is the one that grabbed me the most--this one's for "mah schweet Saytun," y'all. The aids/crack follow-up for 2nd place.

Surely it is "Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, Suicide" as in Vega and Rev, yes?

Trouble in the Suez, for its out-of-the-blue growly delivery.

What exactly is this fire anyway? Was it really caused in part by The King and I, Hoola Hoops, and Brooklyn having a winning team?

I frequently defend ("...The Indefensible") Joel; but wow, those are awesomely awful aren't they? But I actually do quite like "Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye" for sounding like a '65-vintage Dylan lyric. (Also reads like a great title for a way-short-lived high-concept sitcom depicting the zany exploits of the four individuals in question.)

Someone should link to the thread where we made up our own lyrics. (Guess I'll look for it...)

Found it

I can't take it anymore

front-runner

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Too true..

Wasn't there a line about REM in the original?

Actually, the entire thing sounds like the work of a lobotomized Dylan to me--and that's very likely what makes it such a "great" piece of cheesy folk-pop determinism.

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J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say

lol @ billy's idea of subtle intimation

Have we even mentioned the video yet?

Neil Diamond did this a lot better on "Done Too Soon"

There was an Irish cash in version of this done by The Memories, with all the people being members of Ireland's Italia 90 world cup team. Famously, when playing Ireland around then Joel sang more than none of this instead of his song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(The_Memories_song)

OK, so I fucked up the link. Cuntpaste: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(The_Memories_song)

oh wait, the link mysteriously excludes the last ) for no obvious reason.

anyway, as you where - back to Billy Joel.

Don't blame yourself DV

Surely it is "Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, Suicide" as in Vega and Rev, yes?

I always thought it was "heavy metal suicide." This was the age when Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne were being held responsible for such things, remember.

It would have been nice, though.

I had to google Sally Ride because of this thread.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/SallyRide.jpeg

I think I've spotted where she hides her dildo.

It breaks up on re-entry.

I bet she thought Mustang Sally was about her.

Yeah, unfortunately she only got this old codswallop from Billy Joel.

Why did the lyrics stop before the mid 80s?

Because the song came out in 1989?

When Diana died Billy and Elton did a coin flip to decide whether it'd be "Candle In The Wind '97" or "We Didn't Start The Fire '97."

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we need to track down an a cappella of this shit mach stat

Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez ain't so bad either.

we need to track down an a cappella of this shit mach stat

YES YES YES YES YES

Or I could record myself chanting the lyrics...?

that would also be fucking awesome

There's a great 12" inversion produced by Trevor Horn, with string arrangements by Anne Dudley and a Holly Johnson cameo; he sings the JFK line.

Q: What is "the fire"

you should start all your posts with Q:

Then your handle would make sense

Q: Will someone answer the question?

(my handle comes from my wife, who is known around here as quincie. heh heh get it?)

no.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_%28Seinfeld_episode%29

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