This song, and its' title, was an answer to a Final Jeopardy question -- only one person got it right.
Question: "What 1980s song do history teachers praise for its educational value?"
If you couldn't understand all the references in Billy Joel's song, fortunately, with this video, given the pictures, we can now "see" what our "ears" couldn't hear.
Apparently, the purpose behind this song was Joels' homage to the 40-years of historical headlines since his birth (1949). It's unfortunate that we didn't appreciate the depths of this song when it was realased. 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 ~ ENJOY and APPRECIATE.
Click below:
We Didn't Start The Fire
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html
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