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We Didn't Start The Fire

by Billy Joel
on Storm Front

Lyrics

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
full lyrics
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
full lyrics

Features of This Track

pop rock qualities
a subtle use of vocal harmony
mild rhythmic syncopation
repetitive melodic phrasing
extensive vamping
major key tonality
an emotional male lead vocal performance
use of ambient synths
subtle use of fender rhodes
political lyrics

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Comments

Since the worlds been turning, that's a little lo-NEVER QUESTION IT!
Nobody gets it...
Honk! Pogo hammer!
mikeamoroso7
awesome!
Not since They Might Be Giants' 'James K. Polk' has history been so musical.
I wish he'd do a part two.
they put the lyrics up, nice!
Know all the words :)
THE MOST MOTIVATIONAL SONG EVER!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
L!O!V!E! T!H!I!S! S!O!N!G!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I love this song even though its just a long list of facts
What no lyrics!!!!
Just amazing
Love it !!!!!! :)
this song never gets old.. as long as I live, whenever I hear this song, I'll always stop what ever im doing so I can scream along to the lyrics!!
Great song
lyrics por favor
matclancy97
J.F.K BLOW AWAY, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO SAY?
You have to love it. Cool
what, do people not know enough world history in order to write down the lyrics??? >:(
haven't heard in ages.
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
flyguy000555
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Love the song btw.♥
Ahh! Were's the lyrics?>:C
This song is guaranteed to get stuck in your head.
we need lyrics
I remember when Tracy Jordan listened to this song on 30 ROCK. It made me laugh.
We need a part two.
Love this one!
the need the lyrics...
eh...
Another one of my life's theme songs!!
good taste Danny :p though I can't help but think this song would be so much better with a real piano instead of electric piano, I just don't like electric piano...
RYAN STARTED THE FIRE!
This song and The Wreck of THE Edmond Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot are the hardest songs I have ever tried to sing in karaoke. They both so much in them and are hard to keep up with. Both are great songs that are based on true events in history and that's why I like them.
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye

Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Maciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tri
Bryan! You nailed it!
madidor
Ofcourse the Lyrics aren't provided- lazy gracenote guys
ya know, joel hated this song. he honestly regretted making it and how popular it got
iamageek5000
Stupid history class...
Stephanie, it is rock and roller COLA wars.. like Michael Jackson for Pepsi.. etc etc.
About to pick this up from itunes
CLASSIC!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Rock n' Roll.. Color Wars... I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
irwinefron
Billy needs to have a sequel to this great classic. This song is incredible and he is a true genious.
shannonc7041
why are we talking about elton john when billy joel sings this song??? just saying, i LOVE this song but it's just so hard to sing to cause i don't know all the words! (yet) :)
elton john???
mfwraith
I would absolutely love to see Sir Elton John update this to 2010 by adding verses to the end!
ugagirl66
This is one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. I have listened to this for 20 years and have never gotten tired of it. The video is really good, also.
What took so long for this song to show up on any of my stations? i LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
"Russians in Afghanistan" ... perhaps he should come out with a sequel....
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