We Didn't Start the Fire!!!!!

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cisco
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15 Jun 2011 12:39pm
This song title was the answer to a recent 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 - fortunately, with this VIDEO, given the picture(s), 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.

Here it is, set to pictures. It's a neat flashback through the past half century 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.

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.


yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html
cisco
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15 Jun 2011 12:48pm
Little Richard this time.


FOR ALL OF YOU LITTLE RICHARD FANS OUT THERE, THIS WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF JUST WATCHING HOW HIS TALENT SHOWED THROUGH AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE.

This is amazing to see. It's Richard Wayne Penniman (aka Little Richard) about
fifteen years before "Tutti Frutti, oh, Rudy...." If you're familiar
with early period Beatles, you'll know that McCartney was heavily
influenced by Little Richard.
A-whop bop-a-lu bop a-whop bam boom
Here is some very rare footage of "Little Richard" as a child,
when he was just starting out in the music biz' ... from some
movie with Van Johnson ..


www.wimp.com/old-school-talent/
theDoctor
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15 Jun 2011 3:44pm

what about this one

www.whocarescisco.com/really/whocares
Mobydisc
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15 Jun 2011 4:35pm
Crap song. Billy Joel has said he doesn't like it either.

doggie
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15 Jun 2011 2:38pm
Mobydisc said...

Crap song. Billy Joel has said he doesn't like it either.




Bet he didnt mind the cash he made off it tho!!
poor relative
poor relative
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15 Jun 2011 4:48pm
Heres a cool graph that i don't understand


doggie
doggie
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15 Jun 2011 5:05pm
^^ Um WTF!!!
doggie
doggie
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15 Jun 2011 5:25pm
Thanks PR I get it now
Waterloo
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15 Jun 2011 11:49pm
SandS said...

poor relative said...

doggie said...

^^ Um WTF!!!






where are you Max, over here 99 , whos that girl with the phone on her head max!


Don't be so jealous 99....she's engaged!!!, and besides she has too many hangups.
Waterloo
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15 Jun 2011 11:53pm
It's not working Harold...we're just not communicating anymore.


cisco
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15 Jun 2011 11:56pm
theDoctor said...


what about this one

www.whocarescisco.com/really/whocares


Not really a matter of "caring" Doc. You either do or do not enjoy Billy Joel or Little Richard's music and you either are or are not interested in their backgrounds.

Are you having a "Super Negative Day" instead of your usual "Plain Boring Negative Day".

Keep going like that and you will probably die long before your time is up. Who would care?
saltiest1
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16 Jun 2011 5:26am
i prefer a delicate serve of this:




getfunky
getfunky
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16 Jun 2011 11:51am
poor relative said...




Kn Gen Y dweebs with their fancy i-phones always stuck to their heads!



Hey Cisco - the yanks may not have started the fire but they sure love to stir it up and play with it a bit.

Song isn't the worst of all time - but after approx 30000000000 high rotations for thge 5 yrs following it's release I'd be happy to NEVER hear it again.
SandS
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17 Jun 2011 8:35pm
Waterloo said...

SandS said...

poor relative said...

doggie said...

^^ Um WTF!!!






where are you Max, over here 99 , whos that girl with the phone on her head max!


Don't be so jealous 99....she's engaged!!!, and besides she has too many hangups.


with this ring I thee wed
Haircut
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18 Jun 2011 6:21pm
i enjoyed it cisco
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