We Didn't Start The Fire

11 July 2011, 18:33

In case you haven't seen this before, it is worth
watching......................

This song and its title were the answer to a Final Jeopardy question --
only one person got it right.

Question was (paraphrased) "The 1980's song that history teachers praise for
its educational value."

Never could understand all the references in Billy Joel's song --
fortunately, with this VIDEO, given the pictures, now we 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).
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.

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

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