Thursday, October 14, 2010

Pot-Luck-Humor - We Didn't Start the Fire- Incredible

 

 We Didn't Start the Fire- Incredible

 
 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

    This song & its title was answer to one of Jeopardy's questions. 

     Question was (paraphrased):  "What 1980s song do history teachers praise for its educational value?" 

     Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember this song, 'We Didn't Start the Fire.'  

    Never could understand all the references in Billy Joel's song -- now fortunately, with this video, we can "see" what our "ears" couldn't.

    Apparently, it's Joel's homage to the historical headlines since his birth (1949).  Wish we could have appreciated the depths of this song when it was released.  Decades 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 an interesting 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.  

        

     

     

     

     

     

     

     






     

     

     

     





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