Music Appreciation

ultralite001

(2,623 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:31 AM 7 hrs ago

We Didn't Start the Fire...

It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning…

— Billy Joel…

“No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it.”

It’s once again time…. May 1st is tomorrow… Support the general strike… No work… No school… No shopping…

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We Didn't Start the Fire... (Original Post) ultralite001 7 hrs ago OP

You do know Billy Joel hates that song, right. Ray Bruns 6 hrs ago #1

Yes... But the discordance... ultralite001 5 hrs ago #2

Ray Bruns

(6,597 posts)

1. You do know Billy Joel hates that song, right.

Reply to ultralite001 (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 12:34 PM

6 hrs ago

“Billy Joel famously dislikes "We Didn't Start the Fire," often calling it one of his worst songs musically. He has described the melody as annoying, similar to a "dentist's drill" or a "mosquito buzzing," and considers it a "novelty" or "list song" that is a nightmare to perform live because of the fast-paced lyrics”

ultralite001

(2,623 posts)

2. Yes... But the discordance...

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:33 PM

5 hrs ago

encapsulates the speed + ferocity + irrationality of events occurring in the world around us...

Then:

Now (more recently):

https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/billy-joel/we-didnt-start-fire-country-song-video/

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