We Didn't Start the Fire

The lyrics of "We Didn't Start the Fire" are essentially a chronological list of specific events, names, and places, beginning in Joel's year of birth. Stream of consciousness in style, the song could be considered a natural successor to songs such as "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)", as it consists of a series of unrelated images in a quick-fire, half-rapped, half-sung vocal style. The following are the lists as they appear in the song's lyrics, though in the actual song th ...

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We Didn't Start the Fire, We Didn't Start the Fire - Historical items referred to in the song, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1949, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1950, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1951, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1952, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1953, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1954, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1955, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1956, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1957, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1958, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1959, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1960, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1961, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1962, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1963, We Didn't Start the Fire - 1964–1989, We Didn't Start the Fire - Criticism

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William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949, Bronx, NY) better known as Billy Joel, is a pianist, singer and songwriter. He recorded a staggering amount of pop music hits from 1973 (beginning with the single "Piano Man") to his retirement from the genre in 1993. Joel could be considered, with Elton John, as being the father of piano rock. He has sold well over 100 million albums worldwide and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States. Joel's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), and the Rock and Ro ...

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• Billy Joel - Career
• Billy Joel - Early Years
• Billy Joel - Early albums 1970–1976
• Billy Joel - Becoming a superstar 1977–1981
• Billy Joel - Building on success 1982–1986
• Billy Joel - The Russia period 1987–1989
• Billy Joel - Later albums 1989–1994
• Billy Joel - Semi-retirement 1994–present
• Billy Joel - Songwriting
• Billy Joel - Influences
• Billy Joel - Marriages
• Billy Joel - Alcohol problems
• Billy Joel - Master Classes
• Billy Joel - Discography
• Billy Joel - Albums
• Billy Joel - Hit singles
• Billy Joel - Credits on Broadway

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See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1989 in music - Events. January 7 - Genesis '88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the U.S.S.R. exclusively in Russia. Bootleg copies sell for as much as $1,000 in the United States January 14 - Genesis '88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House pa ...

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• 1989 in music - Events
• 1989 in music - Albums released
• 1989 in music - Top hits
• 1989 in music - Published popular music
• 1989 in music - Classical music
• 1989 in music - Opera
• 1989 in music - Musical theater
• 1989 in music - Musical films
• 1989 in music - Births
• 1989 in music - Deaths
• 1989 in music - Awards
• 1989 in music - Charts
• 1989 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1989 in music - KROQ

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The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger. First published in serial form in the United States in 1945-46 and in book form in the U.S. and Britain in 1951, the novel remains controversial to this day, especially to noted book critic EJ Carver, "I enjoyed the book immensely, despite being asleep for half of it. I would call it a masterpiece of modern times". It has long been considered "inappropriate" and "immoral" in more conservative areas of the United States. It was the 13th most frequently challenged book of ...

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• The Catcher in the Rye - Characters
• The Catcher in the Rye - Themes
• The Catcher in the Rye - Style
• The Catcher in the Rye - Sarcasm
• The Catcher in the Rye - Stream of consciousness
• The Catcher in the Rye - Controversy
• The Catcher in the Rye - Time period
• The Catcher in the Rye - Memorable and significant quotes
• The Catcher in the Rye - Cultural references
• The Catcher in the Rye - Trivia

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Cola wars is the term used to describe the campaign of mutually-targeted television advertisements in the 1980s between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola. They first began showing people doing blind taste tests in which they preferred one product over the other, then they began hiring more and more popular spokespersons to promote their products. They focused particularly on rock stars; notable soft drink promoters included Michael Jackson (for Pepsi) and Paula Abdul (for Coke). One example of a heated exchange that occurred during the Cola Wars was Coca-Cola making a strategic retreat on July 11, 1985, by ...

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Manic Street Preachers - Early years 1986-1991. The band - which was originally named Betty Blue (after the English title of French film 37°2 le matin) - was formed in 1986 by Oakdale Comprehensive (Blackwood) schoolfriends James Dean Bradfield (lead guitarist), Flicker (bass guitarist), Sean Moore, (drummer and James' cousin), and Nicky Wire (Real name: Nicholas Jones, rhythm guitarist and brother of poet and playwright Patrick Jones). For a short period Jenny Watkins-Isnardi joined the group as a singer ...

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Manic Street Preachers, Manic Street Preachers - History, Manic Street Preachers - Early years 1986-1991, Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists to The Holy Bible 1992-1995, Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go onwards 1996-, Manic Street Preachers - Discography, Manic Street Preachers - Studio Albums, Manic Street Preachers - EPs and Compilations, Manic Street Preachers - Singles, Manic Street Preachers - Videos, Manic Street Preachers - Publications, Manic Street Preachers - Awards

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Entries are listed with the following syntax: "Song Title" by musical artist(s) most associated with song references musicians and/or bands referred to. Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - 0-9. "1/15/96" by The Ataris references The Descendents "1974" by Robyn Hitchcock references David Crosby, Syd Barrett, and Led Zeppelin. (as well as covertly referencing Da ...

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List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - List, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - 0-9, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - A, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - B, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - C, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - D, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - E, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - F, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - G, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - H, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - I, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - J, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - K, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - L, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - M, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - N, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - O, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - P, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - Q, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - R, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - S, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - T, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - U, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - V, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - W, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - X, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - Y, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - Z, List of songs containing overt reference to real musicians - Songs that mention Elvis Presley

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All songs by Billy Joel "That's Not Her Style" - 5:10 "We Didn't Start the Fire" - 4:50 "The Downeaster "Alexa"" - 3:44 "I Go to Extremes" - 4:23 "Shameless" - 4:26 "Storm Front" - 5:17 "Leningrad" - 4:06 "State of Grace" - 4:30 "When In Rome" - 4:50 "And So It Goes" - 3:38 ...

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Storm Front, Storm Front - Track listing, Storm Front - Books

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Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments. A "jumping the shark" moment is usually specific to what makes a series popular, or to a show's original premise. Common scenes or situations listed below only qualify as shark jumping moments when they cross a line that in retrospect can be cited as a sign of the show's decline; series have recovered from just about everything listed below, but the f ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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Marlon Brando - Youth and early acting career. Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1935, when Brando was 11 years old, his parents, Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando separated. His mother briefly took her three children to live with her mother in Santa Ana, California until 1937 when the parents reconciled and moved to Libertyville, Illinois, a village north-west of Chicago. The family were of primarily Dutch, Irish and English stock, although the family name originated in Germany (Brandau ...

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Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando - Biography, Marlon Brando - Youth and early acting career, Marlon Brando - On the screen, Marlon Brando - The Godfather, Marlon Brando - Late career, Marlon Brando - Off screen, Marlon Brando - Trivia, Marlon Brando - Filmography

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Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments. A "jumping the shark" moment is usually specific to what makes a series popular, or to a show's original premise. Common scenes or situations listed below only qualify as shark jumping moments when they cross a line that in retrospect can be cited as a sign of the show's decline; series have recovered from just about everything listed below, but the f ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Story Arc, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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The eighth of nine children, DiMaggio was born in a two-room house in Martinez, California to Sicilian immigrants; delivered by a midwife. His mother, Rosalia, named him "Giuseppe" for his father; "Paolo" was in honor of Saint Paul, Giuseppe's favorite saint. The family moved to San Francisco when Joe was one year old. Giuseppe was a fisherman, as were generations of DiMaggios before him. It was his dream to have all five of his sons fish the Bay with him. Joe would do anything to get out of cleaning his father's boat, as the smell of ...

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Joe DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio - Early life, Joe DiMaggio - The Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio - Military service, Joe DiMaggio - Marriages, Joe DiMaggio - Death, Joe DiMaggio - Legacy

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Disc One: 1. Piano Man 2. Captain Jack 3. Entertainer 4. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live edited version) 5. New York State of Mind 6. Stranger 7. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant 8. Just the Way You Are 9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 10. Only the Good Die Young 11. She's Always a Woman Disc Two: 1. My Life 2. Big Shot 3. You May Be Right 4. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me 5. Don' ...

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Greatest Hits Billy Joel albums, Greatest Hits Billy Joel albums - LP Release of Greatest Hits Volume I and II, Greatest Hits Billy Joel albums - Cassette Release of Greatest Hits Volume I and II, Greatest Hits Billy Joel albums - CD Release of Greatest Hits Volume I and II:, Greatest Hits Billy Joel albums - Greatest Hits Volume III

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The eighth of nine children, DiMaggio was born in a two-room house to Sicilian immigrants, delivered by a midwife. His mother, Rosalia, named him "Giuseppe" for his father; "Paolo" was in honor of Saint Paul, Giuseppe's favorite saint. The family moved to San Francisco when Joe was one year old. Giuseppe was a fisherman, as were generations of DiMaggios before him. It was his dream to have all five of his sons fish the Bay with him. Joe would do anything to get out of cleaning his father's boat, as the smell of dead fish made him sick ...

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Joe DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio - Early life, Joe DiMaggio - The Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio - Military service, Joe DiMaggio - Marriages, Joe DiMaggio - Death, Joe DiMaggio - Legacy

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In the early afternoon of December 22, 1984, four young men, Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey, boarded a downtown #2 train on a mission to steal money from video arcade machines in Manhattan. They admitted to carrying screwdrivers, which they intended to use for robbing the video game machines. Goetz entered the same #2 train at the 14th street station and sat down near the four teenage men. Ten seconds later, two of the men approached Goetz and asked for (according to the testimony of the four men) or demande ...

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Bernhard Goetz, Bernhard Goetz - The incident, Bernhard Goetz - Background, Bernhard Goetz - Public reaction, Bernhard Goetz - Criminal trial, Bernhard Goetz - Events since the trial, Bernhard Goetz - Civil trial, Bernhard Goetz - Goetz on Larry King Live, Bernhard Goetz - Court Cases

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Songs either misinterpreted as songs about suicide, or where a reference to suicide cannot be ruled out. "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd in The Wall [10] ...

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List of songs about suicide, List of songs about suicide - Main theme, List of songs about suicide - Mentioned, List of songs about suicide - Allegedly About Suicide, List of songs about suicide - Misinterpreted

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The film, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis, tells the story of a simple man's epic journey through life, meeting historical figures and experiencing first-hand historic events largely unaware of their significance, due to his low IQ of 75. In the film, Forrest (played by Tom Hanks) calls the police about the Watergate break-in, invents the smiley face without realizing it, inspires John Lennon to write "Imagine", and makes millions on Apple Computer stock thi ...

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Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump - The film, Forrest Gump - Plot summary of the movie, Forrest Gump - Meetings with presidents, Forrest Gump - Criticism of the film, Forrest Gump - Divergence from the novel, Forrest Gump - Trivia, Forrest Gump - Featured Cast, Forrest Gump - Soundtrack, Forrest Gump - Disc One, Forrest Gump - Disc Two, Forrest Gump - Awards and Nominations, Forrest Gump - External link

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Given that J.D. Salinger never commented on the work and its true meanings, interpretations are fractured and vary from reader to reader. However, there are certainly a few themes which are discussed in the book - it is what Salinger was meaning to say that is under contention. A major theme is what Holden calls "phoniness." He feels surrounded by dishonesty and false pretenses, and throughout the book is frequently picking out the "phonies" he sees around him. Many of the people that Holden sees as phony are seemingly happy or succes ...

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The Catcher in the Rye, The Catcher in the Rye - Characters, The Catcher in the Rye - Themes, The Catcher in the Rye - Style, The Catcher in the Rye - Sarcasm, The Catcher in the Rye - Stream of consciousness, The Catcher in the Rye - Controversy, The Catcher in the Rye - Time period, The Catcher in the Rye - Memorable and significant quotes, The Catcher in the Rye - Cultural references, The Catcher in the Rye - Trivia

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Billy Joel - Early Years. Joel was born in The Bronx, New York. From an early age, he had an intense interest in music, especially classical music. He began piano lessons at an early age, and his interest in music instead of sports was the source for much teasing and bullying in his early years. As a teenager Joel took up boxing so that he would be able to defend himself. He fought under the amateur Golden Gloves schedule for a short time, but abandoned the sport when he becam ...

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Billy Joel, Billy Joel - Career, Billy Joel - Early Years, Billy Joel - Early albums 1970–1976, Billy Joel - Becoming a superstar 1977–1981, Billy Joel - Building on success 1982–1986, Billy Joel - The Russia period 1987–1989, Billy Joel - Later albums 1989–1994, Billy Joel - Semi-retirement 1994–present, Billy Joel - Songwriting, Billy Joel - Influences, Billy Joel - Marriages, Billy Joel - Alcohol problems, Billy Joel - Master Classes, Billy Joel - Discography, Billy Joel - Albums, Billy Joel - Hit singles, Billy Joel - Credits on Broadway

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1989 in music, 1989 in music - Events, 1989 in music - Albums released, 1989 in music - Top hits, 1989 in music - Published popular music, 1989 in music - Classical music, 1989 in music - Opera, 1989 in music - Musical theater, 1989 in music - Musical films, 1989 in music - Births, 1989 in music - Deaths, 1989 in music - Awards, 1989 in music - Charts, 1989 in music - List of No. 1 Hits, 1989 in music - KROQ

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