We Didn't Start the Fire

We Didn't Start the Fire is a song by Billy Joel that lists 120 well-known events, people, things, and places from his lifetime, from 1949 to 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front. Joel explained that he wrote this song due to his interest in history. He commented that he would have wanted to be a history teacher had he not become a rock and roll singer.

Related Topics:
Billy Joel - 1949 - 1989 - Storm Front - History - Rock and roll

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Table of contents

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1 Historical items referred to in the song

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2 Criticism

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3 External links

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