Dec 19, 2024
10:55:47am
10:55:47am
Billy Joel's in order of year at least.
Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire" is written in chronological order:
Events
The song's lyrics reference 118 or 119 historical events, people, places, and phenomena that occurred between 1949 and 1989.
Chronology
The song begins with Joel's birth in 1948 and ends in 1989, when he was 40 years old.
Idea
Joel came up with the idea for the song after a conversation with Sean Lennon, who claimed that nothing notable happened in the news during Joel's early life.
Release
The song was released as a single on September 18, 1989, and later appeared on Joel's album Storm Front on October 17, 1989.
Events
The song's lyrics reference 118 or 119 historical events, people, places, and phenomena that occurred between 1949 and 1989.
Chronology
The song begins with Joel's birth in 1948 and ends in 1989, when he was 40 years old.
Idea
Joel came up with the idea for the song after a conversation with Sean Lennon, who claimed that nothing notable happened in the news during Joel's early life.
Release
The song was released as a single on September 18, 1989, and later appeared on Joel's album Storm Front on October 17, 1989.
Originally posted on Dec 19, 2024 at 10:55:47am
Message modified by Cougar McGregor on Dec 19, 2024 at 10:56:44am
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