We Didn't Start the Fire has become a Boomer Anthem over the years. Starts with the events from Joel's childhood and moves into the 1980s, when the song was written. Boomers may have screwed things up - but... we didn't start the fire. It's always been burning.... right up to this very day. Instead of "Russians in Afghanistan," we have "Russians in Ukraine." And on and on and on.
@chalmapatterson5447 ай бұрын
Boomers may not have started the fire but they sure did finish it.
@RGRG32322 жыл бұрын
Billy's album 52nd Street is such a great album. The songs "Zanzabar", "Rosalinda's Eyes" and "Until The Night" are the standouts.
@seanscanlon90672 жыл бұрын
And Stiletto.
@kevindobson37012 жыл бұрын
Pressure Is the theme song to the popular tv show called The Boys Alot of heavy metal bands have covered this song
@dionisioiacobelli66892 жыл бұрын
Billy's high school counselor told him he was a few credits short to graduate. And that he could forget about Columbia University. Billy said I don't care I'm going to Columbia Records.
@seanscanlon90672 жыл бұрын
Apparently, Billy's mother was a bit upset about that, so he told her: "Ma, I'll buy you a house". And then he did!
@jillk3682 жыл бұрын
Some more Billy Joel suggestions: River of Dreams, Innocent Man, Piano Man, Goodnight Saigon, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. Very nice reaction; I enjoyed it. All the best.
@jowpowreviewz42462 жыл бұрын
Awesome reactions!! Always been a fan of Billy Joel!!
@kevindobson37012 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reacting l appreciate it 😊
@giampaolobraga44872 жыл бұрын
You should react to other Billy's songs. His repertoire is amazing, songs like Zanzibar, Just the way you are, Vienna, Storm front, River of dreams, just to quote some of his masterpieces.
@kevindobson37012 жыл бұрын
We didnt start the fire He's talking about history and all the problems that the fire has always been burning since the beginning of time He actually starts in the 50s and goes up to the late 80s
@seanscanlon90672 жыл бұрын
1949 the year Billy was born, to 1989 when he turned 40.
@Hartlor_Tayley2 жыл бұрын
I can really relate to this first song. Great reaction
@kevindobson37012 жыл бұрын
We didnt start the fire went to number 1 in 1989
@jamishops2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reacting to my favorite artist. I have heard Billy’s short comment on “We Didn’t Start the Fire” as “the world is a mess, it’s always been a mess and it’s always going to be a mess”.
@firstnamelastname80602 жыл бұрын
On your Creedence cover of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"; Good job. I like how you did it your way. I don't need to say "keep it up", because I know you will.
@miami20172 жыл бұрын
Keep reacting Billy Joel's songs! Besides Phil Collins, Billy Joel is one of my top 5 favourite artist
@andreaseder62202 жыл бұрын
I remember analyzing "We didn't start the fire" at school in my history class! Fun fact: Analyzing "The catcher in the rhy" was my class work in german. So you can see, my german and history teacher and me were (and still are) huge Billy Joel fans!!!
@seanscanlon90672 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen The Joel Files documentary?
@FaceManBuddha2 жыл бұрын
Namaste Sister 🙏🕉🌸
@HG-cv4ru2 жыл бұрын
Check out the video that goes with the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" to see the progression thru the years. I think you are close on the meaning of the second song. History goes in cycles and everything old is new again. Like the Who in "Won't get Fooled Again" they say "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" our leaders and our history repeat themselves.
@jowpowreviewz42462 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for my request! 🙂🙂
@mickparker37262 жыл бұрын
You love Freddy Starr, check out Freddy and Peter Stringfellow magic trick........brilliant
@mjm50812 жыл бұрын
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@kevindobson37012 жыл бұрын
Can you please react to My favourite game by The Cardigans And Love fool by The Cardigans Audio reaction Please
@deniseadkins290111 ай бұрын
We are not living the repercussions of the past. We are living by our own choices which are as bad as the past choices. For example: President Kenndy being shot and therefore dying has no relevance on why we don't know what a woman or a man is.
@LtFrankDrebin1002 жыл бұрын
Eminem should rap over Pressure. Billy was spitting on that bih.
@p4radigm9892 жыл бұрын
I hate Billy Joel, because a buddy of mine was listening to "small town boy" when he fell in love /w my ex-gf's best friend, and it was such a pathetic beta song. Good it's blocked in my country. I like CCR though, nice singing! Here's 2 interesting songs to check out: THE WHO Eminence Front (Toronto 17th dec 1982) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3m3h4CebMuoqJY Leonard Cohen - The Future (live) - Vector Arena, Auckland - 21-12-2013 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXS1l2Wom9Zkb6s
@billmuller14692 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel never did a song called Small Town Boy.
@seanscanlon90672 жыл бұрын
The only Smalltown Boy song I know is by Bronski Beat but even so, that situation would hardly be Billy's fault anyway. 😊
@p4radigm9892 жыл бұрын
@@seanscanlon9067 right, the Bronski Beat song is actually pretty good. I confused the lyrics of "downtown man" /w "small town boy" LOL. Billy Joel actually goes like "I'm simping for an uptown girl... and now she's looking for a down town simp" something like that. It's just a real beta attitude song that I hate, because my buddy was 'in love' with some stupid rich bitch and listening to the same song, and putting her on a pedestal and had this inferiority complex somehow.
@p4radigm989 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewdimond2783 I confused the phrase "downtown man" with "small town boy" which is actually a good but gay song from Bronki Beat.
@giampaolobraga44872 жыл бұрын
You should react to other Billy's songs. His repertoire is amazing, songs like Zanzibar, Just the way you are, Vienna, Storm front, River of dreams, just to quote some of his masterpieces.