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We Didn't Start the Fire recounts the previous 40 years ending in 1989, when the song came out

Posted by ATL User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:32:50

in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Billy Joel is a hack*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty User icon on August 14, 2026, 12:10:21, in reply to "We Didn't Start the Fire recounts the previous 40 years ending in 1989, when the song came out"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

lousy tipper?*

Posted by Poldark User icon on August 15, 2026, 07:44:11, in reply to "Billy Joel is a hack*"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"The only thing the DSA hates more than Republicans is Democrats."

Keeps asking for a bottle of red AND a bottle of white *

Posted by ATL User icon on August 15, 2026, 12:47:56, in reply to "lousy tipper?*"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Huh?*

Posted by PapaDels User icon on August 14, 2026, 22:18:52, in reply to "Billy Joel is a hack*"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

I have schweppervessence and wessonality.
Too sweet to be sour, too nice to be mean.
Radicalized by basic decency.

the craziest thing about that song is that it's in chronological order*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:37:38, in reply to "We Didn't Start the Fire recounts the previous 40 years ending in 1989, when the song came out"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

Mostly, but not entirely. *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:54:12, in reply to "the craziest thing about that song is that it's in chronological order*"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

no, the craziest thing about the FOB abomination is that it isn't

Posted by Sammich User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:49:29, in reply to "the craziest thing about that song is that it's in chronological order*"

it's really not that hard to put events in chronological order, even in verse form

What we've become is contrary to what we want
Take a bow

World Trade, Second Plane

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:51:23, in reply to "no, the craziest thing about the FOB abomination is that it isn't"

What else do I have to say?

A lot, actually.

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it's really not that hard to put events in chronological order, even in verse form

I think Fallout Boy already did this.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;' tabindex=0>$ on August 13, 2026, 14:33:36, in reply to "We Didn't Start the Fire recounts the previous 40 years ending in 1989, when the song came out"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

Forget about it cuh

Sorry

Posted by ATL User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:36:07, in reply to "I think Fallout Boy already did this.*"

someone with talent should do it

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

...because the original is so highly regarded?

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:41:30, in reply to "Sorry"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

ooo

Posted by ATL User icon on August 13, 2026, 15:28:09, in reply to "...because the original is so highly regarded?"

https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1786650291.html

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

they did and it sucks*

Posted by VIV User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:34:02, in reply to "I think Fallout Boy already did this.*"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

That isn't really fair

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:35:59, in reply to "they did and it sucks*"

to the word "sucks"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

it's perfectly fine, not saying it's high art*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:39:42, in reply to "That isn't really fair"

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to the word "sucks"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

It's perfectly fine for Fallout Boy. *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:55:00, in reply to "it's perfectly fine, not saying it's high art*"

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to the word "sucks"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

Take This to Your Grave was excellent. *

Posted by VIV User icon on August 13, 2026, 15:03:54, in reply to "It's perfectly fine for Fallout Boy. *"

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to the word "sucks"

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in 3 years, someone should rewrite the lyrics for the forty years starting in 1990 and ending in 2029.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

it's perfectly fine

Posted by VIV User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:43:07, in reply to "it's perfectly fine, not saying it's high art*"

for me to poop on.

and i say that as someone who has seen fallout boy multiple times, including inside a church basement.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

It's really just a testament to how good the original is*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 13, 2026, 14:44:51, in reply to "it's perfectly fine"

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for me to poop on.

and i say that as someone who has seen fallout boy multiple times, including inside a church basement.

Right—it’s such a shit song reanimated Mozart could remake it and it would be terrible.

Posted by DT User icon on August 14, 2026, 12:25:20, in reply to "It's really just a testament to how good the original is*"

Not really fair to hold it against Fallout Boy that their version was horrible.

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for me to poop on.

and i say that as someone who has seen fallout boy multiple times, including inside a church basement.

as a song, it sucks

Posted by Sammich User icon on August 14, 2026, 12:26:45, in reply to "Right—it’s such a shit song reanimated Mozart could remake it and it would be terrible."

as an encapsulation of 40 years of America-centric history in verse, it's a masterpiece

What we've become is contrary to what we want
Take a bow

That's definitely the better way to look at it.

Posted by illinilosch User icon on August 15, 2026, 10:21:36, in reply to "as a song, it sucks"

Because just the song alone is truly gawd awful.

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as an encapsulation of 40 years of America-centric history in verse, it's a masterpiece

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