We Didn’t Start the Fire, Post 1989 Edition

I do hope Billy Joel won’t mind… I recently saw a remake of “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” done by Marvel actors and was consequently reminded (by a couple of you) that as a teenager I wrote my own version. So I decided this week to do that again. Essentially, you should be able to read the lyrics below in your head to the tune of Joel’s classic 80’s song.

Looking back at the past 30+ years, to quote the great Rich Mullins, “This the world as best as I can remember it.” 

Oprah Winfrey, Princess Di, Iraq war and NAFTA signed Big debt, Internet,  Freddie Mercury

Michael Jordan, World Wide Web Referendum in Québec Jerry Seinfeld, OJ Trial iMac, Euro Disney

Y2K, Princess Di,  NHL and Baseball strikes Clinton Scandal, ice storm Baywatch, Matlock, Google’s born

George Dubya, Enron 9-11, dot coms Dr. Dre and Eminem Michel Jordan’s back again

iPhone and Saddam Hussein Middle Earth and Dark Knight,  Bombers, shooters on the rise

Iran, Ahmadinejad

Earth is shaking in Japan Barack Obama, Conrad Black,  Bin Laden is found at last

Haiti crises, Wikileaks Pride parades, equality Egypt, Ukraine, Hong Kong Oil spills and Amazon

CHORUS

Harry Potter, legal weed Syrian War and refugees Trudeau, Trump and Rob Ford Martin, Taylor, Floyd, and Moore

Snowden, Tarantino Marvel superheroes Psy, Korean dancing man

Call Me Kaitlyn, Wikileaks The M-M-I-W-G

Spotify and Instagram

CHORUS

Fidget spinners, Harambe Banksy, and Linsanity Lady Gaga, Black hole An Oscar for DiCaprio

Ebola hits in Africa Fires in Australia Dow Jones falls, US wall COVID-19 threatens all

Green new deal and hybrid cars,  Netflix and a trip to Mars Kobe Bryant, RBG Black Lives Matter, I can’t breathe!

Congratulations Get Out. This is your week.

And the Oscar goes to…

Best Actress:

Florence Pugh as Dani in Midsommar.

Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington in Get Out.

Best Quote: “Do you want a balloon too, Georgie?” — Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in It.

And 2020 could have its own song altogether. If any of you feel inspired to write one, please send it along. I’d love to read/hear it!