We Didn't Start the Fire by xorbah



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Billy Joel (Buy!)


Submitted: 08/25/2002 | 01:05AM EST

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Current Score: 3.18 / 5.00

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This is a pet project I've been working on sporadically for about a year. The first time I heard this song back in the late 80s, I envisioned something like this but as a music video. Thank you to my daughter, Megan for buying me the song so long ago.

If you're online and click on the images, your browser will open to a page about that person or event.

The song lyrics are chronological by decade, separated by the chorus, starting with the late 40s and ending in the 60s through late 80s.

As to the lyrics, "heavy metal suicide", there seems to be two schools of thought - the first being that it refers to the suicides of youth who listened to heavy metal, the second being that it refers to simply heavy metal and then to the suicides at Jonestown. I've chosen the latter.

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Average Score: 8.1 / 10

Score: 10
Ericho

"Most underrated flash of all time"

by: Ericho
date: October 26, 2008

This must set some sort of record for most underrated flash of all time. 3.11 and less than 5k views? You've got to be kidding me! I wouldn't have come across this flash if I hadn't gone to ugoplayer.com. I remember first hearing this song and thought it was the most amazing song I'd ever heard. The quotes were a wonderful touch, as they held relevance as they told various humorous and relevant circumstances in the world we have today. The links from the pictures made this even better. I am very sorry you are not getting more recognition for this masterpiece, as it is a truly remarkable flash. I hope you come back and make contribute more to Newgrounds, because you truly deserve every bit of it.

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Score: 9
Brago

"Good video."

by: Brago
date: May 14, 2008

I'm giving u a 9.

It could've used some animation to make it a little more interesting. But all in all, that's one of my all-time favorite Billy Joel songs. If you make more videos like this, try to put in some animation.

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Score: 10
Aci6

"{{Great music video}}"

by: Aci6
date: February 9, 2008

Basically the flash is a slide show but it fits in so well with the song and how it plays out makes it worth it, the author has obviously put some effort into linking them and individually putting the pictures in, its done really well.
Nice flash, audio quality is a bit low thogh, the only real complaint.

~A~

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Score: 10
FlashCridic1124

"Awsome"

date: April 5, 2007

i'm hoping once my band is finally formed, we can continue apon Billy Joels legacy, i mean think about it, this was an excellent song, but how much stuff has gone on in the world sinse this song was made??? It's only natral instinct for me to continue it. I crongratulate you on reminding us of what sparked the workld all those years ago, even though I'm only 15.......Great job!!!

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Score: 9
XxfireryderxX

"yea"

date: October 16, 2005

I agree with the last guy, we had to do a report on this song in 9th grade.

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