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We Didn't Start The Fire: 2000s Edition

A current re-write of the iconic Billy Joel tune.

Victoria VanHorn
Nov 21, 2016
University of Wyoming - Laramie
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One of my favorite songs is "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. After jamming out one day, I decided to re-write the lyrics to express the times between 2000 and 2016 (we all know it's been quite a ride). Below is my edition. Keep in mind, sixteen years is a long period of time so not all events could be included. However, I hope you enjoy and remember to try and fight it.


"We Didn't Start the Fire: 2000s Edition" written by Victoria VanHorn. Sung to the tune by Billy Joel

Barack Obama, Kim K, China’s Trade, Harambe

Middle East, Benghazi, then there’s Orlando

Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Millenials accused of yowling

North Korea, South Korea, Nukes about to blow

Ferguson, New York, Charleston, Cleveland

Sandy Hook, Boston Strong, these are ones for the books

Pope Francis, Vaccines, Prince George’s welcoming

Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, All lives matter: let’s go.

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s

Been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it.

No Child Left Behind, ACTs, SATs ,

Common Core didn’t score, ADA roadblocks

Beyonce, lemonade, Britney Spears survived the day

Zika threats, foreign aid, and new types of rock

T-Swift, loud teens, Chicago’s got a winning team

Bin Laden, Terrorist Threats, Brexit, and college debt

LGBTQ, love will win in the end

Princess Charlotte, royal lines, Trouble on the border

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s

Been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it.

Sexual Assault on the rise, dope sorta legalized

Government shutdowns, makes everyone frown

Suicide, Depression, Mental Health where’s the help?

Stop all the homicide, children caught on the inside

Trump, Clinton, Election

caused a lot of rejection

Protests, Dubstep, and those SNL skits

YouTube, twitter, facebook, Instagram

Politicians are psycho, where did all the time go?

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s

Been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it.

Michael Jackson, Whitney, College students wanted Bernie

Dylan, Dr. Ben, and remember 9/11

Hurricane Katrina, The Beatles still cause mania

Bring Back our Girls, Snapchat!, give it a whirl

Flint Water Crisis, Emails seemed to exit

Superheroes save the day, what else do I have to say?

We didn’t start the fire

It was always burning since the world’s

Been turning

We didn’t start the fire

No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it.

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