Fall Out Boyâs cover updates Billy Joelâs âWe Didnât Start the Fire,â covers 1989-2023
Fall Out Boy released Wednesday a cover of Billy Joel’s single, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” with new lyrics referencing 1989 to 2023.
Joel’s original covered 1949 to 1989.
“I thought about this song a lot when I was younger. All these important people and events- some that disappeared into the sands of time- others that changed the world forever,” Pete Wentz said, per StereoGum. “So much has happened in the span of the last 34 years- we felt like a little system update might be fun. Hope you like our take on it…”
Here are some of the references in the news version:
- Pokemon
- Harry Potter
- Avatar
- Twilight
- Kurt Cobain
- Kim Jong Un
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Kanye West and Taylor Swift feud
- Sandy Hook and Columbine school shootings
- L.A. riots
- Chicago Cubs
- Tiger Woods
- Michael Jackson’s death
- Michael Phelps
- Boston Marathon
- Michael Jordan
- Colin Kaepernick
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