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. It was agreed to not be an example because the original version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" is still fairly popular and well-liked, and because the criticism of it has been around for a while. There's also more negative reception related to FOB's cover than the original.
. It was agreed to not be an example because the original version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" is still fairly popular and well-liked, and because the criticism of it has been around for a while. There's also more negative reception related to FOB's cover than the original.Deleted line(s) 3 (click to see context) :
* CondemnedByHistory: "We Didn't Start the Fire" has gotten this reputation by 2023 after Music/FallOutBoy's cover of the song that same year brought attention back to it, with modern-day critics panning the original song's repetitive melody and inane lyrics.
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** "Allentown" is a melancholy song about the economic decline of the eponymous Pennsylvania city, brought on by the collapse of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and other blue-collar industries in the area. By the end of the '00s, however, the area's fortunes had changed dramatically, as increasingly-unaffordable rents in New York City made Allentown attractive as a cheap "bedroom community" for white-collar workers, coupled with an influx of Latino immigrants that reversed the shrinking population trends.
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** "Allentown" is a melancholy song about the economic decline of the eponymous Pennsylvania city, brought on by the collapse of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and other blue-collar industries in the area. By the end of the '00s, however, the area's city's fortunes had changed dramatically, as increasingly-unaffordable rents in New York City made Allentown attractive as it a cheap comparatively-cheap "bedroom community" for white-collar workers, commuters, coupled with an influx of Latino immigrants that reversed the its shrinking population trends.
