| 1 | Music/BillyJoel wrote [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g a song]]; history is going strong. \ |
| 2 | It was [[TheEighties nineteen-eighty nine]]; and [[Music/StormFrontAlbum the song]] was doing fine. \ |
| 3 | Many copies of it sell; stuff about the past they tell: \ |
| 4 | Politics, and culture too; movies, war and what have you. \ |
| 5 | \ |
| 6 | Other people came along; they all really like the song, \ |
| 7 | Realize that it was a hit; [[FollowTheLeader want to have a part in it]]. \ |
| 8 | History is first to go, from nineteen hundred to zero. \ |
| 9 | Other topics soon include everything from nice to lewd. \ |
| 10 | \ |
| 11 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 12 | It was always with us \ |
| 13 | Since the song first hit us \ |
| 14 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 15 | No, we didn't coin it \ |
| 16 | But we want to join it \ |
| 17 | \ |
| 18 | Every singer has a version; can you really blame the person? \ |
| 19 | [[EarWorm The song's a really catchy tune]]; and you, too, will sing it soon. \ |
| 20 | Can't get it out of your head; [[FateWorseThanDeath you may wish that you were dead]], \ |
| 21 | Sing it 'til you cough up phlegm; then go back and start again. \ |
| 22 | \ |
| 23 | You can make new lyrics too, so long as they fit the tune. \ |
| 24 | Do a ListSong if you like; name the pieces of your bike. \ |
| 25 | If story's your imperative, you could write a narrative. \ |
| 26 | Just be clever and enjoy; think of tropes you could employ. \ |
| 27 | \ |
| 28 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 29 | It was always with us \ |
| 30 | Since the song first hit us \ |
| 31 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 32 | No, we didn't coin it \ |
| 33 | But we want to join it \ |
| 34 | \ |
| 35 | [[GenreShift Change the genre]] if you're clever; grunge or funk or lounge -- whatever: \ |
| 36 | CountryMusic, {{Reggae}}-vibe, HeavyMetal, [[MurderBallad suicide]], \ |
| 37 | {{New Wave|Music}}, HipHop, {{Electronic|Music}}, PunkRock, \ |
| 38 | {{Soul}} and {{Ska}} and Disco too, but [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Jimmy Hart]] will also do \ |
| 39 | \ |
| 40 | Or just like a bunch of dopes, make a song that's listing tropes: \ |
| 41 | FilkSong, ListSong, StockParodies come along. \ |
| 42 | PianoKeyWave, PissTakeRap, you can just list any crap; \ |
| 43 | GodIsLoveSongs, EarWorm, PowerBallad, SeizaSquirm. \ |
| 44 | \ |
| 45 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 46 | It was always with us \ |
| 47 | Since the song first hit us \ |
| 48 | We didn't start the riffing \ |
| 49 | No, we didn't coin it \ |
| 50 | But we want to join it \ |
| 51 | \ |
| 52 | {{Trope Namer|s}}: Joel, Billy -- but troper, don't be silly \ |
| 53 | he didn't invent the LongList, "done before" that is the gist \ |
| 54 | googling it in a hurry brings up a dude named Creator/TimCurry. \ |
| 55 | That man sang "I Do The Rock" -- obscure today, such bad luck \ |
| 56 | \ |
| 57 | As we said, it's often done many times under the sun. \ |
| 58 | We will list examples here; austerity you need not fear. \ |
| 59 | The list is not complete of course, and this is our driving force, \ |
| 60 | So go add more, lickety-split, or you will soon be deep in {{s|ubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion}}hame. |
| 61 | ---- |
| 62 | !!Examples: |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 67 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDk3eaeao8E This]] mid-1990s ad for ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ("We Didn't Start the Series") |
| 68 | * The Coca-Cola FIFAWorldCupSpecial ad "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4OXItHCgi0 Los Cocacoleros]]". |
| 69 | * "[[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8491437123987048866# See Those Bids Go Higher]]", an ad for auction website Golden Palace. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 73 | * Every edition of ''Fanfic/HalloweenUnspectacular'' minus the last two ends with a parody of the song. The first three had full versions with lyrics based around whatever happened in that edition, while the others only use the parody's chorus. |
| 74 | * In the ''Fanfic/KedaborysMuppetMania'' episode "Welcome Back", the opening number is "We Didn't Start the Muppets", a ListSong of the Muppets' accomplishments over the years, as well as the names of characters and their performers. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 78 | * The ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' cast [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-onk-Qm7ATw does a version,]] covering Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse history up to ''Infinity War''. |
| 79 | * In ''Film/TheFiveYearEngagement'', while celebrating his engagement to Violet, Tom's friend, Alex proceeds to sing a "We Didn't Start the Fire" parody listing all of Tom's ex-girlfriends. |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 83 | * In one episode of ''Series/RussellHowardsGoodNews'', Russell Howard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3chJN9DCGg sang a version]] listing all the nonsensical (and occasionally [[MortonsFork contradictory]]) things that [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the Daily Mail]] have claimed can cause cancer. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Music Videos]] |
| 87 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKo3ruLT9V0 "We Didn't Start The Fighting"]], a.k.a "A MUSICAL summation of VideoGame/MetalGear games!", summing up the series chronologically from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' to the then-recent ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''. |
| 88 | * One based on the Internet, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QyYaPWasos "We Didn't Start the Flame War"]]. Different than most in that instead of a list of people or events, it's a list of internet comments (aside from the inevitable JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}.) |
| 89 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did a SuspiciouslySimilarSong Version, "[[https://youtu.be/1oUXUn30hts They'll Never Stop the Simpsons]]", at the end of the 2002 episode "Gump Roast". So far, [[LongRunners they seem to be right]]. |
| 90 | * UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco ''a cappella'' group The Richter Scales did "Here Comes Another Bubble", winning the 2007 Webby Award and infamously getting its video taken down for briefly using a single copyrighted image. It was later rereleased as "[[http://blog.richterscales.com/2007/12/announcing-bubble-version-11.php version 1.1]]". |
| 91 | * "We Love [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Barney Fife]]," [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5KikCieJlw Guns 'n' Moses]] (a side project of Music/RichardCheese) |
| 92 | * Website/JibJab did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztj2qfui114 one of these]] for their 2007 year in review. |
| 93 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPcuwZlJShE Ryan Started the Fire]]" of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}''. Which is literally just the original with that one line changed. |
| 94 | * [[WebVideo/StupidMarioBrothers Rich Alvarez]] has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIPjuJm5m-w Games Are Our One Desire]]". |
| 95 | * Comedian Bruce Fine did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EZtGxc2FrA a parody summarizing events from 2009-2010]]. |
| 96 | * Amateur Transplants' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bygOaphU4o Finals Countdown]]", listing a bunch of medical conditions that medical students need to know for their final exam. |
| 97 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqvEQKNjOCQ We Didn't Find Osama]]", criticizing the Bush administration. |
| 98 | * Website/{{YTMND}} has [[http://wdstw.ytmnd.com/ "We Didn't Start This Website!"]] |
| 99 | * cakke.com's "[[https://cakke.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/the-internet-stars-are-viral/ The Internet Stars Are Viral]]", a compilation of viral video stars. |
| 100 | * "[[http://rebelvirals.com/facebook_anthem.html Facebook Anthem]]" aka "I'm Getting Bored of Facebook" about stupid Facebook games. |
| 101 | * Gorden & Phirm - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRxreEIOqVw We Didn't Start the '80s]]" |
| 102 | * Putnam Pig did the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbt_PuVAVTU&feature=player_embedded Swine Flu Song]]" (aka "Pigs Didn't Start the Swine Flu"), defending pigs against accusations of spreading the H1-N1 virus. |
| 103 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRBaNc7scb4 Tom's Bushes are on Fire]]", recounting the true story of a guy who got his bushes burnt down by a stray firework. |
| 104 | * [=LMcDuff08=] did "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE-LDfroa1w Wall Street Meltdown]]" based on various Wall Street disasters in 2007. |
| 105 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEcr6y0cCOs We Didn't Start the Crisis]]", about the subprime mortgage crisis. |
| 106 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqG8NN6sIU&feature=player_embedded We Didn't Start the Star Wars]]". |
| 107 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tULA1-ttEjA&feature=related An updated version of the song]] recounting events from 1990 to 2008. |
| 108 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TckylXIRAM We Didn't Start the Fire 2]]", another updated version recounting events from roughly 2000 to 2010. |
| 109 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5cKJ8PgxLc Another updated version.]] |
| 110 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYK9-Cl5lRU The best of the updates]] (For one thing, this guy can actually sing and doesn't just cover memes). |
| 111 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtL3maK8aU The Obama Song]]" criticizing the first two months of UsefulNotes/BarackObama's presidency. |
| 112 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM38pPW2XO0 I Live in Singapura]] is kinda funny, even if you don't know much about Singapore's history. |
| 113 | * Another SuspiciouslySimilarSong version: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ1pm1KjHsM We Didn't Start the Landfills]]", a (cheesy and {{Anvilicious}}) performance at Reseda High School intended to encourage recycling. |
| 114 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E8P_lMPL-A We Didn't Start the Let's Play]]", from LetsPlay/SlimKirby's LetsPlay of "VideoGame/YoshisIsland". |
| 115 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4UEtHmUTF0 We Didn't Start the Abridged]]", based on WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries. |
| 116 | ** There's also the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F7oIejPmTE "You'll Never Stop the Abridged"]] WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fan video. |
| 117 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrl1AK2OJw We Didn't Start the Weekend]]", one bored college student's summary of his weekend activities. |
| 118 | * "[[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1543337/i_love_new_york/ I Love New York]]", a short one about stuff in New York State. |
| 119 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fQmjTZhpLg Who's Gonna Watch the Watchmen?]]", about ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. |
| 120 | * A ''Literature/HarryPotter'' version, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTYadVjuvlo We Didn't Start the Fandom]]". Another one is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiJZ0lIrXQ We Didn't Start the Fire - HARRY POTTER EDITION]]". |
| 121 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHFIX-E5k7w The Wii Didn't Start the Fire]]". Holding true to the history motif, it covers the history of video games, from the 1950s to the present. |
| 122 | * [[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/208ed383f3/wedidn-tstartthefire-literalvideo-gnashe "We Didn't Start The Fire",]] [[LiteralMusicVideo The Literal Version.]] |
| 123 | * A unique one would be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcI5rIOi1-k "We Didn't Start the Fire - Dangerous Women"]], because it lists the most influential women in history. |
| 124 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFACtHNVan4 Everything Gives You Cancer]] from Series/RussellHowardsGoodNews, essentially a TakeThat against the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mail]]''. The greatest similarity is in the chorus, however. |
| 125 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQnlMUDhecs We Play]] VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft". |
| 126 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhTB2Sij8c You Can't Fight the]] WebComic/{{Homestuck}}" is sometimes used to introduce people to the series. |
| 127 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJe1IDTDXYs Stuck In The]] VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft." |
| 128 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wevPm_cUA-Q We Didn't Start the Turtle]]", a ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' version that covered every story at the time of writing, but was sadly out of date almost immediately afterwards. |
| 129 | * The [=YouTube=] comedy group Galo Frito made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5wCHraf7JU "RETROSPECTIVA 2013"]] which goes through some of the events, fads, and stories of 2013 in Brazil (Surprisingly, it sounds similar to the Website/JibJab example above). |
| 130 | * Impressionist John Culshaw does Simon Cowell singing "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iqXbAApIVQ I DID Start The Fire]]" (also performed on ''Radio/TheNowShow''). |
| 131 | -->I ''did'' start the fire, |
| 132 | -->And it's nicely burning, |
| 133 | -->With the crap we're churning. |
| 134 | * Not even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is immune to this. Behold, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oBbRL9OpPg "We Didn't Watch The Seasons"]], a recap of seasons 1-4. There is also one that lists the show's writers, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLxs_xZb-0 My Little Pony Writers]]", and another one about the fandom itself, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCG11bmtDo Nobody Saw This Coming]]" |
| 135 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdJFrVfhSM We Didn't Start the Viral]]", a recap of [=YouTube=]'s most viral videos by Dane Boedigheimer (the creator of ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange''). |
| 136 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=212&v=HeEWtNaW6KE We Didn't Own an iPad]]", a list of stuff popular with those who were kids in the 70s and 80s. |
| 137 | * In an October 2005 episode of ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'', correspondent Creator/RobCorddry [[http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/7z4349/we-didn-t-start-the-fire did his own version]] to discuss [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair the Valerie Plame scandal]]. |
| 138 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkXCsqJee0 "We Didn't Start The SocJus" - Social Justice: The Musical]], a video about Social Justice, {{Media Watchdog}}s, MoralGuardians and a bunch more crazies. |
| 139 | * From the German satire magazine extra 3, there is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-cdSBX4Ipg one version]] ridiculing the soccer club FC Bayern Munich. |
| 140 | * [[https://youtu.be/5vZHXOwSfiE "The Browns Are A Dumpster Fire"]], listing all the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Cleveland Browns]]' [[HighTurnoverRate many starting quarterbacks]] from 1999 to 2016. |
| 141 | -->"Prob'ly as I sing this song, they're gonna find another one..." |
| 142 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7AQULtRfIE "Warriors for Hire"]] by the Library Bards is about ''WebAnimation/MightyMagiswords''. |
| 143 | * [=YouTube=] cover and parody artist [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKcxLTGo97fc5s7ZI8cdMXQ Riverdude Covers]] created [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_Qxfxaegk "We Didn't Start the Bizarre"]], a ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' inspired parody that recaps the events of the series from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'' to ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]''. |
| 144 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE00AYkkYhc We Didn't Stop The Virus]]", a recap of events in 2020. |
| 145 | * [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u-hy715XWeY The 2020 Song]]. Same concept as the above, different take. Performer by the Literature/HarryPotter-focused [=YouTuber=] Tessa Netting. |
| 146 | * For fans of ''Literature/TheSilmarillion,'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvo6AZnHV4 this version]] based on events of the First Age. |
| 147 | * For ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', there is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sovBpAGDRo It All Started in the Shire]]". |
| 148 | * There are two for ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''/''Series/GameOfThrones'', one listing all the memorable deaths, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w2FWz9ZCk8 A Song of Ice and Fire]]", and the other about the series, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shnE-j6-jR0 We Didn't Start the Fire (and Ice)]]" |
| 149 | * For fans of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'', there is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh6ZAcidoiI Avatar Song]]". |
| 150 | * For ''Franchise/StarTrek'', there is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCGrkyTfS1Q We Didn't Start the Canon]]", which covers the shows from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' to ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' and the movies. |
| 151 | * For ''Franchise/StarWars'', there is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0vuwr5bV8 "We Didn't Start the Fire (Star Wars parody)]]" by Royish Good Looks which covers different characters and events, not in chronological order. There is also "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlGtvnFIOMI We Didn't Start the Fire: A Star Wars parody]]" by Angels in Overcoats, which is chronological order |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:Songs]] |
| 156 | * German comedian Otto Waalkes did "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnmuBOmL5I Wir haben Grund zum Feiern]]" ("We have a reason to celebrate"), which lists off a bunch of alcoholic beverages. |
| 157 | * The Tom Green song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0l09K0-4fs Pet Names for Genitalia]]" (see ICallHimMisterHappy). |
| 158 | * "We Didn't Start the Blitzball", about the FictionalSport Blitzball from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. |
| 159 | * [[http://davidwumusic.com/fringemunks/ The Fringemunks]] released "[[http://davidwumusic.com/album-bin/Fringemunks-Season1/119.mp3 Susan Pratt Started the Fire]]" ([[http://davidwumusic.com/lyrics/the-fringemunks-season-1-lyrics/#1.19 lyrics]]), which recapped episode "The Road Not Taken" of ''{{Series/Fringe}}''. |
| 160 | * The ''Franchise/StarWars'' podcast ''[=ForceCast=]'' featured "We Didn't Start the [=ForceCast=]" on their [[http://www.forcecast.net/story/forcecast/Weekly_ForceCast_October_29_2010_134680.asp October 29, 2010]] cast at 1:51:40 ([[http://www.forcecast.net/story/blog/Relive_Years_Of_ForceCast_Memories_With_A_New_Song_134660.asp lyrics]]). |
| 161 | * "We Have a Strong Desire", by Shlock Rock. It covers the history of the Jews from the Bible until present day. |
| 162 | * Following the rescue of Todd Russell and Brant Webb from a collapsed mine in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, the radio team Creator/HamishAndAndy recorded a song to help them catch up: "We're filling in the miners. / They've been down there weeks, so they have missed heaps. / We're filling in the miners / So they're right across all essential goss." They concluded it by declaring that one thing hadn't changed: "Our songs are still half-assed." |
| 163 | * Creator/HamishAndAndy made a song about a Bacon Number of 100 to this tune, going from Creator/SalmaHayek to Bacon. |
| 164 | * Courtesy of WTAM 1100 (specifically ''The Mike Trivisonno Show''), there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTaoKzgrptk "We Live in Ohio"]], a good-natured tribute to all things UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, as well as a gentle criticism of local politicians' tendency to focus on small or non-existent problems and ignore looming disaster: |
| 165 | -->We live in Ohio,/And we goin' broke but we can't have smokin' here; |
| 166 | -->We live in Ohio,/And our mayor's ramblin'; we can't get gamblin' here. |
| 167 | * "[[http://www.spaff.com/poesy/dog.html We Set the Dog on Fire]]" by the guys at Spaff.com, enumerating dishes made from dog meat. |
| 168 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4zkFDd1tHQ We Didn't Start Satire]]", by the Capitol Steps, recaps political and media scandals since 1981. |
| 169 | * Local Seattle show ''Almost Live!'' did [[http://youtu.be/_vrPsrr9TS0 a version]] in January 1990 based on then-recent history in Seattle. |
| 170 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVmEOoFwzXE "We Love You, Dr. Freeman"]], based on ''Videogame/HalfLife''. |
| 171 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRkT5tKgrA "I Live Life On Tumblr."]] |
| 172 | * Christian parody group [=ApologetiX=] has a parody called "We Didn't Start Messiah." |
| 173 | * [[Website/FourChan /v/ presents]] "[[https://vthemusical.bandcamp.com/track/we-didnt-make-the-roster We Didn't Make the Roster]]". |
| 174 | * Music/{{JBO}}, naturally. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsDs-V3Y9TE Their rendition]] may or may not owe a debt of gratitude to Otto as well, though the fire (English) "Feier" (German for party) pun both employ is kind of obvious. |
| 175 | * Guns N' Moses has "We Love Barney Fife", a song listing and declaring its love to the characters from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'', but especially Barney himself. |
| 176 | * Kylee Henke's "[[https://genius.com/Kylee-henke-you-cant-fight-the-homestuck-lyrics You Can't Fight The Homestuck]]" is an ode to ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}},'' of course. |
| 177 | * [[https://thepdxbroadsides.bandcamp.com/track/we-want-rey "We Want Rey"]] by the PDX Broadsides has a section using this tune that lists several female characters from various works. |
| 178 | * [[https://thefump.com/music/song/listing-all-the-list-songs "Listing All the List Songs"]] by Robbie Ellis is a ListSong of list songs. |
| 179 | * Music/FallOutBoy caused a stir when they released a version covering the 30+ years between the original song's release and mid-2023. |
| 180 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hqGGQJfuLQ "We Didn't Start the Fire"]] by Goodbye Nova is an updated version of the original. Unfortunately, it is not in chronological order. |
| 181 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWHYFhd2QU "We Didn't Start The Fire Indian Version"]] highlights the history and culture of India |
| 182 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk_CI-ss2gg "South of India"]], by the [[https://www.youtube.com/@Rascalas Rascalas]], highlights culture in the 5 states in the south of India (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu) |
| 183 | [[/folder]] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[folder:Lyrics only]] |
| 186 | * The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' version, "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1255902/1/We_Didnt_Buy_The_Hardback We Didn't Buy The Hardback]]". |
| 187 | * In Website/{{Reddit}}, after the question "What's the TL;DR for 2016?", a redditor wrote [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5hpdlg/whats_the_tldr_for_2016/db1xbcu/ this]]. |
| 188 | * An early ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' SundayStrip had "We Didn't Start Out Tired". |
| 189 | * Gary Geniesse - "We Didn't Start the [=VAXing=]" [[http://www.afn.org/~riffer/vax/ (scroll down on this page for lyrics)]], dedicated to a VAX server that was the center of much social interaction at the University of Florida in the 1980s. |
| 190 | * Editor James Broomhead at [=InternationalEd.org=] wrote "Motorsport In 2010 Review (Or We Didn't Start the Car)" [[http://www.internationaled.org/formula-1/motorsport-in-2010-review-or-we-didnt-start-the-car/ (lyrics)]]. |
| 191 | * Keydeck of Toytown Germany did one for the site's forums, "We Didn't Start the Forum" ([[http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t83456.html lyrics]]). |
| 192 | * Orderly Oasis LLC on Platform/{{Facebook}} did "[[https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=227548680194 We Didn't Start the Pile]]" about disorderly piles of papers. |
| 193 | * There's even a We Didn't Start TV Tropes written by alone-in-the-rain on [=deviantART=]. The text of they lyrics is available [[http://alone-in-the-rain.deviantart.com/art/We-Didn-t-Start-TV-Tropes-143851638 here]]. |
| 194 | * [[SelfDemonstratingArticle You read this page, right?]] |
| 195 | * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050311145208/http://members.aol.com/asparagirl/x-songs/texts/wedidntwanttheretcon.html "We Didn't Want the Retcon"]], chronicling the events of ''ComicBook/XMen'' from ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga to ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse. The site it was archived on is now defunct, but thankfully the song can be viewed via archive sites. |
| 196 | * Originally from 4chan, somebody on /m/ posted a version chronicling the entire history of ''{{Franchise/Gundam}}'''s original Universal Century timeline, which can be seen on the series' quotes page. |
| 197 | * To "celebrate" 52 cancelled Creator/DCComics Comicbook/{{New 52}} titles, The Outhouse gave us [[http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/130015-outhouse-celebrates-as-dc-comics-reaches-major-milestone.html this]]. |
| 198 | * The ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' episode "Leslie and Ron" has Leslie intentionally butchering the lyrics of the song in order to annoy Ron so he can finally talk to her and reveal why he let their friendship go sour during the TimeSkip between Seasons 6 and 7. |
| 199 | * The AltText to the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[https://xkcd.com/731/ Desert Island]]" fits the rhythm of the song. |
| 200 | * A ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' fan on Reddit wrote [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/dfqbqh/we_didnt_start_the_allstars_with_apologies_to/ "We Didn't Start the All-Stars"]], a tribute to a tournament held in 2019. |
| 201 | * ''Series/TheGoldbergs''' Season 5 {{Hanukkah Episode}}'s B-plot involves Barry and Adam fighting over who gets to sing the song at their school's winter talent show. Barry wins, but his inability to learn the lyrics properly leads him to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xgcww5QBQ rewrite the song with lyrics about the school.]] |
| 202 | * "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44569804 We Didn't Start the Babylonian Fire]]" takes the Babylonian King List and sings it to the tune, with the chorus in Akkadian. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 206 | * ''Podcast/ThreeHundredSeventyTwoPagesWellNeverGetBack'' ends its review of ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'' (episodes 1-8) with a song by Taylor Conner called "[[https://soundcloud.com/user-5989496/1980s-reference 1980s Reference!]]" |
| 207 | * ''Podcast/MyBrotherMyBrotherAndMe'' has one about various jokes from their show, written and performed by Creator/LinManuelMiranda. |
| 208 | * The entire premise of ''[[Podcast/WeDidntStartTheFire We Didn't Start the Fire]]'' is to devote an episode to studying each and every one of the people, events and other things mentioned in the original song. The theme tune is a kazoo version of it. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 212 | * ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow'': Poink and KP do a version for the show's past events. |
| 213 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6GrgFRPunw Hammer Films End With a Fire]], according to The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. |
| 214 | [[/folder]] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 217 | * Christian comedy show Sunday Nite once did "We don't like the choir/The way they sing on Sunday/They should hide on Monday..." |
| 218 | [[/folder]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 221 | * Website/TVTropes: |
| 222 | ** WeDidntStartTheFuhrer |
| 223 | ** We Didn't start the Billy Joel parodies (you are here) |
| 224 | * Website/SCPFoundation: [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6135 SCP-6135]] is a humorous SCP that contains an "extended" version of the original song where Billy Joel references things that, at the time, hadn't happened yet (Desert Storm, the Columbine shooting, the creation of the ''Pokemon'' and ''Harry Potter'' franchises, etc.). The twist is, the Foundation found out about it in ''1990'', so their reaction is extra hilarious. |
| 225 | -->'''Addendum:''' As of March 12, 1991, Item #6135 is pending SCP reclassification at the request of Site Director Elliott Hawthorne. Arkansas Governor William Clinton and Soviet statesman Boris Yeltsin are currently being monitored in order to determine the extent and accuracy of #6135's apparent predictive properties. Investigation into the identities of Tim [=McVay=] and Harry Potter is ongoing. |
| 226 | * ''Literature/ForAllTime'': The spiritual sequel ''Well Enough Alone'' ends with Joe Springsteen singing [[AlternateHistory this]] [[CrapsackWorld world's]] version of the song, |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 230 | * Website/JibJab's [[https://youtu.be/ztj2qfui114 2007 Year In Review]] used the song's melody. |
| 231 | * Adam Pacitti of WebVideo/{{Cultaholic}} wrote and performed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yuLS5ICFdA "What Happened to That Wrestler?"]] as the opening theme for [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLautigPhNOrNIsbJzVx4taEsnm_rb_DsE their series of videos of the same name]] about the fate of old wrestlers. |
| 232 | * WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier ends his Valentine special episode (about love-themed and porn games) with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY0peQRNauY&feature=youtu.be&t=912 a list of old pornographic games that are too gross to be reviewed]]. |
| 233 | * Webvideo/DiamondAxeStudiosMusic starts the [[https://youtu.be/SCsQSdg7uw0?t=109 Worst Hit Songs of 2020]] video by setting fire to a wooden sign reading "2020" and singing a version of Billy Joel's song recapping the year. |
| 234 | * [[Creator/{{Dropout}} CollegeHumor]] did [[https://youtu.be/_QyYaPWasos We Didn't Start The Flame War]], a parody of internet discourse. |
| 235 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Ed4rggJ4E CD PROJEKT are all Liars]], a song ridiculing the buggyness of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. |
| 236 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbMiwKp5VRc We Didn't Start the Virus]], a made-at-home music video during the 2020 lockdown, featuring way too many ''Franchise/StarWars'' figurines. |
| 237 | * Creator/JoshScorcher has one in his [[https://youtu.be/npIMqBPBP4Y Top Ten 2020 Fails]] (of the Video Game industry) called Fails Fill Us All With Ire. |
| 238 | * Creator/LinksTheSun ends his ''Parenthèse'' about the best movie characters (each ''Parenthèse'' is a Top 20 about a given subject) by a LongList of other great characters who weren't described in the actual top 20.[[note]]The ''Parenthèse'' formula always has a "honorable mentions" which serves to refer items which could have been in the top, but the honorable mentions section usually isn't musical[[/note]] |
| 239 | * Wrestling/TonySchiavone uses one as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0ToFvauhY opening theme]] for his "What Happened When" show on Mondays when he discusses classic wrestling promotions with Conrad Thompson. |
| 240 | * WebVideo/JanMisali created [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njm-tmxrWFg "how do we know what's mainline"]] which questions what is considered a mainline Franchise/SuperMarioBros game. |
| 241 | * [[https://youtu.be/E4WMNBW9PNw "We Didn't Rig The Mob Vote"]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/@longestsoloever longestsoloever]] riffs on the VideoGame/Minecraft mob votes and the online discourse surrounding it. |
| 242 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_SISgwg34 Memes Didn't Start the Fire]] by Reasonable Pandemonium homages a variety of memes from the Turn Of The Millenium to the present day. |
| 243 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocy7nK_J8vk WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE That Was Henry A FNAF Parody]]: As the title implies, this is a homage to Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys |
| 244 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpatqftHI9k Fallout Boy We Didn't Start the Fire - 2023 edition (Song Parody)]]: Not by Music/FallOutBoy, but it ''does'' list a variety of works and cultural phenomena that came out in 2023 |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 248 | * ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'': The MilestoneCelebration for the 5000th comic was a recap of a lot of memorable previous comics, set to the tune of "We Didn't Start the Fire." |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 252 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH4gieFphr0 Billy Joel appears]] listing all of the things Peter Griffin has eaten to the tune of the song and later lists minor characters in the episode to wrap it up. |
| 253 | --> We didn't write an ending, so we're all together trying to make it better! |
| 254 | ** In the episode "Bigfat", Peter tries to sing it to see if it contains instructions on starting a fire, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_av7jC_gK-k but doesn't remember the actual lyrics.]] |
| 255 | --->Stuff, stuff, stuff, and stuff, history and stuff and stuff,\ |
| 256 | People, people, someone's name,\ |
| 257 | History and sports.\ |
| 258 | Big disaster, someone's name, stuff and stuff and stuff, and stuff,\ |
| 259 | History, someone's name,\ |
| 260 | Something I don't know.\ |
| 261 | Famous guy, movie star,\ |
| 262 | Don't know who these people are,\ |
| 263 | Stuff and stuff and history\ |
| 264 | Yelling really loud at me! |
| 265 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "Gump Roast", the episode closes out with Dan Castellaneta singing about all many of the memorable Simpsons moments in the series (up to that point anyway). |
| 266 | --> They'll never stop The Simpsons! Have no fears, [[LongRunners we've got stories for years!]] |
| 267 | * ''Tooning Out the News'' featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGXmXY2yCYc a song]] to this tune mentioning several events from 2020. |
| 268 | [[/folder]] |
| 269 | ---- |
| 270 | ->''Billy Joel, please don't sue us\ |
| 271 | It's a catchy song, that's why this list is long\ |
| 272 | Billy Joel, please don't sue us\ |
| 273 | Cause I'm not a singer, this is just TheStinger'' |
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