WE Didn't start the fire...did we? (1114 hits)
Category: Sound & MusicRating: 0.44 on 9 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Atomiknight <fort_weyrleader.at.yahoo.com> (View user info) at 2005-02-03 10:13:54 EST
Here's a little modern take on a popular older historical song. I wrote this for a political column that I do. It took a lot of hard work and time to get the rhyme scheme, syllable scheme, etc. all the same as in the original. However, instead of people and events from the 50's, 60's, and 70's, I used the 90's and 00's. Hope you enjoy!
(Sung to the Tune and in Parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire," by Billy Joel)
Did We Start the Fire?
by Patrick Webster
Bill Clinton, Rumsfeld, North Korea, Seinfeld
Condoleeza, Halliburton, Ariel Sharon
Thomas Daschle, Connie Chung, Segway Scooter, William Hung
John Kerry, Fox News, Lovin' Ray Barone
Fallujah, Stem Cells, Arafat, Gay Wedding Bells
Shwarzennegger, Star Wars, No More White House Open Tours
George Jr., NFL, Whitewater, Al-Qaida Cell
Contraceptives, Al Gore Bores, Prisoners on All Fours
Didn't we start the fire
Was it always burning
As the world's been turning
Didn't we start the fire
Did we try to light it
Did we try to fight it
Slick Willy, Impeachment, Columbine, Teacher's Pet
Michael Moore, What's in Store, SNL Still Here
Dan Rather, Sobe Drink, California, What a Stink
Deficits, Trust in God, Israelis Want to Cheer
Will Farrell, Tommy Franks, Ivory Coast, Low Blood Banks
Mad Cows all Chewed, Santana Still a Cool Dude
Gray Davis, Egypt Air, Wall Down, Tony Blair
Street Drugs Home Brewed, Janet Jackson in the Nude
Didn't we start the fire
Was it always burning
As the world's been turning
Didn't we start the fire
Did we try to light it
Did we try to fight it
O'Connor, Y2K, Elian, Election Day
Jonesboro Arkansas, A1 Steak Sauce
Titanic is the Show, WMDs, I don't know
W Wins, Heaven's Gate, Fired by the Boss
Gays Have a Marriage Ban, Troops in Afghanistan
May be an Angry Turk, Health Insurance is a Perk
Wedgewood, Baptist Church, Hurricanes, Google Search
Terrorists in New York, No one has to Go to Work!
Didn't we start the fire
Was it always burning
As the world's been turning
Didn't we start the fire
Did we try to light it
Did we try to fight it
Big Bombs, Chechnya, Czech Republic, America
Mars Rover, Full Eclipse, Inject for your Fat Lips
Pope Lives, Reagan's Dead, Iran Tries to Get Ahead
Statue Closed, Stewart Quips, Phil gives you Health Tips
Millionaires, Gay Pride, Freedom Fries on the Side
Rehnquist, May be Missed, All Depends on Bill Frist
Olympics in Atlanta, Thornton is Bad Santa
People Must be Patriots, Joblessness is the Pits!
Didn't we start the fire
Was it always burning
As the world's been turning
Didn't we start the fire
Did we try to light it
Did we try to fight it
User Reviews
Submitted by Calvinhobbes (user info) at 2005-02-03 16:39:26 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Good work man, that must've taken some time.
Submitted by xenon (user info) at 2005-02-03 15:33:59 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
Sorry, I can't even rate this neutrally.
I don't see the purpose.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2005-02-03 11:03:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
-2 for parodying a crappy song
+2 because of the effort involved
Submitted by congo (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:47:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
+1 for the effort.
If you could have done it in chronological order like The Master did, it would have been a +2.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:27:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
+2 cos it's pretty good
-1 cos it's a pretty easy song to parody - you don't actually have to say anything about those things, just name them.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:23:49 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No.
It's not good.
At all.
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:21:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
i hated the original. +1 for effort.
Submitted by precision (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:17:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I actually hated the original song, but for some reason this was ok. +2 for the extra effort.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-02-03 10:15:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
what the hell man if they are comin at you , means they want somthin ,more better you look after them and care for them ,than they get on the street uh?