Billy Joel

[Luvparrots]

Before you click on the site, read.......sound on!

 

 

 

 

http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you don't do anything else the rest of the day, do yourself a favor now and just watch/listen to this totally awesome video. Read the stuff first so you can tell what's going on..... It's awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

This song and its title was the answer to one question of Final Jeopardy -- only one person got it right. Question was (paraphrased): "What 1980's song do history teachers praise for its educational value?"

 

 

 

 

 

I never could understand all the references on Billy Joel's song -- fortunately, with this VIDEO, given the pictures, now I can "see" what my "ears" couldn't. Apparently, it's Joel's homage to the 40-years of historical headlines since his birth (1949). WAY TOO COOL -- wish I could have appreciated the depths of this song when it was released. Twenty years later, I'm in awe of what Joel was able to put into music and lyrics lasting only a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his great song, 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Here it is, set to pictures... Very, very cool. Had to share this one. It's a neat flashback through the past half century. I never did know the words. Turn up the volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University of Chicago with a lot of spare time and Google.

 

 

 

 

 

Top left gives you full screen....top right lets you pause. Bottom left shows the year. The older you are, the more pictures you will recognize. Anyone over age 65 should remember over 90% of what they see. But it's great at any age.

Edited October 23, 2010 by luvparrots

[judygram]

Thanks Janet that was awesome!!

[Luvparrots]

Thanks Judy, a friend I went to first grade with sent it to me so I thought I would share it with Greyforums!!

Edited October 26, 2010 by luvparrots

[judygram]

And I just shared it with my friends on facebook.

[birdhouse]

That really is cool! I've always liked that song & now I know some of the phrases I could never figure out. Thank you for sharing this!

[judygram]

Oh I am ashamed to admit I recognized almost all of the pictures and phrases in the video, shows my age but I really loved watching this.

[Ray P]

I recognized all of them so what does that say.

[JillyBeanz]

Oh I am ashamed to admit I recognized almost all of the pictures and phrases in the video, shows my age but I really loved watching this.

 

Ha Ha Ha! I didn't even have to say it..........!!

 

Great video Janet (not sure who Billy Joel is, I'm obviously far too young to know who he is.........!) Thanks for sharing it with us xx

[birdhouse]

Unforeseen side effect... haven't heard this song for a while & forgot how it gets stuck in my head. It's been playing since I read this & now I have the pictures to go with it.

 

So, uhmm, thanks again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again...