We Didn't Start the Fire - New Version / Lyrics for Generation X -

[PowerpunkGz]

I know, what I must do, create my own version. And yes, it will be up to date.

[ADHSkind]

You did a great Job. I love this song and it´s better than all the other cover-crap right here on youtube. Your Version is fantastic! Greetings from Germany!

[SmartMaxPower]

Fantastic video. I'm just 19 years old and therefore doesnt know every reference that is given by the song, but at least it also inspires me to find out what these events exactly where.

Thanks Billy Joel and Patrick Wilson :)

[oliverhicks98]

Nice, I thought that was actually Billy Joel at first XD

[macandease]

Great job! I'll maybe make one soon myself.

[NerryGrayamppin]

Kick ass bro

[CamiloSanchez1979]

Dude you need to contact Billy Joel ASAP and release this as a WDTF 2...

[Neonyxia]

I love it! Great job! (I'm 33)

[amylikesart]

that was actually very good. I love it :-)

[Conservative1001BG]

VERY good.

[JenTheCat17]

Your singing actually wasn't very bad!

[singingindark12]

great work, wilmonger.. so you were born in 1970?? 

[XoXHootXoX]

Loved hit (Hate to critizie) but if the music was quiter it would have turned out amazing!

[Toasterlords]

Awesome recreation but gotta work on the singing

[1997merebear]

We had to re write in our 8th grade class. With 14 years... It's hard to get enough important stuff

[thegeneralpie]

You have won the internet.

And the fire.

[Brooque613]

Now you just gotta' do an abridged version with Hussein (updated), Obama, and Osama. This is great, though. :)

:o)

[lolmanlol7]

omg thats what im doin for my history class right noww omg

[umum80]

Thumbs up if you knew that when the words going upward was from star wars

[VanHalen07994]

fucking awesome mate, great work, favourited

[TearDroppedRuby]

We had to make up new lyrics to this song in my history class today from the years 1990 through to 2000!! :) it got me hooked on this song <3

[rafimondo85]

this is awesome ;D

and 6 people don't know how much work a video like this is ^^

[GamerFreak132]

this is horrifying 

[FloMiVo]

nice idea .. but a terrible singging voice^^

[FloMiVo]

nice idea .. but a terrible singging voice^^

[JojoLovesJus]

awesome :) I love it.

[SteapSnark]

and finally bin laden blown away

[AviationguyAlex]

This is great. I wish schools would make their students watch this in history class. As a Teacher of History, this is great work. Thank you.

[wilmonger1]

@AviationguyAlex Thank you. Its funny you mention that because that is exactly why I made it. I was taking a Modern US history class at NKy University and the instructor required a digital media project. He said he may use it in the future as well. I wasn't a typical student (35yrs) and found that most of the 19/20yr olds didn't recognize much of the material. Its a great overview and segway to modern history, which I think is what Billy Joel intended

[NemoIzMLG]

@AviationguyAlex we do watch it in our history class haa

i have to write my own lyrics for the song from the 1990's for homework

[33myaa]

I like your version! Good job, who is interesting in your singing... and it´s not sooo bad ;)

[Gideon1251]

Not bad Not good but not good

[Tyco200]

"LEWINSKY..." LMAO! 

[Tyco200]

"Gorbachev, Crack-Cocaine!" LOL.

[Sebion1980]

Impressive! Great lyrics and well sung :-). Hats off to you, mister!

[NekiSmetlarHRV]

Pope Friction - The Wii didnt start the fire ALL OF YOU GAMERS SEARCH THIS UP ON YOUTUBE ANY YOU WILL BE PLEASED!

[RockinRose119]

our class is singing the verson that starts like

9 11 in 01

war on terror has begun

we unite with each other as the towers fall

yeah there are some it u find it plz tell me

[judaspriest75]

chuck norris is gonna kill you for not puting him on the list

[MNWA2011]

very good, dude. Props to you

[CmdrDevin]

dammit i just thought of this today but a good video none the less

[borissg123]

you my friend, you are brilliant :D

[bahduncle]

Nicely done, "rookie" :) i love it..

[TamashiiKami]

You call yourself a rookie - that may be true - but you did justice to the song in singing and making it! Good job all around and I wish I could Like this twice!

[TamashiiKami]

You call yourself a rookie - that may be true - but you dsid justice to the song in singing and making it! Good job all around and I wish I could Like this twice!

[therry1956]

Not bad at all. Im impressed.  Keep it up.

[Vence4395]

Great job dude!

[UnknownClimate]

By the way I love the star wars intro chorus

[UnknownClimate]

This version is awesome. how can i excuse good singing? Totally needs to be done by someone every 10 years for future generations

[DWSvids]

This might be the first positive comment I've ever made on a YouTube video, but this is extremely clever and good

[dragonlordd]

not bad

[mnaz21]

FINALLY! Someone made a decent one!

[5master11111]

This is very good! Beat me to the punch.

I liked how you crossed into the years covered by the original We Didn't Start The Fire, and included things Billy Joel didn't mention. Good transition from the 1970s to the modern day.

[zackutuber]

Nice job singing (if you really did)

[arkayuu]

This couldn't have been easy...I tip my hat to you sir.

[ken1626]

you my man is awesome

[grim107]

I was thinking to myself the whole time "He just HAS to include Seinfeld." I was thrilled when he included Vandelay.

[idioticscheme666]

Swine Flu, Michael Jackson, G-20, water planet, 2012, 2010, Haiti, Burj Dubai's ahead. Sinkhole, Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber, autotune, Glee, something, something,!... Oh shoot I included Bieber, I should punish myself!

[idioticscheme666]

Shit, the video buffered during smallpox. And it was on full screen, and I was like almost throw up!

[ApolloFlowForever]

We're just out here signin

And all my grindin keep them haters silent

They don't want the violence

they can come and try us, get this flame ignited

[ShionZX]

why is there a cover of jon stewart and stephen colbert at 2:12?

[cgkeddington]

really good job

[venushalley]

Good job!

[marsmarshmallow]

wir ham n grund zum faiern :D

[Valdiemar]

@marsmarshmallow Unzwar ne menge Grunde! :D

[rionegrinoroca]

excelente...te felicito

[jasontodd24]

really good awsome 

[DAG238]

it´s very good...

[lumokiller]

great you are good ;)

[LemonFairyLili]

Not bad, though there are some repeats from the original. (Ayatollah sticks out the most to me at the moment.)

[whitemanstand72]

i do think this song is ovedue

[L337pupp37m4573r]

@whitemanstand72 Totally.

btw sorry for the thumbs down, twas accidental.

[whitemanstand72]

@L337pupp37m4573r

dude don't worry about it

gave you the thumps up :p

[RBarMarkyMark]

I can't believe the MASH finale was in there, but there was nothing about "Who Shot J.R.?"

[astelfox1]

I love u

[coolkidumayknow2]

lmao "obama end the war?" "i cant take it anymore!" haha good work.singing needs a bit more work.jus sayin

[TripleHabbo]

Great :)

[proent]

you forgot enron

[FlashDance002]

way cool!!!!!

[SpclOps20]

DAMN ! ! ! That was just awesome ! ! !

[Pedr6500]

that actually was pretty good

[greenbandana50]

really GREAT WORK !

[henrybarca85]

awesome song =)

[horschti0xD]

its great :)

[Kittenuchiha234]

talk about creepy every where i turn today i hear or see something new about the columbine shooting and rachel's challange

[DemonofKolob]

Post the Lyrics please

[scottymirror]

this was great! vocals werent bad! thanks a ton for this vid!

[memsn]

Finally, a good remake with modern lyrics.

--------------FTW-------------­--

This song needs to be remade every 10 years with new lyrics of the last deacade!

[samuelonthewall]

Wow, this is one of the better versions I've seen where people changed the lyrics. What software did you use to time the photos and text just right?

[knoxvilleguy2]

Patrick Wilson is almost as good as The Joel. This song was meant to be updated in future years, or so I remember reading.

" You are one with The Joel now !! " - From a Robot Chicken sketch. ;~}

[Hahahafunniness2]

Pluto is still a planet in my eyes!!!

[Oo40ozToFrEEdum]

this was real good dude im surprised u dont have more views

[MesmerisPlacebo]

It sounds very good! **

[mantoxic95]

dude great job try re doing it and make your voice a little more clear but otherwise loved it 5/5

[fyybfh]

Loved it! Except one thing.....the photo of the comet......appears to be Hale-Bopp.....not Haley's.....the blue tail is a giveaway....

Otherwise....Great job.....all the things I remember!

[bandziorno666]

great job dude!

[cvvemuri]

Don't know if this counts (as it doesn't go into the huge listing of events that Billy Joel does) but Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown" could be viewed as the Generation X equivalent of "We Didn't Start the Fire". It's a reflective post-80's-90's piece on the defining of a generation against a historical backdrop of Nixon, Carter, Reagan, the cold war, birth of videogames, single-parent households, disenfranchisement, etc.

[rjl0020]

This is just a great as the original. Seriously though this dude is a great singer talk to producers and get this guys big break

[supershawnodeseninja]

wow shows how far out of the loop I am that the old song makes more sense to me

im 18 and I have no idea whats going on today

nor do I really care for that matter

[JoTheSnoop]

That was a good one - loved the timing of years and events.

[Guruc13]

you should actually try proffesionall singing

[Guruc13]

Actually Pretty Good!

[t34chu13s0n]

nice

[ItsThaBigC]

i can honestly say this is sweet dude

[doozyboody21]

wow this was good. good job!

[timmyyy1]

THIS ROCKS! Where is the VanHalen back story though?

[benderfan3]

SECOND COMMENT

[RPGthespartin]

great video man it will be big one day