We Didn’t Start the Fire, or The World From 1949 to 1989

in History, Video - Politics/Society | November 29th, 2008 3 Comments

If you could sync up a photo with every name and event mentioned in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” you’d have a montage that offers a pretty good glimpse into the second half of the twentieth century. That’s what a University of Chicago grad student figured out when he put this viral video together. We’ve added it to our YouTube playlist. Thanks Bob for the tip!

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  1. Hoagy T. Kartofel says . . . | November 30, 2008 / 7:42 am

    Wow! I never noticed this before, only 2 movies mentioned… BOTH by David Lean!

  2. Fiona says . . . | December 1, 2008 / 7:37 pm

    he has the wrong “Stranger in a Strange Land” – it should be the Heinlein book

  3. Billy Joel Awesome Mashup | JonnysBlog says . . . | January 29, 2009 / 6:28 am

    [...] to Openculture Share and [...]

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