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Fall Out Boy - We Didn't Start the Fire (Lyric Video) (youtu.be)

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I thought about this song a lot when I was younger. All these important people and events- some that disappeared into the sands of time- others that changed ...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I was born in ‘76 so when the original came out it was a reflection upon the current world we were stuck with. For me it was “this is how we got where we are today. This is what they did to us.” Hearing this version, with so much history I’ve lived through and I’m still emotionally carrying around, is entirely different. I really appreciate this song and look forward to it being re-written every 30-40 years. Although, if “social media” gets wind of this, it’ll be remade every December and posted on TikTok.