This week’s episode answers a critical question: if we didn’t start the fire, who did? Probably those damned Ruskies, that’s who!

A companion piece to last week’s episode on REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” this week we delve deep into another list song: “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by one William Joel. The whole song is basically just as many political and pop culture references as you can pack into a 3:30 pop song, including some really obscure pulls. We also discuss the iconic music video including Richard being shocked that there was a different mom for each decade. 

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SHOW NOTES

 

• 2:35 – The Ghostly Apparition of Billy Joel (Richard’s Choice)
• 8:55 – The Music Video Being Centered Around the Kitchen (Michael’s Choice)
• 12:50 – Rock and Roller Cola Wars (Richard’s Choice)
• 13:22 – Two Moments of Anger Amongst the Sea of Monotony (Michael’s Choice)
• 21:05 – Syngman Rhee (Richard’s Choice)
• 28:42 – New Versions of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” With Updated Lyrics (Michael’s Choice)
• 32:10 – The “Psycho” Strings When He Says the Word “Psycho” (Richard’s Choice)
• 34:28 – The Song Feeling Like It’s the End of Billy Joel’s Career (Michael’s Choice)