Here is another song that you might enjoy.

It is very fast and most Americans need the written lyrics to be able to sing along, but it is a great song and everyone enjoys it. Explanations are at the bottom below this section. The video itself has many, many other references. I will explain some of these also. This covers history from the ! perspective from "#$# % "#&#. I hope you enjoy it. '''''' (e )idn*t !tart the +ire % official video http,--www.youtube.com-watch.v/e+T01(w2$3g4feature/channel Another video that shows images of each thing%%it may ma5e this more clear%%very well done. http,--www.teachertube.com-view6ideo.php.video7id/"$82

9illy :oel % (e )idn*t !tart The +ire Harry Truman, )oris )ay, ;ed <hina, :ohnnie ;ay !outh =acific, (alter (inchell, :oe )i>aggio :oe >c<arthy, ;ichard ?ixon, !tudeba5er, television ?orth 1orea, !outh 1orea, >arilyn >onroe ;osenbergs, H%bomb, !ugar ;ay, =anmunjom 9rando, @The 1ing and I@ and @The <atcher in the ;ye@ Eisenhower, vaccine, England*s got a new Aueen >arciano, 0iberace, !antayana goodbye <HB; ! (e didn*t start the fire It was always burning !ince the world*s been turning (e didn*t start the fire ?o we didn*t light it 9ut we tried to fight it :oseph !talin, >alen5ov, ?asser aand =ro5ofiev ;oc5efeller, <ampanella, <ommunist 9loc ;oy hn, :uan =eron, Toscanini, dacron )ien 9ien =hu falls, @;oc5 Around the <loc5@ Einstein, :ames )ean, 9roo5lyn*s got a winning team )avy <roc5ett, =eter =an, Elvis =resley, )isneyland 9ardot, 9udapest, Alabama, 1rushchev =rincess Crace, @=eyton =lace@, trouble in the !ueD <HB; ! 0ittle ;oc5, =asterna5, >ic5ey >antle, 1erouac !putni5, <hou En%0ai, @9ridge on the ;iver 1wai@ 0ebanon, <harlse de Caulle, <alifornia baseball !tar5weather, homicide, children of thalidomide

9uddy Holly, @9en Hur@, space mon5ey, >afia Hula hoops, <astro, Edsel is a no%go %3, !yngman ;hee, payola and 1ennedy <hubby <hec5er, @=sycho@, 9elgians in the <ongo <HB; ! Hemingway, Eichmann, @!tranger in a !trange 0and@ )ylan, 9erlin, 9ay of =igs invasion @0awrence of Arabia@, 9ritish 9eatlemania Ble >iss, :ohn Clenn, 0iston beats =atterson =ope =aul, >alcolm E, 9ritish politician sex :+1, blown away, what else do I have to say <HB; ! 9irth control, Ho <hi >inh, ;ichard ?ixon bac5 again >oonshot, (oodsto-c5-, (atergate, pun5 roc5 9egin, ;eagan, =alestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah*s in Iran, ;ussians in Afghanistan @(heel of +ortune@, !ally ;ide, heavy metal, suicide +oreign debts, homeless vets, AI)!, crac5, 9ernie CoetD Hypodermics on the shores, <hina*s under martial law ;oc5 and roller cola wars, I can*t ta5e it anymore <HB; ! (e didn*t start the fire 9ut when we are gone (ill it still burn on, and on, and on, and on... ''''''''''''F This song represents history as experienced by an older American person. Harry Truman,%%Elected president in "#$&. Brdered the atomic bombing of :apan to end ((II )oris )ay,%%actress ;ed <hina, % @red@ / <ommunists :ohnnie ;ay % !inger !outh =acific, % 9roadway musical GentertainmentH (alter (inchell, % :ournalist gossip columnist :oe )i>aggio % 9aseball players for the Ian5ees :oe >c<arthy, %%+amous anti%communist politician ;ichard ?ixon, % ! senator later elected to be president !tudeba5er, % famous car company television % self%explanatory ?orth 1orea, % these two go to war, American troops fight there. !outh 1orea, >arilyn >onroe % +amous entertainer ;osenbergs, % !oviet spies that were excuted H%bomb, (>)%%(eapon of >ass )estruction !ugar ;ay, % boxer, fighter =anmunjom % village in 1orea 9rando, % Actor

@The 1ing and I@ % musical @The <atcher in the ;ye@ % famous fiction boo5 Eisenhower, % ! =resident vaccine, % =olio vaccine. I, myself, have never seen polio%only its effect in older adults England*s got a new Aueen % Jueen EliDabeth >arciano, % boxer, fighter 0iberace, % flamboyant entertainer !antayana % a boo5 writer goodbye <HB; ! (e didn*t start the fire % fire / history in this context, especially difficult times in history It was always burning !ince the world*s been turning (e didn*t start the fire ?o we didn*t light it 9ut we tried to fight it :oseph !talin, % leader of the !oviet nion G;ussiaH >alen5ov, % %the next !oviet leader ?asser % Egyptian leader =ro5ofiev % musical composer ;oc5efeller, % very rich people <ampanella, % 9aseball player for the )odgers <ommunist 9loc % a group of ;ed countries ;oy <ohn, % politician with >c<arthy :uan =eron, % 0eader in Argentina Toscanini, % Brchestra conductor dacron % fiber li5e polyester, petroleum product )ien 9ien =hu % the last city to fall in the 6ietnam war Gfall / sucumb to your enemyH @;oc5 Around the <loc5@ % +amous song Einstein, % Albert :ames )ean, % Actor 9roo5lyn*s got a winning team % (orld series )avy <roc5ett, % T6 show =eter =an, % T6 show and live musical Elvis =resley, % singer )isneyland % famous theme par5 9ardot, % sexy actress 9udapest, % ;evolution in Hungary began here Alabama, % bus boycott%%a woman named ;osa =ar5s refused to sit in the @colored section@ of a bus and people stopped using the bus. In her simple and Auiet way, she changed America%%a true hero for all women 1rushchev % !oviet G;ussianH leader =rincess Crace, % Actress that married into royalty @=eyton =lace@, % boo5 trouble in the !ueD % Egypt <HB; ! 0ittle ;oc5,% a blac5 girl needed to go to a while school, the governor sent in solders to stop her. The president sent in solders to escort her in and 5eep her safe. =asterna5, % !oviet-;ussian writer >ic5ey >antle, % 9aseball payer for the Ian5ees 1erouac % writer !putni5,% first !atellite % !oviet-;ussian <hou En%0ai, % <hinese leader

@9ridge on the ;iver 1wai@ % film and boo5 0ebanon, <harlse de Caulle, % +rench leader <alifornia baseball % 9aseball teams move from ?ew Ior5 to <alifornia !tar5weather homicides, % serial 5iller children of thalidomide % a drug used by pregnant women in Europe for nausea caused horrible birth defects. Cood drug%%used in cancer patients today, but not good for babies 9uddy Holly, % !inger @9en Hur@, % film space mon5ey, % first @astronauts@ >afia % organiDed crime Hula hoops, % popular toy <astro, <uban dictator Edsel is a no%go % Edsel was a crappy car %3, % !py plan shot down in ;ussia !yngman ;hee, % !outh 1orean 0eader payola % >usic scandal 1ennedy % ! president <hubby <hec5er, % +amous singer of The Twist @=sycho@, % +amous film 9elgians in the <ongo % +ight for freedom of <ongo from 9elgium <HB; ! Hemingway, % famous writer Eichmann, % +amous ?aDi criminal that hid in Argentina @!tranger in a !trange 0and@ % boo5 )ylan, % !inger 9erlin, % the 9erlin wall that separated red East 9erlin from (est 9erlin 9ay of =igs invasion % failed attempt to overthrow <astro in <uba @0awrence of Arabia@, % film 9ritish 9eatlemania % The 9eatles musical group Ble >iss, % niversity of >ississippi :ohn Clenn, % Astronaut 0iston beats =atterson % 9oxing, fight =ope =aul, % =ope =aul 6I >alcolm E, % =olitical activist focused on blac5 people exclusively 9ritish politician sex % !candal :+1, blown away, % the assissanation of ! =resident 1ennedy what else do I have to say <HB; ! 9irth control, % @The pill@ or the birth control pill Ho <hi >inh, % ;ed leader of 6ietnam ;ichard ?ixon bac5 again %elected as ! president >oonshot, % +irst manned landing on the moon (oodstoc5, % a famous music festival of hippies This is starting in the "#KL*s%%my own memories start here (atergate, % political scandal with ?ixon pun5 roc5 % style of music ;eagan, % ! president =alestine, % fighting between them and Israel

terror on the airline % :et hijac5ings Ayatollah*s in Iran, % Iranian revolution ;ussians in Afghanistan @(heel of +ortune@, % =opular T6 game show !ally ;ide, % +irst woman in space heavy metal suicide % !ome parents of teenagers who commited suicite blamed it on the music Gheavy metalH +oreign debts, % Trade deficit homeless vets, % !ome soldiers who come home from war are unable to cope with a return to normal life are very visibly living on the the streets AI)!, % the disease caused by HI6 crac5, % !mo5ed or @freebased@ cocaine 9ernie CoetD % subway shooting Hypodermics on the shores, % illegally dumped trash and medical waste washed up on the East <oast of the ! <hina*s under martial law % <hinese military 5ill students that are demonstrating peacefully in Tienanmen !Auare ;oc5 and roller % >usic stars that were part of the next thing cola wars, % a series of commercials about what is better%%<o5e or =epsi I can*t ta5e it anymore <HB; ! (e didn*t start the fire 9ut when we are gone (ill it still burn on, and on, and on, and on... ''''' 6ideo references, The beginning shows the ideal couple entering the 5itchen that is clearly from the "#2L*s. The pregnant wife is eating pic5les. This is a traditional thing for pregnant American to crave during pregnancy and there are many silly jo5es about it. Gpor ejemplo, eating pic5les with ice creamH The headlines on the newspapers and magaDines demonstrate some of the events of the time. The boy is wearing a coon s5in cap Ga hat made of a raccoon fur with the tail hanging down. This was a fad in the 2L*s.H The boy is wearing a ;ichard ?ixon mas5 and playing with a toy gun. >ore popular toys. That 0one ;anger lunch box is !(EET. That was a popular T6 show in the 2L*s. The singer is playing with a !lin5y%%another nostalgic toy. The fashions change again. Things stuc5 to the refrigerator with magnets is something seen in every household with children and most without children. The daughter is playing with a 9arbie doll. >om demonstrates her frustration and depression and how she solves these problems % with 6alium. A very popular prescription drug. ?ext, mom is fixing the prom dress for the daughter. =rom is a formal dance that is traditional attended by "8 and "K year%olds in school. ?ext mom is wearing rubber gloves to do the dishes. >y son loves these when we can find them for his giant handsM The daughter is burning her bra. It was a popular symbolic act of refusing to conform to society*s norms. ?ext the teen%aged daughter is shown wearing a beaded crochet top with a headband and smo5ing marijuana. 6ery typical of the 8L*s %%these 5ids were called @hippies@. It was unacceptable and the father deals with his discomfort at her drug use by drin5ing GalcoholH. The photo behind the singer is of the person executed for shooting =resident 1ennedy. 9urning a draft card was a symbolic act of refusal to participate in the 6ietnam war by many hippies. >any also elected to run Gleave the countryH. These were called @draft dodgers@. ?ext, the daughter is tie%dying a shirt. 6ery popular with the hippies. The daughter now has her own child. The original father has died and the daughter has placed money on his eyes%%this means that in life, nothing was more important and now in death, that is all he will be loo5ing at. This can also have other meanings. Then the teenaged daughter is an older woman wor5ing with her computer in the 5itchen surrounded by her own uniAue family%%5ids being weird li5e she was with her parents.

9ehind the singer is Bliver ?orth.