To We Didn T Start The Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Harry Truman, Doris Day
Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific
Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon
Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea
Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H-Bomb
Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I,
And The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine
England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace
Santayana goodbye
[Chorus]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
[Verse 2]
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov
Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella
Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron
Toscanini, Dacron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean
Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan
Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place
Trouble in the Suez
[Chorus]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
[Verse 3]
Little Rock, Pasternak
Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Zhou En-lai
Bridge On The River Kwai
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle
California baseball
Starkweather Homicide
Children of Thalidomide
Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur
Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro
Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee
Payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho
Belgians in the Congo
[Chorus]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
[Verse 4]
Hemingway, Eichmann
Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin
Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia
British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn
Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X
British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away
What else do I have to say?
[Chorus]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
[Verse 5]
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh
Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock
Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine
Terror on the airline
Ayatollahs in Iran
Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride
Heavy metal suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets
AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores
China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars
I can't take it anymore
[Chorus]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
It will still burn on, and on
And on, and on
[Outro]
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
Spanish Lyrics Version
[Verso 1]
Harry Truman, Doris Day
China roja, Johnnie Ray
Pacífico Sur
Walter Winchell y Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon
Studebaker, Televisión
Corea del Norte, Corea del Sur
Marilyn Monroe
Rosenberg, bomba H
Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, el rey y yo,
Y el recolector entre el centeno
Eisenhower, vacuna
Inglaterra tiene una nueva reina
Marciano, Liberace
Adios santayana
[Coro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
[Verso 2]
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov
Nasser y Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella
Bloque comunista
Roy Cohn, Juan Perón
Toscanini, Dacron
Cataratas Dien Bien Phu, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean
Brooklyn tiene un equipo ganador
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan
Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Jruschov
Princesa Grace, Peyton Place
Problemas en Suez
[Coro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
[Verso 3]
Little Rock, Pasternak
Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Zhou En-lai
Puente sobre el río Kwai
Líbano, Charles de Gaulle
Béisbol de California
Homicidio de Starkweather
Hijos de la talidomida
Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur
Mono espacial, mafia
Aros de Hula, Castro
Edsel es un no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee
Payola y Kennedy
Chequeador regordete, Psicosis
Belgas en el Congo
[Coro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
[Verso 4]
Hemingway, Eichmann
Extraño en tierra desconocida
Dylan, Berlín
Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos
Lawrence de Arabia
Beatlemanía británica
Ole señorita, John Glenn
Liston vence a Patterson
Papa Pablo, Malcolm X
Político británico sexo
J.F.K. asombrado
¿Qué más tengo que decir?
[Coro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
[Verso 5]
Control de natalidad, Ho Chi Minh
Richard Nixon vuelve de nuevo
Moonshot, Woodstock
Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestina
Terror en la aerolínea
Ayatolás en Irán
Rusos en afganistán
Rueda de la fortuna, Sally Ride
Suicidio de heavy metal
Deudas externas, veterinarios sin hogar
SIDA, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hipodérmicos en las costas
China bajo la ley marcial
Guerras de cola de Rock and Roller
No lo soporto más
[Coro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
Pero cuando nos vayamos
Todavía arderá una y otra vez
Y así sucesivamente
[Outro]
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
No comenzamos el fuego
No, no lo encendimos
Pero intentamos luchar contra eso
No comenzamos el fuego
Siempre estaba ardiendo
Desde que el mundo ha estado girando
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Song Credits:
Writers(s): Billy Joel
Artist: Billy Joel
Produced By: Mick Jones (Foreigner) & Billy Joel
Release Date: October 17, 1989