We Didn't Start the Fire - Fall Out Boy - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Fall Out Boy took on a Billy Joel classic for this electrifying cover of "We Didn't Start the Fire" in 2023. Released in 1989 around the time of Billy Joel's 40th birthday, the original is like a sonic time capsule, storing crucial cultural and historical events from a forty-year period, namechecking everything from Harry Truman and Doris Day to Liberace and Joseph Stalin. For their decidedly pumped-up pop-punk reimagining, Fall Out Boy align the lyrics with modern-day happenings, covering the years 1989-2023. Rodney King, Myspace, deepfakes, Brexit, the Mars Rover, Elon Musk, and the deaths of Prince and Queen Elizabeth all get a mention, transforming the song into an anthem for our times. "We Didn't Start the Fire" might have generally gone down like a lead balloon among critics but it did manage to graze the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it landed at a respectable 94. It also went to number 52 in the UK.