We Didn’t Start the Virus (We Didn’t Start the Fire 2020 Version)

This version of Billy Joel’s iconic song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” uses the original songs lyrical structure to state the events of 2020 so far (and some of late 2019). Let it be known that the lyrics to this song were written around late May to early June of 2020 so some recent events may not be included. I also apologize if some events mentioned have changed and have since evolved.

The original song written and performed by Billy Joel off of the 1989 album “Storm Front” has a deep significance to me. My high school Modern U.S. History class used this song to introduce the various events we would be covering over the course of the year. At the end of the year we were given the opportunity to write our own verse to this song that pulled events from 2000-2019. The first time I read the lyrics to this song I was amazed by the detail of the lyrics and the brilliance in which they were worded.

Because of how overwhelming the events of 2020 have been, many people have suggested that a 2020 version of the song was made. I have been extremely impressed by the versions that I have seen so I wanted to make my own.

Credits:
Original song (We Didn’t Start the Fire) written and performed by Billy Joel
Altered lyrics by Kai Steines
Performed by Kai Steines and Avery Steines
Produced and Mixed by Kai Steines
Edited by Mark Steines
Filmed by Mark Steines
Lighting by Mark Steines
Directed by Kai and Mark Steines
We Didn’t Start the Virus Lyrics:

Bushfires, HIV, Iowa caucus is delayed
Wall street, Libya, what’s up in wuhan
Middle east, world war three, Kobe, Gigi rest in peace
North Korea, Turkey, Flight 752
Parasite, Joker, theater goers beware
Taliban, votes are in, impeachment’s on the way
Kim Jong-Un’s a mystery, Schrodinger of surgery
Weinstein, Milwaukee, Qassem Soleimani

We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is the curve gets flattened
We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it

Trump’s acquitted, Killer Bee’s, Everyone’s in quarantine
Italy, Elderly, Just sing into your phones
Zoom Class, Boy Scouts, Kenneth Coppeland, Elon Musk
George Floyd, 5G, “Yummy Yummy Yum”
Kimmel Fallon Blackface, Biden’s through the debates
Little Richard, Neil Peart, Dragon 2, Arbery
McMichael, Carlos Ghosn, Michagan, Kim Yo-Jong, Britain leaves the EU, trouble in the sewage

We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened
We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it

Ukraine, USA, Missiles Flying, In Iran
SpaceX, NAFTA, Blue states to reopen
In China, protests run, why’d my post not free Hong Kong
Refugees, aliens, Iran’s enriched uranium

Epstein, Suicide, cover up for other crimes
Toilet paper, Costco, Dragon now is man flown
Stocks down, Tom Hanks, Bailing out the big banks
Bernie Warren conflict, There goes Bloomberg’s shot at office

We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened
We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it

Concerts, Festivals, Cancel all the socials
No bleach, Packed beach, Civil war of Yemen
Documenting Arrokoth, Oil prices start to drop
Sanitizer, Travel Ban, Troops out of Afghanistan
Chinese economy, Winnie the pooh and Xi Jinping
Tony McDade, blown away, what else do I have to say

We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it

Twin Cities, Gasoline, Testing in the Philippines
Bill Gates, Earthquakes, Chelsea Manning, That Makes
Brazil, Russia, USA, most COVID cases here to date Mine safety regulations, certain hackers taking nations
Michael Dean, Dion Johnson, Breonna Taylor, all were shot
Juul and kids, giant riots, blue and black, Bernie's back
Jamal Khashoggi murdered but killers forgave
Hoarding cleaners a galore, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened We didn't start the virus
But for how much longer
Will it still go on, and on, and on, and on
We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it
We didn't start the virus
But what needs to happen is that the curve gets flattened We didn't start the virus
Yes we’re trying to fight it
Even though we don’t like it

Видео We Didn’t Start the Virus (We Didn’t Start the Fire 2020 Version) канала Kai Steines