As a Billy Joel superfan, I always wanted him to update his epic We Didn’t Start the Fire, a song made up entirely with lyrics that go through a bunch of decades in the 20th century.
He never did add lyrics for the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. But now that Fall Out Boy decided to do it for him in a cover that almost feels like a parody of the OG song … but it’s not.
It’s exactly what I mentioned above — filling in the gaps with a bunch of names, events and so much more. You can listen to the song below, but we’re helping you out with the sports references made in it:
1
Tiger Woods
Makes complete sense. Arguably the biggest-named athlete of the past few decades.
2
Chicago Cubs
The lyric is: “Cubs go all the way again,” a clear nod to Joel’s original “Brooklyn’s got a winning team.”
3
Michael Phelps
Another all-time great athlete name.
4
LeBron James
The modern GOAT, post Michael Jordan, checks out.
5
Venus and Serena Williams
Another good shoutout that deserves to be in there.
6
Michael Jordan (twice)
“Michael Jordan 23” and “Michael Jordan 45” a few seconds later. This one made me smirk.
7
Colin Kaepernick
Absolutely one of the biggest moments in sports and culture history deserves a place in this song.
