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We Didn't Start the Fire (Bardcore | Medieval/Renaissance Style Cover)

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There are many covers of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire that adapt it to different times, but we wanted to give it the bardcore treatment. *Unlike the original, the list is not chronological, and jumps around in time a lot. It very loosely spans from around 400 to 1600, and is from a rather Eurocentric point of view. Thank you to my brother, Friar Funk, for devising the lyrics and providing the majority of the vocals. Many thanks as well to his new wife and our dad for joining us in the chorus at the end.
The image of the monk is from MS Bodleian 602. A scribe at his desk © The Bodleian Libraries Oxford
There are simply too many other images to credit here, but the majority are public domain from wiki media.
Lyrics:
Eleanor of Aquitaine,
Charles the 6th
Hath gone insane
Reconquista
Geoffrey Chaucer,
Michelangelo
Marco Polo,
Magna Carta
Christian Schism
Siege of Acre,
Byzantine iconoclasm
Guillaume de Machaut
We did not start the fire
It was always burning as the world was turning
We did not start the fire
No we did not light it, but we tried to fight it
Charlemagne,
Alfred
Anne Boleyn
Without a head
Few things
Here to read
But the Nibelungenlied
Castile with
Aragon
Second pope in Avignon
Novgorod,
Chinggis Khan
Beowulf, Decameron
CHORUS
Henry Tudor,
Saladin
Richard and the Winter King
Lindisfarne,
Norse raids
Children on crusade
Rome gone,
Castillon
Mona Lisa,
King John
Kalmar Union,
Hanseatic trade.
Kipchaks
Horseback
Constantinople sacked
Song of Roland,
Silk demand,
Wallachia,
Holy Land
Grunwald,
Manzikert,
Barbarossa,
Golden Spurs
Joan of Arc,
Patriarch
Battle of Lepanto!
CHORUS
Canterbury,
Nikephoros
Alchemy,
Matthias Corvinus
Khan Krum,
Sicily
Normans land in Italy
Hippodrome,
Notre Dame
Timur in Afghanistan
Double prince homicide
Seven papal regicides
Edinburgh,
Malta
Wenceslaus,
Bohemia
Hunedoara stronghold
Mansa Musa’s got gold
Ghazi,
Gutenberg
Baghdad and Mosul burn
Gunpowder twofold
Panic, it's the Mongols!
CHORUS
Antioch,
Sassanids
Spaniards in a strange land
Fatimids,
El Cid
Ottoman invasion
Rashidun Arabia
Christian relicmania
Hussites,
Swiss pikes
Executing Templar Knights
Lichtenauer,
Skanderbeg
Holding off the Pechenegs
Black plague, here to stay
What else do I dare to say?
CHORUS
Nicaea,
Troubadours
William Wallace torn in four
Falkirk
Glasswork
Stamford Bridge,
Göktürks
3 year Famine,
Medicine
Barons oust a sovereign
Carrouges versus Jacques le Gris
Carracks sail across the sea
Walpurgis Fechtbuch
Arslan and the Seljuks
Clontarf,
Lombards
Habsburgs,
Bannockburn
Church denied by Thomas More
Montezuma is no more
Curse this German Peasants’ War
I can't take it anymore!
We did not start the fire
It was always burning as the world was turning
We did not start the fire
But when we are gone, it shall still burn on and on and on
We did not start the fire
It was always burning as the world was turning
We did not start the fire
No we did not light it, but we tried to fight it

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@blacksage2375 Месяц назад

Voted Most Entertaining History Test

@trinalps Месяц назад

someone is going to use this in some class 100% what class tho is up in the air lmao

@gregs3845 Месяц назад

Class, now as your test put these events / people in chronological order. My friend is a history teacher I am totally going to send this to him to use in class.

@Bacteriophagebs Месяц назад

@@gregs3845 That was the great thing about the original song: the events _were_ in chronological order (roughly). This one has the Magna Carta in the same verse as Byzantine iconoclasm, almost 700 years earlier.

@Myomer104 Месяц назад

@@BacteriophagebsGranted, Fallout Boy's cover wasn't in close to chronological order, either.

@Bacteriophagebs Месяц назад

@@Myomer104 I didn't know that existed until just now, and that's very sad.

@Patches2212 Месяц назад

Now I just want a version of this song for every era of history, so we can have a complete history of humanity condensed into the same song sung multiple times

@stargate525 Месяц назад

One song, 300 verses.

@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 Месяц назад

YES!💖💖

@viktorberzinsky4781 Месяц назад

I am so here for the bronze and iron age versions.

@ashamansedai Месяц назад

I think you'd enjoy the video "History of the entire world... I guess" (Name may be wrong but that's how I remember it, it's by Bill Wurtz)

@Patches2212 Месяц назад

@ashamansedai i am familiar with the video, as it is quite old now. I am more referring to this version, Billy Joel, and Fallout Boy's versions all listing history highlights in a catchy way, thus wanting this for the rest of history

@cstreet9261 Месяц назад

"Double prince homicide, seven papal regicides!" *killer flute solo*

@mihirshetye4624 18 дней назад

I believe that references the 2 little princes that were imprisoned in tower of London and subsequently murdered.

@ezrabrand 21 день назад

Explanation for each reference: 1. **Eleanor of Aquitaine**: A powerful and influential queen consort of France and England during the 12th century. 2. **Charles the 6th Hath gone insane**: Refers to Charles VI of France, who suffered from bouts of madness during his reign. 3. **Reconquista**: The series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims (Moors) on the Iberian Peninsula. 4. **Geoffrey Chaucer**: An English poet and author best known for writing "The Canterbury Tales." 5. **Michelangelo**: An Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect famous for works like the Sistine Chapel ceiling and David. 6. **Marco Polo**: A Venetian merchant and explorer who traveled extensively in Asia and documented his journeys. 7. **Magna Carta**: A charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England in 1215, limiting the king's power. 8. **Christian Schism**: Refers to the Great Schism of 1054, which divided Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. 9. **Siege of Acre**: A key battle during the Third Crusade where Christian forces captured the city of Acre. 10. **Byzantine iconoclasm**: The period in Byzantine history when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities. 11. **Guillaume de Machaut**: A medieval French poet and composer, one of the leading figures in the Ars Nova musical style. 12. **Charlemagne**: King of the Franks and Lombards and Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, known for uniting much of Europe. 13. **Alfred**: Refers to Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, who defended England against Viking invasions. 14. **Anne Boleyn Without a head**: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, who was executed by beheading. 15. **Nibelungenlied**: An epic poem from medieval Germany telling the story of the hero Siegfried and the fall of the Burgundians. 16. **Castile with Aragon**: Refers to the dynastic union of Castile and Aragon, leading to the formation of Spain. 17. **Second pope in Avignon**: Refers to the Avignon Papacy, where the popes resided in Avignon, France, instead of Rome. 18. **Novgorod**: An important medieval city-state in Russia, known for its trade and political structure. 19. **Chinggis Khan**: The founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history. 20. **Beowulf, Decameron**: "Beowulf" is an Old English epic poem; "Decameron" is a collection of novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio. 21. **Henry Tudor**: Refers to Henry VII, who founded the Tudor dynasty after winning the Wars of the Roses. 22. **Saladin**: The first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, known for recapturing Jerusalem from the Crusaders. 23. **Richard and the Winter King**: Refers to Richard III and possibly Henry VII (Winter King), connected to the Wars of the Roses. 24. **Lindisfarne**: An island off the northeast coast of England, known for a Viking raid in 793 AD. 25. **Norse raids**: Refers to the Viking raids across Europe from the late 8th to the early 11th centuries. 26. **Children on crusade**: Refers to the Children's Crusade of 1212, an unsuccessful popular crusade by European Christians. 27. **Rome gone, Castillon**: Refers to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Battle of Castillon, the last battle of the Hundred Years' War. 28. **Mona Lisa, King John**: The famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci; King John of England, who signed the Magna Carta. 29. **Kalmar Union**: A political union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under a single monarch from 1397 to 1523. 30. **Hanseatic trade**: Refers to the Hanseatic League, a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds in northern Europe. 31. **Kipchaks Horseback**: The Kipchaks were a Turkic nomadic people known for their cavalry. 32. **Constantinople sacked**: Refers to the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. 33. **Song of Roland**: An epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. 34. **Silk demand**: Refers to the high demand for silk, especially in medieval Europe, driving trade along the Silk Road. 35. **Wallachia, Holy Land**: Wallachia is a historical region of Romania; the Holy Land refers to the region of significant religious importance, including Jerusalem. 36. **Grunwald, Manzikert**: The Battle of Grunwald (1410) was a decisive Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Knights; the Battle of Manzikert (1071) was a significant defeat of the Byzantine Empire by the Seljuks. 37. **Barbarossa, Golden Spurs**: Frederick Barbarossa was a Holy Roman Emperor; the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) was a Flemish victory over the French. 38. **Joan of Arc, Patriarch**: Joan of Arc, a French heroine and saint; Patriarch refers to the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church. 39. **Battle of Lepanto**: A naval battle in 1571 where the Holy League defeated the Ottoman Empire. 40. **Canterbury**: Refers to Canterbury Cathedral, an important religious site in England. 41. **Nikephoros**: Nikephoros I, a Byzantine emperor. 42. **Alchemy, Matthias Corvinus**: Alchemy was a precursor to modern chemistry; Matthias Corvinus was a King of Hungary and Croatia. 43. **Khan Krum, Sicily**: Khan Krum was a ruler of Bulgaria; Sicily, an island in the Mediterranean, known for its Norman conquest. 44. **Normans land in Italy**: Refers to the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the 11th century. 45. **Hippodrome, Notre Dame**: The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a chariot-racing stadium; Notre Dame is a famous cathedral in Paris. 46. **Timur in Afghanistan**: Timur (Tamerlane) was a conqueror who invaded Afghanistan in the late 14th century. 47. **Double prince homicide**: Refers to incidents where two princes were killed. 48. **Seven papal regicides**: Refers to the murders of seven popes. 49. **Edinburgh, Malta**: Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland; Malta, an island nation with a significant history. 50. **Wenceslaus, Bohemia**: Wenceslaus, a Bohemian duke and saint; Bohemia is a historical region in the Czech Republic. 51. **Hunedoara stronghold**: A fortress in Romania known for its medieval architecture. 52. **Mansa Musa’s got gold**: Mansa Musa, the wealthy emperor of the Mali Empire, known for his pilgrimage to Mecca. 53. **Ghazi, Gutenberg**: Ghazi refers to Muslim warriors; Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. 54. **Baghdad and Mosul burn**: Refers to the historical destructions of Baghdad and Mosul. 55. **Gunpowder twofold**: Refers to the use of gunpowder in warfare and its impact on history. 56. **Panic, it's the Mongols!**: Refers to the widespread fear and destruction caused by Mongol invasions. 57. **Antioch, Sassanids**: Antioch, an ancient city; the Sassanid Empire, a Persian empire. 58. **Spaniards in a strange land**: Refers to Spanish explorers in the New World. 59. **Fatimids, El Cid**: The Fatimid Caliphate; El Cid, a Castilian nobleman and military leader. 60. **Ottoman invasion**: Refers to the Ottoman Empire's expansions into Europe. 61. **Rashidun Arabia**: The Rashidun Caliphate, the first of the Islamic caliphates after Muhammad's death. 62. **Christian relicmania**: The medieval obsession with collecting Christian relics. 63. **Hussites, Swiss pikes**: The Hussites, followers of Jan Hus, who fought in religious wars; Swiss pikes, infantrymen armed with pikes. 64. **Executing Templar Knights**: Refers to the persecution and execution of the Knights Templar. 65. **Lichtenauer, Skanderbeg**: Johannes Liechtenauer, a German fencing master; Skanderbeg, an Albanian nobleman and military commander. 66. **Holding off the Pechenegs**: Refers to the defense against the Pechenegs, a nomadic Turkic people. 67. **Black plague, here to stay**: Refers to the Black Death, a devastating pandemic in the 14th century. 68. **Nicaea, Troubadours**: Nicaea, an ancient city; troubadours, medieval poet-musicians. 69. **William Wallace torn in four**: Refers to William Wallace, a Scottish hero who was executed by being drawn and quartered. 70. **Falkirk, Glasswork**: The Battle of

@ezrabrand 21 день назад

Falkirk (1298), a decisive battle during the Wars of Scottish Independence; the development and craftsmanship of glasswork in the medieval period. 71. **Stamford Bridge, Göktürks**: The Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066), marking the end of the Viking Age; Göktürks, a Turkic people who founded an empire in Central Asia. 72. **3 year Famine, Medicine**: The Great Famine (1315-1317), a severe food shortage in Europe; advances and practices in medieval medicine. 73. **Barons oust a sovereign**: Refers to events like the Magna Carta where barons forced King John of England to limit his powers. 74. **Carrouges versus Jacques le Gris**: The last judicial duel in France (1386) between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques le Gris. 75. **Carracks sail across the sea**: Refers to the use of carracks, large sailing ships, in European exploration. 76. **Walpurgis Fechtbuch**: A medieval combat manual written by Johannes Liechtenauer. 77. **Arslan and the Seljuks**: Alp Arslan, a Seljuk sultan known for his victories, including the Battle of Manzikert. 78. **Clontarf, Lombards**: The Battle of Clontarf (1014), where Irish forces defeated Viking invaders; Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled parts of Italy. 79. **Habsburgs, Bannockburn**: The Habsburg dynasty, a powerful European royal house; the Battle of Bannockburn (1314), a significant Scottish victory. 80. **Church denied by Thomas More**: Refers to Sir Thomas More, who opposed Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church and was executed. 81. **Montezuma is no more**: The fall of Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, during the Spanish conquest. 82. **Curse this German Peasants’ War**: Refers to the German Peasants' War (1524-1525), a major uprising of peasants against feudal lords. 83. **I can't take it anymore!**: An expression of overwhelm at the extensive historical events and conflicts listed.

@ezrabrand 21 день назад

The date range of these references spans from the 6th century to the 16th century: 1. **6th century**: Göktürks (552-744 AD) 2. **7th century**: Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) 3. **8th century**: Lindisfarne Viking raid (793 AD) 4. **9th century**: Khan Krum (d. 814 AD) 5. **10th century**: Mansa Musa's pilgrimage (1324 AD), Battle of Clontarf (1014 AD) 6. **11th century**: Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066 AD), Battle of Manzikert (1071 AD) 7. **12th century**: Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204 AD), Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400 AD), Reconquista (718-1492 AD) 8. **13th century**: Magna Carta (1215 AD), Fourth Crusade and Sack of Constantinople (1204 AD), Children's Crusade (1212 AD) 9. **14th century**: Black Death (1347-1351 AD), Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 AD), Battle of Bannockburn (1314 AD), Decameron (written 1348-1353 AD), Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400 AD), Timur (1336-1405 AD), William Wallace (1270-1305 AD) 10. **15th century**: Joan of Arc (1412-1431 AD), Battle of Lepanto (1571 AD), Henry Tudor (Henry VII, reigned 1485-1509 AD), Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 AD), Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490 AD), Novgorod (Medieval Novgorod existed into the 15th century) 11. **16th century**: German Peasants' War (1524-1525 AD), execution of Thomas More (1535 AD), Montezuma II (d. 1520 AD), Gutenberg (1400-1468 AD), Battle of Castillon (1453 AD), Ottoman invasion (15th-16th centuries) This range covers approximately 1000 years of history, from the early medieval period to the early modern period.

@derphunk5338 10 дней назад

Appreciate the effort.

@Catseye189 8 дней назад

Jaw dropping, thank you for this attention to detail!

@Mr-__-Sy 7 дней назад

@@ezrabrand some of the cities names may refer to the treaties that were signed there, like Nicea also the earliest event is by far the last sack of Rome by the Vandalas

@theshamurai32 Месяц назад

As a former medieval history student, this is something I never knew I needed.

@gumbaaufmbuhuu900 Месяц назад

I agree, just the picture of Jaecklein Rohrbach at 1:27 (Leader of southern german peasants during the Great Peasants war) made me very happy and brought me back memories from my bachelor‘s thesis 😂

@lisaramaci6973 Месяц назад

@@gumbaaufmbuhuu900What was the title of your thesis?

@darkjudge8786 Месяц назад

How many shifts at McDonald's do you get?

@theshamurai32 Месяц назад

@darkjudge8786 You were close, Army. Working on being a teacher now that I've finished my active duty years and gone reservist though.

@DeltaNovum Месяц назад

As a former medieval history student you might already know that just like any "pirate" or "viking" music this is not only historical incorrect, but couldn't be further from the truth. Or further from the true sound. I would like to add that I think this still rocks and the lyrics are incredibly creative 😁

@FractalFire Месяц назад

I love the thought that this is a timeless song and each generation adds their own calamities as an apology to those who come after.

@ivyw4276 Месяц назад

It makes the line “and when we are gone, it will still go on and on and on” hit SO much harder

@varashamus7633 Месяц назад

It is part apology, part rallying cry and partly it is a plea to the next generation to not give up because they will have to fight next.

@charlesgmcd Месяц назад

I love that thought. Puts everything in a new light.

@Giles29 Месяц назад

Someday we will see the prehistoric version. "Thag DID start the fire."

@Delightedly Месяц назад

I have a feeling that it’s not really an effective warning as it doesn’t hit until it’s your own time that you’re looking back at. The Fall Out Boy cover isn’t exactly good, but it’s visceral to listen to. Each item sparks real memories and feelings in a way the original never did even after learning about the events in it.

@toca-thatonecrazyaunt4102 Месяц назад

We Didn’t Start the Fire is as close to hubby and I get to having a song. When we got together, the internet hadn’t yet formed. They didn’t even print the lyrics on the cassette tape covers yet. When this was just a single, he mentioned that he liked the song. I saw the lyrics printed in a local newspaper and I clipped it for him. He still has that to this day. Now, we have a whole new way to live the song!

@purplecow_1 23 дня назад

that's so lovely

@Donsomebody 21 день назад

That's actually beautiful. Much love to you and your partner. All the best!

@GabrielArchon Месяц назад

This convinced me that we require a collaboration between Hildegard von Blingin' and Sabaton.

@OneWithStars 23 дня назад

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVVED...

@kelseywatts589 22 дня назад

Miracle of Sound as well.

@Mr-__-Sy 7 дней назад

@@kelseywatts589 OK bring them all and make them write the song for the next period of time from early MODERN age till wwii to have a full timeline, and make that one be the real Billy Joel cover, aka chronological order, not the Fallout Boy one, this one that isn't chronological.

@Magmafrost13 Месяц назад

"Seven papal regicides" is my favorite verse of the twelve days of christmas

@alanpennie Месяц назад

Are regicides some kind of bird I don't know about?

@TheAppalachianEsq Месяц назад

@@alanpennieI’m not entirely positive if this is sarcasm.

@alanpennie Месяц назад

@@TheAppalachianEsq Well in England only the reigning monarch can kill a swan so...

@RoronoaEmi Месяц назад

😂😂😂

@DavidJashi Месяц назад

Does assassination of the pope qualify as regicide, though? Is pope considered as monarch?

@iteor7320 Месяц назад

“Children on crusade” rhyming with “Hanseatic trade” has utterly made my day. 😂

@nancyomalley6286 Месяц назад

I remember that movie with Eric Stolz about the Children's Crusade

@purpack12 Месяц назад

How do I befriend you, you fascinating human?!✨

@jacek-jan Месяц назад

And there are more gems like that... can't quote them because my head exploded and I need to collect debries by now.

@programmerdave9893 Месяц назад

“Few things here to read but the Nibelungenlied.” The lyricist is a genius. Can’t wait for more!

@hendrikhellmuth8926 Месяц назад

That's it. That's... I think, you won Bardcore. I first thought that this is just another mildly entertaining midi flute interpretation, but this is insane! The text, the voices.... I have tears of joy in my eyes! Thank you!

@sarahberkner 23 часа назад

I also like Blue by Cornelius Link. He does good acapella bardcore covers, but sometimes people will post medieval lyrics in the comments.

@GeorgieBonsoir Месяц назад

Fitting "Nibelungenlied" into song lyrics is a feat all in of itself. Bravo

@StevenLubick Месяц назад

✅✅👍👍

@sebastianschomber9291 27 дней назад

Especially English lyrics

@TWBluerose 24 дня назад

Aswell as Walburgis Fechtbuch - even tho they pronounced "Fecht" right and made book out of "buch"

@Celoth Месяц назад

I'm ashamed to admit the number of these references I understood from my education vs. the number of references I understood from decades of playing Sid Meier's Civilization

@Hildegardvonblingin Месяц назад

No shame, it was a great way to learn! 😉

@RowanDrake47 Месяц назад

Same here, only for me it was Age of Empires and Total War.

@telicaepax317 Месяц назад

Crusader kings and Europa Universalis for me :)

@DefeatedRoyalist Месяц назад

Legit TW and Civ burned world geography into my brain far more effectively than any formal class ever could 😂

@VVardaddy Месяц назад

The Waringham Books for me...

@fischotterchen914 Месяц назад

this is actually incredible i somehow didn't expect historically-accurate references but this is THE hildegard bon blingin we're talking about

@user-ct1yf1qu6g Месяц назад

As a Chinese, I know about 80% these historical terms, and I am proud of myself🤩 Thanks for making this ingenious song, love Hildegard!

@TheybyBaby 24 дня назад

As an American, i know about 5.

@therandomheretek5403 10 дней назад

if that is the case, you have indeed good cause to be proud. I doubt most people here in France would catch half.

@lufe8773 5 дней назад

Hi and thanks for the post. History is all of human history with different branches from the same tree. Go back far enough and there were just a few of our ancestors in the world. Your ancestors turned right when they left Africa and walked halfway around the world to China (over generations) Mine turned left and walked over Europe to England (over many generations). Kind of nice to think that we can appreciate the same song separated by distance and race but understand the context fifty thousand years later. Perhaps there is hope for a better world yet. Have a great day..

@Bax2124 Месяц назад

“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.” ~ Hildegard von Bingen

@MossyMozart Месяц назад

That is a beautiful quote. Is it real? Thank you.

@Bax2124 Месяц назад

@@MossyMozart INDEED IT IS!

@Bax2124 Месяц назад

@@MossyMozart PS. UR WELCOME!

@jknowstheway1462 Месяц назад

Thank you Ya.

@Corredor1230 Месяц назад

Hildegard is seriously one of my favourite historical figures of all time. She was a brilliant mind.

@jamiemasters7401 Месяц назад

Bard found singing this in a panic while being questioned in a tavern in London on September 7 1666

@insertnamehere9718 Месяц назад

🎶Thatched roofs, hard to say, whose fault it is that they’re in flame I didn’t start the fire🎶

@Wormz-nc8pu 6 дней назад

The fact that whenever i search we didn’t start the fire inside of the original this is the one that comes up first

@bbjkrss Месяц назад

I was very excited that the very first line is a person I only know of because of Civilization, and it just got better from there. Also love Mansa Musa's got gold and Panic it's the Mongols. Excellent cover. Edit: the more I listen, the more parallels I'm hearing to the original in rhyme scheme and reference order/format: "Spaniards in a strange land" vs "Strangers in a strange land", "Ottoman invasion" vs "Bay of Pigs invasion", "Christian relicmania" vs "British Beatlemania", "Rashidun Arabia" vs "Lawrence of Arabia" and on and on. Guys, this is genius! Love this even more now.

@Icecreamqueenthe15th Месяц назад

"panic its the Mongols!" - Hildigard Von Blingin', 2024

@rhonwenbaker2448 Месяц назад

stand out stanza

@cthulhucult3230 Месяц назад

And I've officially watched too much old crash course

@judelarkin2883 Месяц назад

My favorite line too!

@sysop39 Месяц назад

was panicking a little there as a German

@alanpennie Месяц назад

@@sysop39 A minute's silence for The Bugler of Cracow.

@MemoristCed Месяц назад

This sounds like a recommended history curriculum and I am there for it.

@beckstheimpatient4135 Месяц назад

I mean, for a lot of us who grew up in Europe it IS the history curriculum! I've been taught about many of the events and people listed in the song.

@MemoristCed Месяц назад

@@beckstheimpatient4135 To be fair, there's only so much time in the day/year to teach information, and if you must choose, better to focus on local(ish) history. (Though that's as far as I'm willing to be fair, considering the general bad behavior on the part of our "educators" and a culture that champions mediocrity as a downright virtue.)

@beckstheimpatient4135 Месяц назад

@@MemoristCed local history only takes you so far when it comes to understanding why something happened. You need to understand the interconnectedness of history, and that means studying distant lands as well. I don't think anyone needs to know about Hunedoara, but everyone should know about the Ottoman invasions of Europe, for example. Nobody can say the Fall of Constantinopole didn't impact their history, because it had a major impact that again, is still felt today. Anne Boleyn without a head isn't just a nice bit of gruesome pop history, it is the very reason behind the formation of the Church of England, fights between Catholics and Protestants that spanned into the Troubles and beyond, and one of the reasons why there are SO many Irish people in the US. There is no such thing as local history. Local history stops being local the second contact is made with another nation - or when invaders show up.

@MemoristCed Месяц назад

@@beckstheimpatient4135 I appreciate you taking the time to explain; it's all quite true. I happen to already think the same way! But my point was that if you MUST prioritize (and one must, unfortunately, because nobody is willing to question a system that's so outdated, bloated, and immune to accountability as to be virtually worthless for its stated purpose), then you have to hit the highlights and hope for the best. Again, that's as far as I'm willing to be fair. I'm certainly not enough of a fan to put my own kids through it. 😆

@beckstheimpatient4135 Месяц назад

@@MemoristCed Yeah, fully agree here. We're in a similarly difficult position in my country as well - Wallachia (or its modern form!) Kids get taught a ton of outdated (communist) history, revisionist views, and no mention of the Romany slave trade.

@Blitzkrieg_Wolf Месяц назад

... He actually lined up the lyrics with historical records of the Medieval periods, you dropped this, Sir 👑.

@rickwrites2612 22 дня назад

Well yes, they aren't in any kind of order though. That would probably be impossible.

@lizziefingers7528 Месяц назад

This is the nerdiest and most wonderful thing I've heard in a very very long time! I sincerely hope Billy Joel listens to this.

@Heroesflorian Месяц назад

"How many historic references do you want to add to this son-" - "YES!"

@IanRandall-i7l Месяц назад

As a medieval archaeologist you have no idea how happy this makes me.

@IanRandall-i7l Месяц назад

How does it get better every time I listen to it?

@TabletopTiger Месяц назад

@IanRandall-i7l I am astounded at it, it is so impressive in its detail and creativity that fits perfectly to the song. Can I ask you to share more from your perspective?

@sasi5841 Месяц назад

I wish they focused specifically on the medieval person, but this song randomly jumps between late classical period, all of medieval period, and early modern period.

@catherineplunkett7241 Месяц назад

@sasi5841 That just makes it fun. Ever been to an SCA event?

@IanRandall-i7l 24 дня назад

@@TabletopTiger I'm just thrilled that I was able to recognize 90% of the references. Looking up the rest was a joy. As an Early Medievalist it was mostly the later stuff.

@YasminJFoster Месяц назад

I'm sure I heard this on the radio the yesterday. The DJs were talking about Bardcore and using this as an example. They had only admirable things to say. So congrats!

@r0cketplumber Месяц назад

My wife is amazed at the amount of history I know, I explained that I've read all the Hornblower novels, Aubrey & Maturin, Flashman, Marcus Didius Falco, 1632, Baroque Cycle, Clan of the Cave Bear, half a dozen others I can't consciously recall... osmosis and immersion are the painless method for self-education.

@wonintenn8939 Месяц назад

I didn't think anyone remembered Flashman!

@r0cketplumber Месяц назад

@@wonintenn8939 If you like Flashman, you'll like Alan Lewrie, Shanghaid into the Royal Navy by his ne'er do well father to steal an inheritance. Alan gets his due, but like Flashman he gets competent just to survive while remaining a rakehell and oppotunist.

@b0nenana Месяц назад

Heresy! The world doesnt turn , only the sun and stars rotating around it!

@MossyMozart Месяц назад

Though art speaketh the truth. Right on!

@Hildegardvonblingin Месяц назад

We were ahead of the times 😂

@Artur_M. Месяц назад

I take it, good people, you are not yet familiar with the new treatise De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by the learned Nicolaus Copernicus?

@AragornElessar Месяц назад

@b0nenana well with the renaissance you get Copernicus and Gallilei so it works.

@MortalPanda2 Месяц назад

@@Hildegardvonblingin It was a known fact since the antiquity. Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the earth in the 3rd century B.C.

@Andori8403 Месяц назад

Lads! We shall keep digging, The Renaissance did not start it, we shall go further to the Dark Ages now, soon enough we will soon find who started it.

@shawnwhite860 Месяц назад

The Egyptians?

@thetruerift Месяц назад

@@shawnwhite860 Some fucking pre-homo sapian caveperson. And because of that one asshole, I have to work and pay taxes. But I also live in a world of technological and medical marvels and can summon tacos to my door at all hours, so i guess it's even.

@medraut_pen Месяц назад

@@shawnwhite860 Or the Sea Peoples. Good luck trying to prove whether they started the fire when we don't know where they would have started it!

@XanderHarris1023 Месяц назад

@@medraut_pen You can start a fire under water. You just need a different fuel source.

@colormedubious4747 Месяц назад

@@medraut_pen Methinks that Homo erectus is credited with the earliest known campfires about 1.5 MYA and the earliest known fire pits (or hearths) about 800,000 years ago. THEY clearly started the fire.

@GoldenYaldabaoth Месяц назад

1:48 got Afghanistan showing up in every version of this song

@13Zahayen13 Месяц назад

❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂 4:08 😂 I don't think the "Like" button is enough to show my appreciation for this song!

@normanbarrettwiik2068 Месяц назад

"Normans land in Italy": Most people know about their Conquest of England, so good to see a reference to one of their less publicized but equally interesting adventures.

@surters Месяц назад

Mostly knew that through their conflict with the Byzantines! (who called themselves Romans)

@SenorTucano Месяц назад

All hail King Roger! My son is named after him 😂

@alanpennie Месяц назад

And appropriately rhymed with Sicily.

@itatane Месяц назад

The Battle of Cerami is a great example of the Normans' military might at its peak. My medieval professor always presented the Norman conquests as the final wave of the Viking era. Their more Norse heavy culture that was already beginning to wane by the 12th Century, becoming more French and less Dane.

@CoD4MWPL Месяц назад

Yep, they even established counties and duchy in southern Italy before battle of hastings. Probably they also used their fellows experience in topic how to transport horses on boats

@widgren87 Месяц назад

"Few things Here to read But the Nibelungenlied" That made me laugh so hard and points for working Nibelungenlied into the flow of the song, would have subscribed for that alone if I wasn't already ;-) Thank you for the smiles and good times. Best of Luck.

@GrottescoTeatro Месяц назад

This ☝🏻

@mst3kharris Месяц назад

@@GrottescoTeatromy absolute favorite couplet of the whole song.

@monicashields916 Месяц назад

This. 😅👍🏻

@TheAshHeritor Месяц назад

I've been waiting for a Nibelungenlied rhyme in a song for my entire life.

@Gambo916 2 дня назад

Saw Billy Joel sing his 'alternative' version of this live in Cardiff a few weeks ago.....so to hear this has special meaning for me! Thank you.

@Abelhawk 19 дней назад

I don't really know the word to describe it, but the singing for this version is really an interesting and beautiful contrast with the more intense rock original version. Especially the chorus duet. So good.

@SimonCoates Месяц назад

We Didn't Start the Fire - methinks the two sticks were too damp.

@Ninjanimegamer Месяц назад

Too green.

@astrid2432 Месяц назад

1:17 "Silk demands" shows Civ 5 screen - amazing

@okmnbgfcxzaq Месяц назад

230 gold per turn for only silk. That's what I call a robbery. Queen Elizabeth is wild!

@torres3359 Месяц назад

Would you be interested in a trade agreement with England?

@KeithFraser82 26 дней назад

"Our words are backed by GREEK FIRE!"

@adamjenks9613 Месяц назад

Honestly wasn’t expecting the lyrics, but I am so thankful for them. Y’all have me in tears!!

@godnoble Месяц назад

This is one of your best. I like when lyrics are changed, not just the instrumentation.

@thomasloos8257 Месяц назад

On first listening I was (very slightly!) disappointed that the references weren't in chronological order, but when I listened to it again with the original lyrics to compare, I saw the absolute brilliance in paralleling lines by rhyme, theme, or both! A masterpiece!

@Tribolumins Месяц назад

Yes, I was wondering about this. I wonder if they tried to write it chronologically first and it just didn't sound as good

@klandersen42 Месяц назад

I was wondering if it was in chronological order. I don't know enough medieval history to know without doing extensive research on the events.

@davidpeters6743 Месяц назад

It's the same problem that I had with the Fall out boy version it does show how absolutely brilliant a Lyricist Billy Joel is though.

@FlowerOfNaraku Месяц назад

"when we are gone, it shall still burn on and on and on" actually made me feel pretty emotional in this version

@lucindamcguinn691 Месяц назад

I found myself oddly comforted by this song. The news lately has been so upsetting. It reminds us that this is a struggle for the long haul. I'm up there in age and need to be reminded that it all won't get solved during my lifetime.

@RebeccaAngelMusic Месяц назад

@@lucindamcguinn691 That's a beautiful way to look at history and current events. There are always people who care, and try their best to do good amidst the struggles.

@Cattrix999 Месяц назад

@@lucindamcguinn691 Exactly. I felt comforted also.

@1averageamerican Месяц назад

Reminds me of the quote that goes something to the effect of, "An hour after your funeral people who loved you will be eating potato salad and laughing at jokes." Try to enjoy life and don't take it too seriously.

@jmanroXD Месяц назад

Ngl, it has burned on and on and on and on.

@Keeganator42 11 дней назад

This song is universal, you can apply it to literally anything.

@FaranielSnowcat Месяц назад

The ammount of research needed to make this work, phenomenal :) Wonderful version of the original. Bravo! :)

@NMiller_ Месяц назад

In these uncertain times, it's almost comforting to know, "This too shall pass," has been around for a long time. It reminds us that no matter the headline of the day, this too shall pass.

@JoshSweetvale Месяц назад

George Carlin, the modern Diogenes, said it best, after a short rant about microbial evolution and adaptation. "The planet will be fine. It's the _people_ who are doomed."

@richyhu2042 Месяц назад

Yeah, I imagine that a lot of these events must have felt apocalyptic to the people in the past. Yet here we are, still marching forward.

@gordon1545 Месяц назад

Sure. But we won't all survive it.

@NMiller_ Месяц назад

@@gordon1545 who from the medieval times is still here? We all die eventually.

@LeafHuntress Месяц назад

Ok, now i want a bardcore version of "this too shall pass." 😎

@victorianmelodrama Месяц назад

I've been thinking for the past few months, "What if there was a medieval cover of We Didn't Start the Fire?" Hildegard von Blingin' can now add mind-reading to her list of divine powers.

@TheCatBilbo Месяц назад

Well, after Taylor Swift did that great song about the fall of the Roman Empire...the bar was set...

@XxPaganHeartxX 29 дней назад

Oh by the divines you just gave every world history teacher a fun video lesson

@mizzsparkle3421 Месяц назад

This is wild! Simply awesome! Great job!

@blitsriderfield4099 Месяц назад

Dude...the amount of research going into this song...

@ineptwizzard Месяц назад

Not really? It's just famous words and concepts and names in a list. It's not like they're even chronologically organised with Alfred and Anne Boleyn in the same verse. Having it stretch from Charlemagne to the Tudors just means it has no real cohesion.

@Seattle-ish Месяц назад

@@ineptwizzardthe original version isn't in chronological order either

@Vedergewicht Месяц назад

@@Seattle-ishit is

@Snowthree Месяц назад

More like they played Age of Empires II or a game of Crusader Kings.

@JakeKilka Месяц назад

2 hours with wikipedia.

@arguss311 Месяц назад

As a history teacher, I appreciate the visuals in the background. This song definitely will be appearing in an extension activity… ;)

@francisbtube Месяц назад

This is now the coolest video/song I have ever seen / listened to on the internet. Congratulations 🎉!

@ZENmud Месяц назад

I hope! That Billy hears this and ❤❤❤❤ it.

@nilus2k Месяц назад

As a big fan of William of Joel, I loved this

@theevilascotcompany9255 Месяц назад

I like his other song, York State of Mind.

@dimetronome 4 дня назад

@@theevilascotcompany9255 I like Pandeiro Man.

@RijackiTorment Месяц назад

Unlike the original which was events within his own lifetime to that point, this spans a much longer time and only goes to prove Billy Joel's premise about not starting the fire. :)

@miked3340 Месяц назад

THIS! I studied all the history in the original to learn the stuff I missed, and now I will be doing it again!

@bensanders4033 День назад

Love the pictures changing

@JPKloess Месяц назад

I can't express how happy I am that all the references are middle ages-y now, which in hindsight is the whole reason to make this song bardcore.

@gl15col Месяц назад

I think Billy Joel would absolutely love this...

@punkdigerati Месяц назад

He doesn't even like his own version

@Jerepasaurus Месяц назад

He hates singing his own, so I think he'd roll his eyes here. lmao

@TheInkPitOx Месяц назад

@@punkdigerati He doesn't?

@DawnDavidson Месяц назад

@@Jerepasaurushe might enjoy this one better, then. A) he isn’t singing it himself, and B) it’s different from his own, though related.

@LtBob38 Месяц назад

More like Fallout Boy

@IamMrLebanon Месяц назад

I don’t know if this comment can truly express how much I love this video! I would have loved it if it was the original lyrics sung in a medieval tone. However, to actually adapt the lyrics to up to the era of the melody is incredible! Sometimes, I am really happy with RU-vid’s algorithm and its suggestions! Thank you for sharing ! Now I need an imperial Rome version!

@shim2dawg 25 дней назад

I was expecting a straight cover, I am so much happier that this has historically accurate lyrics

@hydra7427 Месяц назад

It's funny how people are finding a new appreciation of the Middle Ages just like how people during the Renaissance found a new appreciation for the Classical Age. I guess history needs a thousand years to find a fanbase.

@PaulG.x Месяц назад

They are looking forwards to human civilisation in the 2050s

@patriciasalem3606 Месяц назад

@@PaulG.x Exactly. Came here to say this...sadly.

@Magmafrost13 Месяц назад

Except for world war 2, which needed, what, half a century to become the go-to fandom for middle aged dads everywhere

@PKowalski2009 Месяц назад

The song is also about the Renaissance -- see Montezuma, or Anna Booleyn. And seriously -- medievism is one of the main cultural ideas.

@drzander3378 Месяц назад

There was new found appreciation for the Medieval period during the 19th century, albeit a romanticised/ahistorical version. It can be seen today in gothic revivalism architecture, art and design. But in the Victorian era, it also extended to a renewed interest in Medieval/Early Renaissance arms, armour and combat, and in literature set in (pseudo-)Medieval times.

@rl9217 Месяц назад

“Are you prepared for the test on medieval history?” “I am! Memorizing the lyrics of the new bardcore cover that just released was really helpful.”

@dansattah Месяц назад

So friggin true! Same way I learned English irregular verbs as a native German speaker. Just with rap.

@Diwasho Месяц назад

The only thing is, the events listed here are arranged randomly whereas in the original song they were in actual chronological order.

@theonesparrowhawk 29 дней назад

Yes, this is also the most frustrating part of the FOB version

@stephaniewalker8685 26 дней назад

@@theonesparrowhawk lol! I had to look up what "FOB Version" meant!

@b.r.52 Месяц назад

I still remember that this channel basically started as a Pandemic Quarantine Cabin Fever project but here we are. Enjoying some strangely fire renditions of songs in Bardcore.

@mst3kharris Месяц назад

You got me with “Few things here to read but the Nibelungenlied.” Just… perfect.

@ThePawcios Месяц назад

15 of July 1410 A.D. Battle of Grunwald 1:19, right on the anniversary! Cheers

@Hildegardvonblingin Месяц назад

What a wild coincidence! We didn’t even realize!

@MiroMaitland-Thoresen Месяц назад

The cauldron was on high heat with this Ballard

@Flammeification Месяц назад

As a French chartist (aka old school archivist/librarian) I found this absolutely perfect ! ❤

@mzfreddie Месяц назад

Makes my little nerd heart happy you used Chinngis Khan ❤ Also I about spit my drink at "Panic it's the Mongols!"

@insertnamehere9718 Месяц назад

bars

@brentmartin6833 10 дней назад

The "Panic it's the Mongols!" made me laugh. Probably because I didn't expect it.

@starky2.057 9 дней назад

Total bars😂❤

@SansSkelton-wh3es 8 дней назад

Nah, that’s the Spanish Inquisition you’re thinking of.

@brentmartin6833 8 дней назад

@@SansSkelton-wh3es Well, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition... but I didn't expect the Mongols either.

@LeafMusician Месяц назад

the civilisation screenshot got me

@JohnYow1 Месяц назад

1:18

@StpidMcLoser Месяц назад

@@JohnYow1 thanks!

@tykid1822 8 дней назад

Wow! Like,.. WOW!! Somebody did their research! As an avid history buff, even I'm impressed! T'was great!!

@stephaniecarrow4898 Месяц назад

This is so brilliant, and such a history lesson, too! It's whetted my appetite to learn more about some of the events/people mentioned. Great work! And the graphics are wonderful, too.

@Eloraurora Месяц назад

This is delightful, even though it just assigned me homework.

@m.maclellan7147 Месяц назад

Same, lol 😆

@MossyMozart Месяц назад

Take notes so that the rest of us can copy them!

@michaelkennedy8270 Месяц назад

Same shit, different century.

@TheCatBilbo Месяц назад

That will be the epitaph of the human race

@rickwrites2612 Месяц назад

Or different millennium

@wibbliams Месяц назад

@rickwrites2612 actually spans over two millenia. From what I know, it starts in circa 700CE with Beowulf, and ends in 1536 with 'Anne Boleyn without a head'

@mrblake4598 Месяц назад

Ive been waiting for this for such a long time I watched even without blinking. Thank you for the video. In addition to the good rhyme and archaic use of some words, I liked that thou did not omit the easterns' role in European history unlike the ones, who include only Genghis Khan, and especially did not omit Turks, who are mostly omitted such in youtube videos. Since the original song is about the world it's more enjoyable to see that a parody of the song contains most of the "known world" of that time, stretching from Mali to Central Asia.

@mikeheimbach9397 Месяц назад

This is genuinely incredibly impressive! Nice job!

@SolarWebsite Месяц назад

This is.... Brilliant. I simply have no other word for it. You even managed to place the word Arabia in exactly the same spot where it is in the original lyrics. I'm just sitting here, amazed, listening to this for the third time.

@Midnightsstan521 Месяц назад

Perfect song to play to convince Sister Ethelreda I didn’t burn the bread in the nunnery kitchen, it must have been that dim witted novice Mildred

@TheAshHeritor Месяц назад

Dim witted Mildred at it again, eh?

@williamhalsted4 Месяц назад

The historical research that went into this is amazing, even the little touch of changing the chorus to reflect the language of the time.

@stuartconrod8364 20 дней назад

You've outdone thyself once again, Lady von Blingin'.

@NinePointFive Месяц назад

POV: Your "Religious Tolerance and Religious Violence in Early Modern Europe" college class from a quarter century ago finally has some real world value

@Bax2124 Месяц назад

“Letters are signs of things, symbols of words, whose power is so great that without a voice they speak to us the words of the absent; for they introduce words by the eye, not by the ear.” ~ Isidore of Seville

@nikiTricoteuse Месяц назад

That's beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it. I kid you not, it gave me goosebumps!

@frodoamadeusgobel9749 Месяц назад

Love the thoughts that have gone into this. ❤

@ahwell9984 Месяц назад

Exhausting, apt, and somehow reassuring that we may yet get through these days.

@Thenarratorofsecrets Месяц назад

Verily, this rendition of the minstrel Billy Joel's 'We Didnt Start the Fire' be most wondrous!

@Bax2124 Месяц назад

Wow this song is on fire like a heretic on a stake!

@milliehaagen7526 Месяц назад

😂

@KevinWarburton-tv2iy Месяц назад

Burning like Greek Fire.

@essaytime Месяц назад

Verily, I had seen nothing so fire since the Council of Constance

@rhonwenbaker2448 Месяц назад

I see your heretic & raise you the Library of Alexandria

@lionmml Месяц назад

The brilliance of this song cannot be described. WELL DONE!!

@jeffm8522 Месяц назад

Absolutely superb! Thank you so much for this, really lifted my spirits 😁

@jakb8401 Месяц назад

The references to multiple events, locations and people through the late antiquity, middle ages and early modern age are superb!

@SlickStitch Месяц назад

As a Scot, thank you for referencing our history so much. Its an honour for this small nation 😊

@anthonyhiggins7409 Месяц назад

Aye, I was surprised by how many references to Scotland there was. Very appreciated.

@wibbliams Месяц назад

@@anthonyhiggins7409 and for me Lindisfarne, because I'm from the area. (Yes I know its England but scotland used to own us so whatever)

@m-the-bug Месяц назад

I was not expecting the lyrics! Tis e'ry thing!

@deborahrochefort9794 Месяц назад

Especially enjoyed the shout-out to Guilliaume de Machaut - the Ars Nova rocks! The video gray scale images of manuscript illumination was a very nice touch (I especially loved seeing the Manesse codex illuminations)

@user-zr6er2xs3w Месяц назад

😂 I fell off my stool at,"What else do I dare to say?"

@joletapetty6706 Месяц назад

Cleverest one yet! The amount of skill required to line up that many rhymes is so very impressive, I'm in awe

@juliasinclair5304 12 часов назад

This is by far the best of Bardcore 😍😍😍 Surprised there was no Great Fire of London reference tho 🤔🤔

@annecarter5181 Месяц назад

Perfect! Even the instruments!! Absolutely loved this! (Billy Joel would too!!) That monk scribe in shades…. 😂

@Mediocrespeciality Месяц назад

yet another masterpiece from Hildegard. Never can't get enough of it.

@Amlink Месяц назад

Verily, dost mine ears rejoice at the melodious strains of this new track! 'Tis ablaze with fervor and passion, a veritable inferno of musical prowess. Let it be known far and wide that this composition doth set mine soul ablaze with joy and merriment! Hark, ye minstrels and maidens fair, lend thine ears to this wondrous tune, for it doth kindle a flame within the heart that shall burn bright through the ages!

@MossyMozart Месяц назад

OUCH!

@BaronVonMott 2 дня назад

Between being a history nerd in general, and also a fan of Paradox strategy games, I'm actually kinda proud how many of these references I understood! Great work! 😂👍

@Palpameme66 Месяц назад

Leaving this in the main comments so it doesnt get buried in a thread: this is my version I wrote to encompass 3 million years of human history, up to the start of the original song. Please let me know your thoughts :) We Didn't Start the Fire: 3 Million Years BC - 1945 [VERSE 1] Salanthropus, Orririn Fo-ssil Hominins, Ardepith'cus, 'Stra-lo-piths, lived so long ago. Afarensis; Hadar, Lucy Paran-thropus; ro-bust, boisei Evolution, distribution, Now up comes Ho-mo. ... Habilis, stone tools Erectus, stands up tall, Hei-del-bergensis, And Naledi, more like us. Denis-ovans, myst'ry Neander-thals inbreed, Flores Hobbits, three feet high. Old Ho-minins goodbye. [CHORUS] We didn't start the fire, It's been 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] Humans spreading, ochre prints Clothing and knapping of flints Altamira, Chauvet Cave, Wooden log boats. Ice Age, gla-ci-ers Mega-fauna, ma-mmoths Aurochs - big cows, Venus figurines. Star Carr; pen-dants, Mesolithic settlements. Cheddar Man and Doggerland New Grange, barrows; Skara Brae. Stone Henge - brought by ice, neo-lithic far-ming. Pottery! Treachery! Otzi in the cold ice! [CHORUS] We didn't start the fire, It's been 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] Pyramids, Amazons, Ames'bry Archer, smelting Bronze Beakers, - and writing New - cities, more fighting Mi-no-ans, Assyria, Myce-neans, Hittites, Ha-rrappan, Shang and Zhou, And Me-so-potamia ... Alexander, The - Great Round barrows, Roman States. Celts, hillforts; Iron Swords Pel-o-ponnesian Wars Ho-mer's O-dy-ssey. Trojan horse, no-one will see. Woah Au-gustus, Cae-sar Rome is now an Empire. [CHORUS] We didn't start the fire, It's been 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] Jesus dies, Bi-ble Byzantine, Rome falls. Sax-ons, Vi-kings Normans win at Ha-stings. Medi-aeval manuscripts, Knights on horses in con-flicts Cru-sades, King John Hun-dred, Year War not won. Chau-cer, Richard Third Princes in the Tower dead. Rolling heads, Henry Eight What else do I have to say? [CHORUS] We didn't start the fire, It's been 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] Francis Drake, Good Queen Bess, Armada goes back to Spain Shakespeare, Macbeth Parliament, Guy Fawkes. Inter-regnum, Charles is back, London burns and plague rats. Colony's American, Salieri, Beethoven Science is Newtonian Nelson and Napoleon. Telegraph, photograph Dar-win, rail-ways Flight across the At-lan-tic Iceberg and The Ti-tan-ic First and Second World 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