Just read an article about him talking about performing this song is a nightmare. Now that i watch him do it, I'm so impressed that he pulls off all the memorization of all these events.
Just remember that Billy Joel is no normal human being, he's a genius creator with a brain that is not like yours or mine. It's capable of amazing feats of memorization and creativity
F'n millennials and GenZ's should be forced to listen to this over and over. EVERY generation gets shit handed to them. The Boomer generation navigated like FUCK to avoid the end of it all and did in most account a gddamn amazing job considering the mountains of challenges. I have zero confidence in the new generation as their is no degree of acceptance and responsiblity
This is one of my (MANY) favorite songs! It’s always amazed me that he’s been able to pull it off so many times. What a bunch of words! At this point in time it’s just wonderful to see old videos like this. Love it!❤
He's already said when asked about writing a follow-up: "No, I wrote one song already and I don't think it was really that good to begin with, melodically."
For everyone saying he looks extremely bored. 1. He doesn't really like this song, this is because he had to write the lyrics first before writing the music, it's usually done the other way around for him. 2. The odd look on his face is just him trying to focus, id imagine trying to remember all the events in order would be a pain in the ass and difficult to do. Even though he has done it before, it's a bombardment of different events that he has to put in the right order at the write time.
JakeMac not just that, he got divorced from Christie Brinkley in early 94 which was months before this show in Germany. Him and his band have toured constantly since September 1993, so they all look exhausted throughout this show
I have been singing this song like crazy for the past couple days. This is such an incredible song with such great history behind it. Gives a little background on Joel’s life and what he saw
Stephen Chase well, he’s not actually playing. He reveals in interviews that whenever you see him play guitar, you don’t hear him, his sound guy mutes the guitar
@@willthetrill4849 Humm...I Never Knew That...I wonder if he was joking in the interview...Because he's definitely playing Chords throughout the song..I can't imagine why he wouldn't let it Ring
@@MJForever1999 Can't really hear his guitar, however he is fingering the correct chords MOST of the time. But there's a few times his hands are on the D and just hit there, he's obviously concentrating on lyrics and thats why the guitar is turned down
@@danielhartin7680 yes it’s crazy. A modern classic. Such a great idea. Superb. I remember it as a kid but I’ve recently returned to it and what it means.
I'm seeing Billy Joel in December since he's coming to Australia for one concert and I hope he sings this, that and Piano man would make it an awesome day!
God is he good. You don’t have to only be talented to make this song you also have to be very intelligent. To know all of the world affairs of the past and making a song about it, and know the exact order by heart. Probably list off 100+ events in this song. No modern artists compares, and not even many throughout history. 1980s was honestly a perfect storm of a bunch of talented artist and i can only hope it happens again.
Mr. Billy Joel, what makes me love your "We Didn't Start The Fire" song is the events that I learned from my history books and old footages, including one of my favorite game shows (at 3:34), "Wheel Of Fortune". I love it! Imagine you host the show and spin the wheel of fortune with Vanna White instead of Ryan Seacrest after Pat Sajak's departure and what would Merv Griffin think about it? Even better! Love from Vietnam.
i wish i could do more for mr billy joel for this genius song and all the other stuff he did than just hit like on this stupid app- this man carried the truth and it aint going away!
Dieser Song als Opener auf einem Konzert, die konzertbesucher kochen, sind mit dabei, da steht jeiner rum und macht Videoaufnahmen . Da waer ich mit meinen knackigen 60 Jahre tu gerne dabei. Natuerlich in der ersten Reihe ...
![Billy Joel: Prelude / Angry Young Man [Live in Frankfurt, 1994]](/img/n.gif)
Just read an article about him talking about performing this song is a nightmare. Now that i watch him do it, I'm so impressed that he pulls off all the memorization of all these events.
When I saw him later on the tour, he said that Don Henley had bet him that he couldn't pull off doing the song live.
I memorized this song and it took half my sanity with it
@@marcoleon7718 really? No matter how I try I just can't get it. It's SO fast !!!
Curious, what article? ,
Just remember that Billy Joel is no normal human being, he's a genius creator with a brain that is not like yours or mine. It's capable of amazing feats of memorization and creativity
This man is gold!!!! He is always live and his voice is just perfection!!!!
hE TRUELY IS!
Learning the lyrics, is THE challenge, for prevention of dementia. The song should be used in every health centre, for this cause...
Or the song " I've been everywhere " from Johnny Cash
😊👌
Great idea. Just like they use. The song staying alive for CPR
Totally agree. I love this song. Im 50 year old. Billy Joel👍
I didn't appreciate the background of this song as a child but the more I listened as a teenager, I realised more and more that it's a history lesson.
One can only imagine the adrenalin pumping through the band members while performing this masterpiece.
I'd have a nervous breakdown up there!!!!
Belgians in the Congo! chick gives it everything she's got!
They must enjoy it as much as the fans do
Billy hates the song and he said it’s the less masterpiece he ever made
@@dinspringstead6636it’s like riding a bike to professional musicians
Remembering the lyrics must be difficult. This was awesome.
I’ve seen the words on one of those speakers in a future video. He has help
@@pamelamonahan1776 im going ng to see hom soon ill tell you if he has help
I memorized the song myself although I can’t sing it well 😢
@@pamelamonahan1776still though you need to be quick to process it
@@pamelamonahan1776 proof?
Can we go back to this era of concerts? Not a cellphone in sight! Just people clapping in unison to the beat and dancing. God I love it.
It’s so fucking weird that people like you care about cellphones. It’s not hurting anyone if someone else chooses to record a concert lmao
Smart phones were available in 94.. js
No they weren’t they were a flip phone
@@jmathis2aug where?
@@jonathanroberts6434 I don't think flip phones were available yet.
One of the greatest songs of all time!!! Masterpiece🙏🏼
Agreed!
Absolutely great
And, We didn't start the fire! 😎🇺🇸
Was just in Munich for Octoberfest and its one thing Germans love its our Rock and Roll! And this crowd shows it in spades!
the 2 people that disliked the video started the fire
+Stephen Mountenay-Henhawke Holy shit, 4 months ago it was 2 dislikes, and now it's only 3.
Wow, just look at that guys, that's how good this song is.
5 now
5 lol
+Stephen Mountenay-Henhawke 6 now
You mean 10 lol
Literally learnt a lot of history through this song! Thank you Billy!!
F'n millennials and GenZ's should be forced to listen to this over and over.
EVERY generation gets shit handed to them.
The Boomer generation navigated like FUCK to avoid the end of it all and did in most account a gddamn amazing job considering the mountains of challenges.
I have zero confidence in the new generation as their is no degree of acceptance and responsiblity
This is one of my (MANY) favorite songs! It’s always amazed me that he’s been able to pull it off so many times. What a bunch of words! At this point in time it’s just wonderful to see old videos like this. Love it!❤
3:49 to 3:55 What a vocal phrasing! Amazing artist.
Yeah, hes was definetly in the zone
Iconic song - amazing social commentary and also almost chronologically perfect. Genius!
Loved the is song as a kid . Now when I listen to it properly acknowledge the lyrics this is an absolute masterpiece
Unreal.
His masterclass focus looks effortless. There will never be another one like Billy Joel
He definitely should make a part 2... amazing love this
I’m surprised he hasn’t yet .... course I can tell this is an exhausting piece of work
Fall Out Boy just released a version 2 under the same name
@@skg6714yeah I would say that but you said it earlier you won, your comment came earlier
@@skg6714yeah but it’s rubbish. The flow is rubbish and the chronological order is all over the place
He's already said when asked about writing a follow-up: "No, I wrote one song already and I don't think it was really that good to begin with, melodically."
For everyone saying he looks extremely bored. 1. He doesn't really like this song, this is because he had to write the lyrics first before writing the music, it's usually done the other way around for him. 2. The odd look on his face is just him trying to focus, id imagine trying to remember all the events in order would be a pain in the ass and difficult to do. Even though he has done it before, it's a bombardment of different events that he has to put in the right order at the write time.
JakeMac not just that, he got divorced from Christie Brinkley in early 94 which was months before this show in Germany. Him and his band have toured constantly since September 1993, so they all look exhausted throughout this show
Most of these guys have a small teleprompter in the stage for the lyrics.
Ah so that's why he seemed dead inside whilst singing it on Weird Al's show
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@Daniel Newman I can't no matter what!!!
I have been singing this song like crazy for the past couple days. This is such an incredible song with such great history behind it. Gives a little background on Joel’s life and what he saw
Not only impressive to remember the events, the events are listed almost perfectly chronologically.
I seen him do this live. I couldnt keep up. What a treasure. Seen him twice. Once with Elton.
this is the most brilliant song ever written
I'll never understand how the hell he remembered all that. Wow
Most musicians have photographic memory and it makes them memorize lyrics easily.
Not only is the song amazing, but it is a great history song
That's Billy Joel on guitar, he plays a wonderful guitar!!
Stephen Chase well, he’s not actually playing. He reveals in interviews that whenever you see him play guitar, you don’t hear him, his sound guy mutes the guitar
@@willthetrill4849 Humm...I Never Knew That...I wonder if he was joking in the interview...Because he's definitely playing Chords throughout the song..I can't imagine why he wouldn't let it Ring
Wrong.
@@willthetrill4849 He maybe turned Billy down, but definitely not muted. You can hear him play cords
@@MJForever1999 Can't really hear his guitar, however he is fingering the correct chords MOST of the time. But there's a few times his hands are on the D and just hit there, he's obviously concentrating on lyrics and thats why the guitar is turned down
Try singing this live, unbelievable memory , on and on and on 🔥
I kept looking for signs he was reading from a teleprompter. How anyone could do this strictly from memory is unbelievable.
@@danielhartin7680 yes it’s crazy. A modern classic. Such a great idea. Superb. I remember it as a kid but I’ve recently returned to it and what it means.
@@danielhartin7680I can lol
Herrlich wie die Fans abfehen zu diesem Song, voller Feier und Energie!!!!
One of my favorite songs by Billy Joel.
no cellhphone in sight, just mesmerizingly beautiful.
Amazing reproduction of album quality live and knowing the lyrics with out an on stage monitor! And I had no idea he played guitar.
Amazing the whole band of course billy is marvelous!
When this one came out I must have listened to it 100 times to be able to nail that chant. Fire the song up and I can still do it 35 years later.
History teachers all across America owe Billy Joel a word of thanks.. 😄
How can one dislike this? This song is pure perfection.
Only Justin Bieber fans would!
Yes, love the song!
Truth
lol Billy Joel doesn't like this song he may be one of the dislikes.
Peak of man kind with this type of music
Yes!!!! Amazing song… the video tells it all. He is a great artist
We need an updated one
The Fall Out Boy's did one th-cam.com/video/2LkVKCWL0U4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dpWeMlcC3REjED9d not in chronological order but it was good attempt at it.
@brentharmonmusicproduction eww that is terrible loll but thanks, I haven't heard it
Billy u have created a masterpiece... not a song... Excellent.. unbelieveable ..this is art ..not a song
I'm seeing Billy Joel in December since he's coming to Australia for one concert and I hope he sings this, that and Piano man would make it an awesome day!
We need a second version release of “ We didn’t start the fire!” with updated content from the past 32 years!
Honestly we just need one about 2020😂😂
Check out the fall out boys version :)
The most prolific and prophetic string of lyrics ever assembled in one place at any one time...just brilliant! ❤
If you use words you don't fully understand, you can look a bit silly.
Excellent post
@@louisfriend1851Yeah. 😂 It's neither prolific nor prophetic. Billy Joel's prolific. This song is not. 😂😂😂
Mr Joel it's a very good performance lyrics has lot of words on top of it you are playing the guitar keep up the good work.
Playing two chords
The first time I saw Billy sing this in 1989 I cant' believe he can remember all these words. I love this song!!!
I couldn't remember those lyrics if they were on an autocue for karaoke. Brilliant stuff. And just look at that crowd!
Bassist working overtime here, awesome
... song by billy Joel NOW - we didnt start the fire - WOW
Amazing grace!!!
I love how I can travel through time with these concert videos. 📰
God is he good. You don’t have to only be talented to make this song you also have to be very intelligent. To know all of the world affairs of the past and making a song about it, and know the exact order by heart. Probably list off 100+ events in this song. No modern artists compares, and not even many throughout history. 1980s was honestly a perfect storm of a bunch of talented artist and i can only hope it happens again.
In Billy's first 40 years.
For someone to make a beautiful song with names and places with no relationship, I would say he’s a genius,,,,!!!
Historical events from his first 40 years!
i memorized this song when i was 10 and i haven't forgotten it
Best version of this song I have ever heard.
Incredible 🔥
What I’d give to be in that audience
👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Is it me or do you turn this up really really really loud ❤
Amazinggggggg, mindblowing😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😎😎😎😎😎these artists nowadays r nothing compared to Billy's Joel..... There will always be one billy joel😊😁✌️✌✌✌✌✌
I love this tune "We didn't start the fire" ♡♡
Only Billy Joel could turn a bar bet into one of the greatest pop songs of all time.
I'll bet you a hundred bucks there isn't a politician that can spread out lyrics true lyrics like this
No phones. Just people vibin and clapping ❤️
This might just be the best tune ever ,,,, EVER
Friggin love this song ❤
I really like this song. So much that just today I've listened to it 5 times.
Been watching this genius since I was 14 in 1974.
Pity the british never appreciated him enough
That kind of talent…long gone
Leider....
Simply amazing - what a 'jacked-up' crowd !!
Mr. Billy Joel, what makes me love your "We Didn't Start The Fire" song is the events that I learned from my history books and old footages, including one of my favorite game shows (at 3:34), "Wheel Of Fortune". I love it! Imagine you host the show and spin the wheel of fortune with Vanna White instead of Ryan Seacrest after Pat Sajak's departure and what would Merv Griffin think about it? Even better! Love from Vietnam.
i cannot imagine how to sing the lyric of this song great band of its kind
One of the best written songs ever. Pure gold and Billy Joel
Modern American History is a package we can all relate to. LOOOOOVE!
wow awesome live version
One of the best songs ever done and he hates it..
I love history and this is a masterpiece!
This song I will forever be in love.
Okay, I didn't realize he was a guitar player too! That's a pleasant surprise!
One of the most underrated songs ever!
Brilliant!
I would love if this quits getting taken down and moved and passed around! I love this video and the energy in it!
❤❤My favorite Billy Joel song ❤❤❤
Wouldn’t Be something if he do an update song version of this
Masterpiece
i wish i could do more for mr billy joel for this genius song and all the other stuff he did than just hit like on this stupid app- this man carried the truth and it aint going away!
I'd hate to know I couldn't eat until I remembered all the words. Awesome song
That’s nice, no mobile phones!
🙌😎 just pure talent from Billy Joel and the band! Miss these times!
One great song!
No cellphones but no prompter either!!! What a a boss
Dieser Song als Opener auf einem Konzert, die konzertbesucher kochen, sind mit dabei, da steht jeiner rum und macht Videoaufnahmen . Da waer ich mit meinen knackigen 60 Jahre tu gerne dabei. Natuerlich in der ersten Reihe ...
Great tune and a great performance.
¡Un placer escucharte hoy September 2024! ¡Hermosa canción, un clásico! ¡Felicitaciones Billy! Saludos totales de Argentina 💪🤩❤💥🎸🎹💖👏 👏 🙋♀️🇦🇷
infernal baterista!!!
Genius Billy!!! All the FTMs and MTFs appear in this song.
i freaking love this song
love his enthusiasm and the fake guitar playing
Haha
Lmao😂
Since when did he play guitar, I'm Coming on 56 and never knew Billy could play one. ❤️
So glad I got to see this man perform live
大好きな歌なので聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます
I think its one of best raps ever.
Masterpiece❤
Tremendo concierto saludos desde Quito
This is my favorite of his songs
This song was a staple in my childhood and I still listen to it at least once a month if not more. Shower playlist 😅
That crowd.... now that’s what the fuck I’m talking about 🤘🏼
wow...how can one memories all those words...??..wow
billy's lyrics with this one are fab