Two major Minnesota moments referenced in Fall Out Boy's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'

Fans love/hate Fallout Boy’s remake of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’

Who doesn’t love a good remix, especially when it revives a classic? Emo punk band Fallout Boy took Billy Joel’s iconic 1989 hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” but updated the lyrics with a slew of new references. The band essentially picks up where Joel left off with mentions of major pop culture events that […]

Two major Minnesota moments referenced in Fall Out Boy's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'

The song picks up where Billy Joel left off, with rhyming references to people, places and events from 1989-2023, including George Floyd, Taylor Swift and Fyre Fest.

Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'

Fall Out Boy offered a new and updated take on Billy Joel's 1989 history-tracking hit "We Didn't Start the Fire." And sugar, it isn't goin' down well with some fans.

Pete Wentz Details Fall Out Boy's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' Cover

Pete Wentz and Billy Joel. Shutterstock (2) Fall Out Boy put a modern twist on a classic rock hit by updating the lyrics to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” more than 30 years after its 1989 release. The new version, which the Grammy-nominated group released on Thursday, June 28, swaps out the original’s pop culture and political references for some of the most notable events of the past three decades — including the death of Michael Jack…

Fall Out Boy cover of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire': See the new lyrics

See all the new lyrics for Fall Out Boy remake of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire."