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adoptedwriter) wrote2020-10-23 05:58 pm
LJ / DW Idol
George Bush, Nelson’s free, reunifying Germany
Kurt Cobain, life of pain, Nirvana never plays again
Furby toys and Game Boys bring the kiddies lots of joy
Hammer says “You can’t touch this”; Pop Rocks fizzle on your lips
Saddam Hussein, Desert Storm, Cammo print becomes the norm.
Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS, Big shopping Malls are all the rage
We found the fires burning
We try to fix it; opponents nix it.
We found the fires burning
We try to place the blame on who started the flame
Bill Clinton White House Bound, Chunnel Tunnel underground
Diana’s tragic crash in France, J.K. Rowling gets her chance
iMacs, PCs, Euros, cloning, Jobs and Gates get big tech growing
Seinfeld, Simpsons, Technotronic, Ice-Ice Baby, Boy Bands iconic
We found the fires burning
We try to fix it; opponents try to nix it.
We found the fires burning
We try to place the blame on who started the flame
Bush, Gore, Chads on the floor, Y2K fears never more
September when the Towers fell; We thought the world would go to Hell.
Taliban and then Katrina terrorize the world scene-a
Columbine and next V-Tech; we fear for who will be the next
Obama wins; Facebook begins, Online social life is in
Sandy Hook, a Marathon; when will the war on guns be won?
Same sex marriage, Pulse nightclub; Do you believe that Love is Love?
Vegas, Charlottesville, Parkland; Why is it that big guns aren’t banned?
Donald Trump he spreads fake news, He’s orange, creepy and so rude
He wants a wall he wants his way; I worry for the kids today.
Racial tensions, global warming; Issues growing most alarming
Now we have the vi-a-rus What is to become of us?
We found the fires burning
We try to fix it; opponents try to nix it
We found the fires burning
We try to place the blame on who started the flame
Billy Joel's original song can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
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Admittedly, I wasn't sure what I was going to think of an entry that was a rewritten song. I don't think I've read many entries like that, but I read it with an open mind and decided pretty early on that maybe while some songs might feel like a mismatch, this song actually does seem like it could be rewritten to explore the issues of different generations in a way that's just as productive and artful as the original did. So I found I liked it. :>
The best part, to me, was the line in the chorus "we try to fix it; opponents try to nix it." I feel like that really sums up the deep frustration of the current political era the last few years. The people will clearly speak, even in overwhelming majority agreement (which can be so rare!) and yet there are still these few demagogues with their financial loyalties pointing out their few supporters to justify their actions. Of course, these actions are always somehow for the benefit of some jerks with financial stakes in things which benefit them, and not the majority, continuing.
A piece like this probably wouldn't have felt complete without pointing out the struggle between the voices of the masses, who still somehow have less power, than the few in the position to move the pieces. That it held a repeating place in the chorus feels appropriate to me since I feel like that's the root of so much of the continued 'fire' at this point in our history.
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