{"id":1960575,"date":"2023-06-29T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-cant-believe-what-top-band-rhymed-with-george-floyd-in-new-cover-of-we-didnt-start-the-fire\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T20:12:07","slug":"people-cant-believe-what-top-band-rhymed-with-george-floyd-in-new-cover-of-we-didnt-start-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-cant-believe-what-top-band-rhymed-with-george-floyd-in-new-cover-of-we-didnt-start-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Band Shocks with &#8216;George Floyd&#8217; Rhyme in &#8216;We Didn&#8217;t Start the Fire&#8217; Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeople-cant-believe-what-top-band-rhymed-with-george-floyd-in-new-cover-of-we-didnt-start-the-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Controversial Cover: Fall Out Boy&#8217;s Version of &#8220;We Didn&#8217;t Start the Fire&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>A new cover of Billy Joel\u2019s 1989 hit song, \u201cWe Didn\u2019t Start the Fire,\u201d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-kamala-harris-bought-375-pot-on-paris-trip\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris Bought 5 Pot on Paris Trip\">received mixed reviews<\/a>, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Fall Out Boy, a band with multiple hit singles, released an updated version of Joel\u2019s song featuring references to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-infectious-disease-expert-says-double-masking-actually-enhances-your-ability-to-get-infected\/\" title=\"Top Infectious Disease Expert Says Double Masking \u2018Actually Enhances Your Ability To Get Infected\u2019\">prominent people<\/a> and events from the past 34 years.<\/p>\n<p>The new version sparked a variety of criticisms, including the band\u2019s decision to rhyme \u201cGeorge Floyd\u201d with \u201cMetroid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who do not recall, Joel\u2019s original song amounted to a mishmash of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-cant-believe-what-top-band-rhymed-with-george-floyd-in-new-cover-of-we-didnt-start-the-fire\/\" title=\"Band Shocks with 'George Floyd' Rhyme in 'We Didn't Start the Fire' Cover\">rhymed historical references set<\/a> to an upbeat theme that invaded a listener\u2019s head and remained there for days.<\/p>\n<p>The catchy song\u2019s lyrics, which blend the political and the cultural, sent younger listeners scrambling for encyclopedias.<\/p>\n<p>A few of the lines went as <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Billy-joel-we-didnt-start-the-fire-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">followed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Harry Truman, Doris Day,<\/h3>\n<h3>Red China, Johnny Ray<\/h3>\n<h3>South Pacific<\/h3>\n<h3>Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fall Out Boy\u2019s updated version followed the same pattern. The George-Floyd-Metroid line <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Fall-out-boy-we-didnt-start-the-fire-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reads<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Meghan Markle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-facts-george-floyd-case-lies-myths-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Floyd<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Burj Khalifa, Metroid.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aj-rice-how-long-until-hispanics-are-white-adjacent-2\/\" title=\"AJ Rice: How Long Until Hispanics Are \"White Adjacent\"?\">choice left<\/a> some people unimpressed.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, one user tweeted: \u201cFall out boy racking their brains for 40 seconds trying to figure out what rhymes with George Floyd before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mona-lisa-smeared-with-cake-in-climate-protest-by-leftist-in-wig-and-lipstick\/\" title=\"Mona Lisa Smeared With Cake in Climate Protest by Leftist in Wig and Lipstick\">finally settling<\/a> on Metroid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fall out boy racking their brains for 40 seconds trying to figure out what rhymes with George Floyd before finally settling on Metroid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WOEYYLOM0\">pic.twitter.com\/4WOEYYLOM0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Halo (@EpicMasterChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicMasterChief\/status\/1674155381424103431?\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another user, who identifies himself as a \u201cwashed up game developer,\u201d tweeted: \u201cwhat do you mean \u2018fall out boy released a new version of We Didnt Start the Fire where they rhyme \u2018George Floyd\u2019 with \u2018Metroid\u201d what am i supposed to do with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">what do you mean \u201cfall out boy released a new version of We Didnt Start the Fire where they rhyme \u2018George Floyd\u2019 with \u2018Metroid&#8217;\u201d what am i supposed to do with that<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 max turnbull  (@max_oats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/max_oats\/status\/1674113317076336646?\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2023\/06\/we-didnt-start-the-fire-fall-out-boy-lyrics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slate<\/a> took issue with the inclusion of \u201cMetroid\u201d for any reason: \u201cWhy is\u00a0<em>Metroid\u00a0<\/em>in there?\u00a0<em>Metroid\u00a0<\/em>was released in 1986!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2023\/06\/28\/fall-out-boy-billy-joel-we-didnt-start-the-fire-cover-mixed-reviews\/70364448007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan Hines<\/a>, oddly enough a USA Today food reporter, noted that \u201cthere have been plenty of iterations\u201d of Metroid since 1986 \u201cso we\u2019ll cut the band some slack.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should George Floyd have been included in this song?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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'block';\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'none';\n\t\t}\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tpadding: 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\tmargin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\tbackground: #ddd;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=email] {\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 10px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 10px;\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #F5F5F5;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\t\t\tborder-color: #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-container input[type=submit] {\n\t\t\tpadding: 10px;\n\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #d6d6d6;\n\t\t\tcursor: pointer;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-yes {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t#firefly-poll-results-no {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: lightgrey;\n\t\t\twhite-space: nowrap;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-question {\n\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\tfont-size: var( --big-font-size );\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-Disclaimer {\n\t\t\tfont-size: var(--smallest-font-size);\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t@media ( max-width: 768px ) {\n\t\t\t#firefly-poll-container {\n\t\t\t\twidth: 90%;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 20px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/div>\n<p>On the whole, the Floyd-Metroid rhyme-pairing kerfuffle seems to revolve around the inclusion of something lazy, frivolous and date-inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd\u2019s appearance in the song might rankle some readers who still feel enraged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-paying-millions-protesters-faced-police-george-floyd-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riots<\/a>, the moral posturing and the veneration of a career criminal that marred the already miserable summer of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In fairness, Fall Out Boy\u2019s mention of Floyd amounts to no more of a political endorsement than Joel\u2019s reference to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the song\u2019s original version.<\/p>\n<p>The new song, however, takes chronological liberties bound to annoy any grumpy, middle-aged writer.<\/p>\n<p>Joel\u2019s original version followed historical chronology, from the mid-40s to the late-80s.<\/p>\n<p>Fall Out Boy\u2019s new version, on the other hand, opens by rhyming \u201cArab Spring\u201d (2011) with \u201cRodney King\u201d (1991).<\/p>\n<p>Surely there is a lesson there about declining historical consciousness or at least about \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-survey-shows-nearly-1-3-gen-z-wants-govt-put-private-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kids these days<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either way, get off my lawn.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/people-cant-believe-top-band-rhymed-george-floyd-new-cover-didnt-start-fire\/\">People Can&#8217;t Believe What Top Band Rhymed with &#8216;George Floyd&#8217; in New Cover of &#8216;We Didn&#8217;t Start the Fire&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>controversial response as Fall Out Boy&#8217;s cover of Billy Joel&#8217;s &#8220;We Didn&#8217;t Start the Fire&#8221; incorporates notable figures and events from the last 34 years. 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