# Billy Joel: new verse **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617 "2003-03-19T20:08:47Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex) #### Post date: [March 19, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/1 "2003-03-19T20:08:47Z")
What would be in two new verses of “we didn’t start the fire” (or whatever it was called:) ) ? Just to start off I vote Diana’s death. ---
### Author: ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis) #### Post date: [March 19, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/2 "2003-03-19T20:30:29Z")
When did he leave off? 1989? Plus, he really skimped from about 1964-1989, anyway. 91-94: Saddam Hussein, Desert Storm, Rodney King, ?? Pulp Fiction, Blah, Blah, Blah, Richard Nixon gone at last. Sir Rhosis ---
### Author: ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/3 "2003-03-21T14:12:40Z")
bump ---
### Author: ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/4 "2003-03-21T15:44:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sir Rhosis \* > \*\*When did he leave off? 1989? Plus, he really skimped from about 1964-1989, anyway. > > 91-94: Saddam Hussein, Desert Storm, Rodney King, ?? > Pulp Fiction, Blah, Blah, Blah, Richard Nixon gone at last. > > Sir Rhosis \*\* Desert Storm, save Kuwait, Rodney King pleads no more hate Pulp Fiction, Waco Blast, Richard Nixon gone at last ---
### Author: ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/5 "2003-03-21T17:37:53Z")
Internet, Instant News, European countries fuse ---
### Author: ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/6 "2003-03-21T19:30:36Z")
Last couuple years to present. Somali warlords, Kosovo, Saddam Hussien had to go Tech Stocks going down, Princess Di in the ground, Lord of Rings,Election zoo, Columbine, West Nile Flu Reality TV. ---
### Author: ![pezboy2u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pezboy2u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezboy2u) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/7 "2003-03-21T19:48:56Z")
Princess Di chased by press Gore and Bush election mess Prez to set Iraqis free OMG I hit a tree! ---
### Author: ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750) #### Post date: [March 21, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-new-verse/162617/8 "2003-03-21T19:58:26Z")
“this really was a stupid song, a bunch of rhymes that went too long… the melody was ok but all it really was was a BIG payday…” “anyone could’ve written the words all contrived nouns and verbs… what a waste , what a mess, all for ego i must confess…”