#billie starkweather

[tma-entity-song-poll]

Battle of the Fear Bands!

B4R2: The Extinction

We Didn't Start the Fire:

“I mean. It's kinda obvious”

It's the End of the World as we Know It:

“It's in the title. The song is all about "the terrible change", so to speak, watching everyone and everything you know fall away. It's chaotic and fast, evoking the feeling of being trapped in a disaster. It may be cliché, but IMO, this is the definitive Extinction song.”

Lyrics below the line!

We Didn't Start the Fire:

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye" Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai" Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land" Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion "Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK – blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning, since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

It's the End of the World as we Know It:

… That's great, it starts with an earthquake Birds and snakes, and aeroplanes And Lenny Bruce is not afraid

… Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn World serves its own needs Don't mis-serve your own needs Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no, strength The ladder starts to clatter With a fear of height, down, height Wire in a fire, represent the seven games And a government for hire and a combat site Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry With the Furies breathing down your neck

… Team by team, reporters baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped Look at that low plane, fine, then Uh oh, overflow, population, common group But it'll do, save yourself, serve yourself World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed Tell me with the Rapture and the reverent in the right, right You vitriolic, patriotic, slam fight, bright light Feeling pretty psyched

… It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

… Six o'clock, T.V. hour, don't get caught in foreign tower Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn Lock him in uniform, book burning, bloodletting Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate Light a candle, light a motive, step down, step down Watch your heel crush, crush, uh oh This means no fear, cavalier, renegade and steering clear A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline

… It's the end of the world as we know it (I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it (I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone) I feel fine (I feel fine)

… It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)

… The other night I drifted nice continental drift divide Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs Birthday party, cheesecake, jellybean, boom You symbiotic, patriotic, slam but neck, right, right

… It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)

… It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)

… It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)

… It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it (time I had some time alone) It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (time I had some time alone)

[kcthescreamqueen]

Tag Lists

These are the fandoms and people I’ll write for. I will update this every time I get into a fandom!

The Vampire Diaries Universe 

Damon Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore

Elena Gilbert

Jeremy Gilbert

Jenna Sommers

Katherine Pierce

Caroline Forbes

Bonnie Bennett

Alaric Saltzman 

Matt Donavan

Tyler Lockwood

Lizzie Saltzman

Josie Saltzman

Hope Mikaelson

Klaus Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall

Rebekah Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson 

Finn Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Kai Parker

Davina Claire

Harry Potter (Golden Trio and Marauders Era) 

James Potter

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

Lucius Malfoy

Severus Snape

Bill Weasley

Viktor Krum

Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ron Weasley

Ginny Weasley

Luna Lovegood

Hermione Granger 

Regulus Black 

Barty Crouch 

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Clint Barton

Thor Odinson 

Tony Stark

Steve Rogers

Natasha Romanoff

Alexei (Nat's dad)

Melina (Nat's Mom)

Yelena Belova

Bruce Banner

Pepper Potts

Peter Parker (All 3)

Stephen Strange

Wanda Maximoff

Peitro Maximoff

Loki Laufeyson

Peter Quill

Matt Murdock

Gomora

T'Challa

Bucky Barnes 

Scott Lang

Hope Pym

Brock Rumlow 

Riverdale

Jughead Jones

FP Jones

Betty Cooper

Veronica Lodge

Archie Andrews

Joaquin DeSantos

Sweet Pea

Cheryl Blossom

Polly Cooper

Toni Topez

Fred Andrews

Criminal Minds

Aaron Hotchner

Spencer Reid

Derek Morgan

Penelope Garcia

JJ

Emily Prentiss

Rossi 

Gilmore Girls

Rory Gilmore

Luke Danes

Lane Kim

Paris Geller

Dean Forester

Jess Mariano

Logan Huntzburger

Shadow Hunters

Jace Herondale

Alec Lightwood

Izzy Lightwood

Raphael Santiago

Magnus Bane

Clary Fray

Simon Lewis

Hodge Starkweather

Luke Garroway

Jocelyn Fray

Sebastian Morganstern 

House Of The Dragon 

Daemon Targaryen

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Viserys Targaryen

Alicent Hightower

Helena Targaryen

Aemond Targaryen

Fifty Shades of Grey

Christian Grey

Ana Steele

Sawyer

Mia Grey

Nate Grey

The Walking Dead

Daryl Dixon

Negan Smith

Rick Grimes

Glenn Rhee

Carl Grimes

Scream

Billy Loomis

Stu Mocher

Sydney Prescot

Tatum Riley

Dewey Riley

Gale Weathers

Randy Meeks

Tags: @mbav3rdseason

Mickey Altri

Mark Kincaid

Roman Bridger

Chad Meeks Martin

Mindy Meeks Martin

Sam Carpenter (Loomis)

Tara Carpenter

Ethan Landrey

The Hunger Games Franchise

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Cinna Vaught

Haymitch Abernathy

Effie Trinket

Finnick Odair

Johanna Mason

(Young) Snow

The Rookie

Tim Bradford

Lucy Chen

John Nolan 

Bailey Nune

Nyla Bishop

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

Aaron Thorson 

Supernatural

Dean Winchester 

Sam Winchester

Castiel

Crowley 

Gabriel 

Jack Kline

Ruby

Twilight

Bella Swan

Charlie Swan

Edward Cullen

Jasper Hale

Emmett Cullen

Carlisle Cullen

Alice Cullen

Esme Cullen

Rosalie Cullen

Jacob Black

Grey Anatomy

Mark Sloan

Derek Shepherd

Alex Karev

Merdith Grey

Lexie Grey

Cristina Yang

 

If you wanted tagged let me know what/who you want tagged for and I'll add you to my tag list!

[breezingby]

Billy Joel ~ We Didn't Start the Fire !!!  (Official Video)

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather Homicide, Children of Thalidomide...

Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician Sex J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and Roller Cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone It will still burn on and on and on and on And on and on and on and on...

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

[maudlombard]

WHEN: 15 June 1923 WHERE: The Lombards' guest rooms WITH: @billie-starkweather

Maud had parked herself on an armchair in the corner of the room. All the better to survey the minor explosion of lace, silk, feathers, and buttons that had eclipsed their rooms over the past several hours. In the middle of it stood The Honorable Mrs Starkweather.

Mrs Starkweather's command of her temper was commendable. Really, Maud was impressed.

"No," Maud drawled, referring to yet another combination of fabrics that the dressmaker put before her. She lolled her head sideways; an open window permitted a breeze that caressed her warm face. She closed her eyes briefly, the cigarette smoke curling up from the hand propped by her mouth. When she refocused on Mrs Starkweather, her expression was as childish as it had been all morning.

"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I don't want to look like everyone else. I want the La Nouvelle Mode treatment. That's what I'm payin' you for, isn't it? To make me look like," she dragged on her cigarette, one eye squinting, "a lady."

[tinyshe]

Jun 19, 2017 'We Didn't Start The Fire' music video with historically accurate news coverage accompanying all 100+ events mentioned.

Music: We Didn't Start The Fire | Billy Joel

Video: Historic Archives 1949-1989

Edited: Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer (oppenheimer@planetmail.com) Song: We Didn't Start The Fire Artist: Bill Joel Album: Storm Front Original Release Date: September 27, 1989 Release Date: October 20, 1998 Copyright: 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu Falls, "Rock Around the Clock" Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Zhou Enlai, Bridge On The River Kwai Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather Homicide, Children of Thalidomide Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say? We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on... We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning

[rotcivnasrabb]

Billy Joel ~ We Didn’t Start the Fire 🔥

the best I could tell, the updated versions newest entries Boston Marathon & Trump...or not...

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray

South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television

North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom

Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen

Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev

Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron

Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team

Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev

Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac

Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball

Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, mafia

Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go

U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy

Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"

Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania

Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex

JFK – blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again

Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock

Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline

Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide

Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz

Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law

Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

But when we are gone

It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning, since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it

[rivercule]

Riverdale did a shoutout to the member of the Manson family that tried to kill Gerald Ford?

[charlie-but-no-headphones]

Me, out of nowhere: hey did you know that there was a serial killer, Charles Cullen, that killed at least 35 people but probably more like 400 because he killed at hospitals and it was so easy for him to just overdose them or something

Me: He got away with it so easily for so long and he thought he was killing them painlessly but he wasn't. Also some of it was done in Allentown, Pennslyvania

Me: guess what! Billy Joel has a song about Allentown and-

[obeythefloof]

Events Mentioned in “We Didn’t Start The Fire” that the Winter Soldier May Have Had A Hand In

In CAATWS, it’s mentioned that the Winter Soldier “shaped the century”. Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” mentions many events in the latter half of the 20th century that had big impacts on the world. So I was wondering which events mentioned in the song the Soldier may have influenced in the MCU.

Harry Truman,

Doris Day,

Red China, - In 1949, the Chinese Civil War was won by the Communist Party of China. While it’s never mentioned whether or not HYDRA had anything to do with China, it’s possible that they did. They canonically had some sort of involvement with the Korean War.

Johnnie Ray

South Pacific,

Walter Winchell,

Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy,

Richard Nixon,

Studebaker,

television

North Korea, South Korea, - In reference to the Korean War. In “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, it is confirmed that the Winter Soldier was present on the peninsula during the war.

Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs,

H-bomb, - 1951, the US begins to work on making nuclear bombs. This represents a huge change in the world order; HYDRA definitely would’ve gotten involved.

Sugar Ray,

Panmunjom

Brando,

"The King and I",

and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower,

Vaccine,

England's got a new queen

Marciano,

Liberace,

Santayana, goodbye

Joseph Stalin,

Malenkov,

Nasser and Prokofiev

Rockefeller,

Campanella,

Communist Bloc - 1953, The Volkspolizei and Group of Soviet Forces quash the East German uprising.

Roy Cohn,

Juan Peron,

Toscanini,

Dacron

Dien Bien Phu falls,

"Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein,

James Dean,

Brooklyn's got a winning team

Davy Crockett,

Peter Pan,

Elvis Presley,

Disneyland

Bardot,

Budapest, - The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, was a countrywide revolution against the Stalinist government of the Hungarian People's Republic and the Hungarian domestic policies imposed by the USSR. The Soviets brutally put an end to the revolution.

Alabama,

Krushchev

Princess Grace,

Peyton Place,

Trouble in the Suez

Little Rock,

Pasternak,

Mickey Mantle,

Kerouac

Sputnik,

Chou En-Lai,

"Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon,

Charles de Gaulle,

California baseball

Starkweather homicide,

children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly,

Ben Hur,

space monkey,

mafia

Hula hoops,

Castro,

Edsel is a no-go

U2,

Syngman Rhee,

Payola and Kennedy

Chubby Checker,

Psycho,

Belgians in the Congo

Hemingway,

Eichmann,

"Stranger in a Strange Land"

Dylan,

Berlin, - 1961, The Berlin wall is erected; it will divide the city up until 1989.

Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia",

British Beatlemania

Ole Miss,

John Glenn,

Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul,

Malcolm X,

British politician sex

JFK – blown away, - It’s canon that the Winter Soldier assassinated JFK.

Birth control,

Ho Chi Minh, - 1965, The disastrous foreign policy of Operation Rolling Thunder begins as the US essentially make a war pact in Vietnam that they can’t get out of. While HYDRA wouldn’t have been involved in the incident itself, they would’ve been involved in the war, similarly to Korea.

Richard Nixon back again

Moonshot,

Woodstock,

Watergate,

punk rock

Begin,

Reagan,

Palestine,

terror on the airline - 1977, Numerous hijackings blight air travel.

Ayatollah's in Iran,

Russians in Afghanistan - 1979, Soviet Union forces invade Afghanistan starting a decade long war.

"Wheel of Fortune",

Sally Ride,

heavy metal suicide

Foreign debts,

homeless vets,

AIDS,

crack,

Bernie Goetz

Hypodermics on the shore,

China's under martial law

Rock and roller cola wars

Upon researching, that’s all I found. Definitely not as many as I expected, though I didn’t realize that most of the song was pop culture. Out of 120 events mentioned, only 10 of them might’ve involved HYDRA. (Not surprising, given the song is not fictional.)

So there we go. Question answered.

[historybetweenthepages]

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television

North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye" Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye 

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock" 

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez 

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai" Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide 

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo 

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land" Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion "Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK – blown away, what else do I have to say? 

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan 

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore

- Historical references throughout “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, 1989

[mrsarnasdelicious]

Fictional Character Smuts

Names become active links when the smuts are written

Supernatural

Dean

Sam

Lucifer

Gabriel

Castiel

Sherlock

Sherlock

Doctor Who/Torchwood

4

8

9

11

Jack Harkness

Ianto Jones

Owen Harper

Game of Thrones

Jon Snow

Robb Stark

Bran Stark

Benjen Stark

Jory Cassel

Grenn

Khal Drogo

Daario Naharis

Ramsay Snow

Oberyn Martell

Dickon Tarley

Brynden Rivers

Ser Duncan the Tall

Merlin

Sir Leon

Sir Gwaine

Sir Percival

Sir Mordred

Black Sails

James Flint

William Manderly

Charles Vane

Once Upon A Time

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[breezingby]

Billy Joel ~ We Didn't Start the Fire (Official Video)

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go

U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land" Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

[aion-rsa]

Riverdale’s Mothmen Saga Reveals the True Monsters Among Us

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This Riverdale review contains spoilers.

Riverdale Season 5 Episode 17

“People believe what they want to believe.”

It’s no secret that Riverdale has trouble sticking the landing. With the notable exception of the debut season’s finale, each year has seen the resolution of its respective core mystery solved in an acceptable, yet not entirely satisfying manner. (Please don’t get me started on how things wrapped up with the Gargoyle King).

Alas, this trend has been broken by the latest episode “Dance of Death.” My initial impulse was to balk at how the series once again knocked on the door of allowing a supernatural denouement and ran away when it hit me, having the Truck Stop Killers be related to the Coopers/Blossoms — even tangentially — opens up creative possibilities for the show to try to tackle the impact of grief and generational trauma.

No, seriously.

This isn’t exactly new ground for the series, which has attempted in its own hamfisted way to comment on issues of loss and mourning since the very first episode. With the notable exception of its tribute to Fred Andrews (which tragically was written as a result of Luke Perry’s untimely passing), Riverdale often misses the mark when it tries to be profound.

The most recent example of this are the fifth season’s plotlines about Archie’s ongoing struggles with PTSD and, although it’s mainly danced around, human trafficking with the Truck Stop Killers. There is so much worthwhile to be said about these issues, and in the latter’s case Big Sky handles the subject with respect. But occurring on a series in which characters perform divinations that transform water into maple syrup diminishes the huge weight of these subjects.

Truth be told, this is a problem in which Riverdale faces every time it attempts to mirror real life problems. Think about it this way, what if the series intended for its Jingle Jangle plot to be a serious commentary on the opioid epidemic instead of lightweight entertainment? That would feel wrong, yes? The writers should stick to the glorious bullshit that is Riverdale‘s bread and butter (inexplicable dance numbers, palladium hunts, anachronistic gangs, glamorege eggs, etc) instead of brushing up against reality too much.

Or, better still, using said bullshit to strengthen the characters and storytelling.

Simply put, if Riverdale is going to have the cojones to try to tackle real life issues, it must do so in a way that enlightens and entertains while being true to the show’s own bonkers aesthetic.

Enter “Dance of Death.” A “Betty and Jughead solve a mystery” epic, this installment has the pair discovering that the Truck Stop Killers are actually an inbred offshoot of the Cooper/Blossom family. These murderous yokels embraced the Mothmen mythos to cover their tracks and scare off any potential investigators. And their plan worked, for a while. In the most Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? that this series has ever gotten, Jughead returns to talk to Old Man Dreyfus (John Prowse), in reality the ringleader of the murderous gang who just might have got away with it if it wasn’t for those meddling twentysomethings. It’s all so ridiculous that it takes your mind off of real-life horrors experienced by those society has thrown away that are handled with lip service here.

(A quick aside, the Starkweathers wearing Mothmen armor while attacking Jughead, Betty, Fangs, Tabitha and Toni was the coolest sequence this show has pulled off in ages).

As nice as it is to have stopped the Starkweathers, Betty still has no closure on her sister. So she asks Dreyfus about Polly’s fate. In a moment of humanity he draws her and map and as the episode closes, we see Betty and Alice in hysterics upon discovering Polly’s body in the trunk of a forgotten car in a junkyard. Their worst fears have come true.

With two episodes left this season, the core mystery has been resolved in a satisfying and (mostly) contrivance-free way. As much as I wish that bona fide alien Mothmen were flying around Riverdale, such flights of fantasy remain the domain of the Little Archie and Life with Archie comics — at least for now. With this show the future is anyone’s guess.

Next week’s episode includes performances of material from Next to Normal, the Tony-winning musical that deals with issues of mental health in a haunting way. Incorporating this material into the trauma currently being experienced by the Coopers is inspired. Whether or not it is a successful experiment remains to be seen, so join me back here next week when I’ll doubtlessly have more to say about Riverdale, the real world, and the tenuous storytelling that sometimes connects the two.

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Riverdale Rundown

FYI: If you or anyone you know needs help, the National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-373-7888.

Tabitha’s friend and former Chok’lit Shoppe employee Lynette “Squeaky” Fields is an obvious reference to Manson Family associate Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme.

This episode was directed by Penelope Blossom herself, Nathalie Boltt.

R.I.P. Chad Gekko.

The contrivance of the week was how Archie was trapped in a mine fighting for his life and no one thought to call Betty or Jughead.

Veronica must have caught wind of Josie calling her dad a “little bitch” a few weeks back, as she does the same here.

Speaking of Hiram, it is clear that the writers have been making him into a “silly cartoon” of late. The reasoning? So he can come back more villainous than ever. (We see his transformation beginning when he torches the picture of his family). That combined with the fact that the October 6th finale is titled “Riverdale R.I.P.” indicates that his reign of evil might just be getting started. Sigh.

The Starkweather clan’s name is a reference to famed American serial killer Charles Starkweather. His actions were so appalling he was even name-checked in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

Archie doing his best Captain America impersonation by launching a trash can lid at Chad was amazing.

Where was Reggie at this episode?

Given the variety of fake products that inhabit this show’s universe, it is always strange when a real product placement (in this case, Chime) is featured.

This episode’s use of Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries during Veronica’s confrontation with Chad was inspired, if a tad cliched.

“Another brush with death to add to your ever-growing list” says Veronica to Archie, tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Any episode in which Dr. Curdle Jr. gets multiple scenes is a quality episode.

Britta Beach (Kyra Leroux) does not originate in the Archie comics, and I wish her coming out story had a bit more time to gestate, but its understandable why it didn’t. What with a million other plots serving main characters happening.

“This religion’s got a little too fringey, even for me,” declares ex-cult member Kevin Keller.

Fangs gets his leg caught in a bear trap and is home for supper. Sepsis must not exist in Riverdale.

This was a huge week for Riverdale shippers, with Varchie, Bughead, and Tangs (or is it Fhoni?) all getting some huge couples moments.

With Kevin leaving the Church of Jason, I again fear that his character will return to seedy hookups and/or being backburnered. Again, Casey Cott and the character both deserve better.

With Cheryl now able to harness the power of Mother Earth herself, will this series finally embrace supernatural happenings in an undeniable way? Archie’s ghost helpers in the mine can be written off as a manifestation of his PTSD. But isn’t it way more interesting if they were actual spirits? Gaia knows the neighboring Greendale is a haven for the otherworldly…

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[doshistorias]

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy hn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock" Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai" Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel

[dearbabeletter]

• when will i be the soul of a man, noble and wise 🎶 • It's safe to say that my Kinky Boots on Broadway experience went above and beyond any expectations I had. When they say feel the joy from this show, they aren't kidding. Seeing it on tour in Ottawa remains special to me, don't get me wrong, but there is some serious magic in the New York production. A large chunk of it undoubtedly comes from the return of Billy and Stark. I could not have asked for a better way to spend my birthday than by witnessing their pure talent and chemistry on stage. Simply put, it was exhilarating and emotional and I will forever be grateful that the stars aligned enough for this to happen. Someone out there was really looking out for me. A big thank you to the entire @kinkybootsbway company for putting on such a spectacular show and for continuing to spread messages of love and acceptance. It was lovely to meet a few of them after the show, including the one and only @starkweather. I do not say these things lightly: Stark is easily one of the nicest, most genuine humans I've ever had the pleasure to meet. I promise I'm assured of this. ❤ (at Kinky Boots on Broadway)

[historysisco]

As a historian, I have a special affinity for Billy Joel’s number one song “We Didn’t Start The Fire.” That little ditty is an awesome outline for a Post World War II to the late 1980′s World and U.S. History course syllabus. Why did Billy Joel pick this timeline for his song? He was born in 1949 and starts there and ends in 1989 when the song was released. 

Now many people are divided about how they feel about the song. Even Billy Joel doesn’t hold it very high on his favorite songs. Also many criticize the song for his choices of historical figures and events. For more on that drama, check out the article We Didn't Start the Fire Meaning from Schmoop.com. 

For me I just like how the song plays out in a potential series of short but informative posts on the people and events mentioned in the song. Some of the subjects I’ve covered in prior posts. Some I can say that I'm not familiar with. So I can’t say with much certainty when I will go down the line, describing each reference. But rest assure, I’ll get to them all in due time. Until then enjoy the music video for Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

Here are the lyrics to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” 

"We Didn't Start The Fire"

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide...

Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician Sex J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and Roller Cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone It will still burn on and on and on and on And on and on and on and on...

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it