We Didn't Start the Fire
Created on: April 6th, 2006
We Didn't Start the Fire
Ozone31 
thefire.ytmnd.com
The original We Didn't Start the Fire YTMND is back, now with new synching technology. The original took over 25 straight hours of work to create and sync with the old delay. I now redid the syncing to fit the new feature. Enjoy, and learn!
ripped, reformated, resized, and synched by me / Google
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire

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EHHELLO
April 6th, 2006
3:23:57 PM CDT
(0)
I.Love.You
millionsv
April 6th, 2006
3:25:41 PM CDT
(0)
Ozone.
wilfordbrimley
April 6th, 2006
3:34:17 PM CDT
(0)
I have diabetes
hav0k
April 6th, 2006
3:36:06 PM CDT
(0)
Really enjoyed that. Good job!!
Houtian
April 6th, 2006
3:38:20 PM CDT
(0)
Heh, had a substitute sing that song to us at the end of the period. Nicely done.
enfyrneaux
April 6th, 2006
3:39:38 PM CDT
(0)
Done in flash a million times, but you have a nice use of the sync feature.
orizzle
April 6th, 2006
3:39:52 PM CDT
(0)
Quite enjoyable.
screwlogic
April 6th, 2006
3:40:40 PM CDT
(0)
I was expecting cactus chef....
Atvar
April 6th, 2006
3:40:46 PM CDT
(0)
Superb work. Excellent choice of pictures, and fairly good synching. Wish the pictures were a bit bigger and that you could've synched up the "JFK blown away" line with a clip from the Zapruder film, but that's not going to keep me from giving you the hig
owly
April 6th, 2006
3:41:03 PM CDT
(0)
5'd for understanding when the sync function is needed.
someguy73
April 6th, 2006
3:42:33 PM CDT
(0)
f*cking win. Period.
Ozone31
April 6th, 2006
3:43:53 PM CDT
(0)
The reason the pics arn't bigger is that I had to fit 137 pictures (including the lyric frames) into 3 MB.
thyme
April 6th, 2006
3:43:56 PM CDT
(0)
good, nice use of the new flash thing, its a little off though
CrispyXL
April 6th, 2006
3:46:07 PM CDT
(0)
Bout time, spruce up the site and make it betta! good job
kev3d
April 6th, 2006
3:46:18 PM CDT
(0)
Well done YTMND for a C+ song. 4/5 But you did find my favorite pic of Marylin Monroe.
kirkwood
April 6th, 2006
3:49:48 PM CDT
(0)
-2 for a couple of obvious errors
MasterSitsu
April 6th, 2006
3:50:02 PM CDT
(0)
corn dogs, chili cheese, choco-babies, dirty knees. 5 for this, even if, your syncan hate is not so spiff. rhyming post, Markie Post, Space Ghost live from coast to coast. We didnt 5 the fire blah blah blah blah comment.
jhnsnwv9
April 6th, 2006
3:50:28 PM CDT
(0)
a little off, but, nice.
Ozone31
April 6th, 2006
3:51:38 PM CDT
(0)
if it's slightly off - refresh it.
FlounderFoot
April 6th, 2006
3:53:27 PM CDT
(0)
Good job man
waffleking
April 6th, 2006
3:58:59 PM CDT
(0)
awesome
tiptoegecko
April 6th, 2006
3:59:31 PM CDT
(0)
I have to 4 this. I'll tell you why. Apart from im surprised you were the only one to do this, you did an amazing job. The part that made me give you a 4 was at some parts, it was unsynced and was kinda messed up. But dude, this is an amazing ytmnd.
stalkerspike
April 6th, 2006
4:01:59 PM CDT
(0)
well thats just plain supa special awesome
ZuluZulu
April 6th, 2006
4:03:47 PM CDT
(0)
Nice work
alextide32
April 6th, 2006
4:14:18 PM CDT
(0)
Death-Incarnate
April 6th, 2006
4:43:34 PM CDT
(0)
Cruising to the top five.
ChronicMunchies
April 6th, 2006
5:10:07 PM CDT
(0)
I love the idea but Billy Joel is a giant pussy with a piano
helpmesomebody
April 6th, 2006
5:14:43 PM CDT
(0)
the more time I spend here, the more I start to think inkdrinker is right about everything.
Chav-Slayer
April 6th, 2006
5:15:28 PM CDT
(0)
WOW. One of the coolest YTMNDs I have EVER seen. Perfect sync, Perfect song, Perfect 5. I'm 5'ng all your sites.
Jujus
April 6th, 2006
5:17:47 PM CDT
(0)
Great work dude
dreadead
April 6th, 2006
5:19:09 PM CDT
(0)
so much work finding the pics, well done sir
Biskquik
April 6th, 2006
5:19:21 PM CDT
(0)
Take it to newgrounds, thanks.
WickedMetal44
April 6th, 2006
5:21:00 PM CDT
(0)
5 For Billy Joel and I wish I could 5 more for Sitsu's comment.
Superdome
April 6th, 2006
5:21:15 PM CDT
(0)
"the more time I spend here, the more I start to think inkdrinker is right about everything." - im glad someone thinks like i do
TheRevolution
April 6th, 2006
5:22:04 PM CDT
(0)
haha waht program do you use for your gifs
salsa1337
April 6th, 2006
5:23:23 PM CDT
(0)
love it
ac6517
April 6th, 2006
5:25:55 PM CDT
(0)
this is original, i like it!
bje32189
April 6th, 2006
5:29:18 PM CDT
(0)
i would love u if only it didn't get out of sync hlaf way through, i thought that wasn't supposed to happen anymore
SovietRussia
April 6th, 2006
5:30:30 PM CDT
(0)
3 for effort.
Ozone31
April 6th, 2006
5:32:00 PM CDT
(0)
^don't picture it going to the words exactly - i have the transitions going more to the rhythmn of the music, especially the drums
NegaDruid
April 6th, 2006
5:38:24 PM CDT
(1)
Well done. Very well done. It needs a few more fixes for timing in places, but very well done assembling all the pictures and everything. I applaud your skill!
TheScreenSaver24
April 6th, 2006
5:39:37 PM CDT
(0)
YES
FanDamPlus
April 6th, 2006
6:09:00 PM CDT
(0)
As a person who had to do a report on every event/person listed in that song in 7th grade, I applaud you for volunteering to do this.
Cullivan
April 6th, 2006
6:23:10 PM CDT
(1)
5 for Billy Joel
BiscuitxGT
April 6th, 2006
6:44:53 PM CDT
(0)
I apllaud your excellent timing and good use of flash, huzzah
pepsipete
April 6th, 2006
6:51:44 PM CDT
(0)
+25 GP!
Moonkin
April 6th, 2006
6:59:48 PM CDT
(0)
1 for awful synching.
darthsox
April 6th, 2006
7:15:31 PM CDT
(0)
ahh rocking awesomely sweet
mesyn191
April 6th, 2006
7:50:36 PM CDT
(0)
great stuff man, thanks for putting in the effort
Ozone31
April 6th, 2006
8:42:55 PM CDT
(0)
^Too bad I didn't. I used flash versios as an example to accumulate it myself. I don't believe in doing things the easy way or know how to convert flash to gif. So why don't you shut the f*ck up and bow before the King of Kings?
hawkfenix
April 6th, 2006
8:56:48 PM CDT
(0)
Been Done Before. Search Newgrounds... lol. (the newgrounds one is better IMHO)
Millit-the-Frail
April 6th, 2006
10:43:04 PM CDT
(0)
So Ozone, you're UChicago? Millit=AB '04. Woohoo!
ddiknad
April 6th, 2006
11:37:06 PM CDT
(0)
the new loading helped ya out
Jenius
April 7th, 2006
5:30:58 AM CDT
(0)
LOL, 5'd
Etaanaru
April 8th, 2006
6:48:16 PM CDT
(0)
1. done before as others have said. 2. flash loaded and you still f*cked up the timing? jeez. All the pics are late.
nobody
April 9th, 2006
9:25:19 AM CDT
(0)
It still could use a lot of syncing work, a lot of the images are late, especially in the beginning. If you're going to fix it do it right.
Ozone31
April 9th, 2006
2:41:05 PM CDT
(1)
^the sync is fine for me. Also, if you're going to be so critical, YOU try getting 137 pictures to sync to a song PERFECTLY
MrPopo
April 9th, 2006
4:34:04 PM CDT
(0)
If I had one chance to issue a five, you would recieve it.
oneac
May 14th, 2006
3:57:44 PM CDT
(0)
Don't hate on this site. This took a lot of work I'm sure.
sokzness
May 27th, 2006
6:15:37 PM CDT
(0)
incredible
sauce1977
May 28th, 2006
11:58:49 AM CDT
(0)
Win!
SlidersRox
June 3rd, 2006
10:01:02 PM CDT
(0)
this song needs an update for all the sh*t that happend from when it endded to today.
RedFoxBandit
June 18th, 2006
3:37:38 PM CDT
(0)
5 for the Lebanon pic.
buzoo
June 18th, 2006
4:53:53 PM CDT
(0)
Awesome song
Goneja
June 19th, 2006
1:04:46 PM CDT
(0)
All you did was turn the video into a YTMND.
Abel2
June 19th, 2006
1:09:22 PM CDT
(0)
this is great!!!
Teddyslayer86
June 19th, 2006
9:46:58 PM CDT
(0)
I love this YTMND but damnit man. You need to end it. Just let the last frame play a little more. It ends way to aburptly. For the love of god man just let the song finish.
Ozone31
June 20th, 2006
11:54:54 AM CDT
(0)
^If it goes any longer, the mp3 size is too large for upload, and degrading the quality any more makes it unbearable to listen to.
guydeathmachine
June 23rd, 2006
10:17:20 AM CDT
(0)
5 for hard work and a good song
Creamy
June 24th, 2006
12:46:39 AM CDT
(0)
good song + history = 5. also, saying this has been done in a completely different style on a different website is irrelevant to this ytmnd's quality... idiots.
biologicalcomponent
June 24th, 2006
3:26:42 PM CDT
(0)
NEBJM
SpinningKick
June 24th, 2006
5:41:26 PM CDT
(0)
I STARTED THE FIRE
zyle
June 24th, 2006
11:55:44 PM CDT
(0)
w.o.w.
DeucesWild
June 25th, 2006
10:02:53 PM CDT
(0)
much better version of this almost same exact thing at http://home.uchicago.edu/~yli5/Flash/Fire.html
DeucesWild
June 25th, 2006
10:03:57 PM CDT
(0)
you copied every picture from that dont think ur special or sh*t
Klapaucius
June 25th, 2006
10:09:31 PM CDT
(0)
Well done that man!
Cold-NiTe
June 26th, 2006
12:41:05 AM CDT
(0)
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE. IT WAS ALWAYS BURNIN' SINCE THE WORLD'S BEEN TURNIN'. WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE. NO WE DIDN'T LIGHT IT BUT WE'RE TRYIN' TO FIGHT IT.
NonMagical
June 28th, 2006
5:43:09 AM CDT
(0)
I loved it.
Mariana
June 30th, 2006
5:21:12 PM CDT
(0)
The Rosenburg's kids went to my school-ness
hrothmund
June 30th, 2006
5:24:23 PM CDT
(0)
nice
Alexander
July 2nd, 2006
9:56:55 AM CDT
(0)
LOL FIRE!
cmxwulkar
July 7th, 2006
3:39:41 PM CDT
(0)
Nice.
Hegemon
July 9th, 2006
10:30:23 AM CDT
(0)
~Yay for half of the things being related to communism!!~
LoadMan
July 10th, 2006
2:36:00 PM CDT
(0)
5 for Nostalgia. I'm old enough to remember when this song came out! :O
themightysisto
July 10th, 2006
11:07:12 PM CDT
(0)
LOL! Awesome song.
MrLegend
July 14th, 2006
2:43:07 AM CDT
(0)
nice song by joel but looks like a 5th grade history power point.
dedou
July 19th, 2006
5:34:04 PM CDT
(0)
great stuff, way to celebrate the greatness of billy joel
RTF
July 19th, 2006
5:34:27 PM CDT
(0)
I can't believe you found a way to make an entire song actually work in a YTMND.
SniffingGeneral
July 19th, 2006
5:36:35 PM CDT
(0)
this ain't mtv
drjones56
July 20th, 2006
11:46:16 AM CDT
(0)
Nice review of history from the past 50 years.
anotherfreak
July 21st, 2006
3:26:37 PM CDT
(0)
5 for patience
soaperguy29
July 26th, 2006
12:23:20 PM CDT
(0)
ZOMG I LOVE THAT SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe89
July 26th, 2006
5:32:30 PM CDT
(0)
good
Cronos69
July 26th, 2006
9:30:56 PM CDT
(0)
Billy Joel, otherwise known as THE MAN. 5'd for great justice.
Andriy
July 27th, 2006
9:25:47 AM CDT
(0)
You win.
denzol
July 27th, 2006
1:22:26 PM CDT
(0)
This is not especially original... I mean, it's been done before and much better, but it's new to ytmnd, and it's damned impressive synching for an animated gif. Downvoters, let's see your sites.
steakman
July 27th, 2006
9:13:09 PM CDT
(0)
exellent sync
WestsWay
July 27th, 2006
9:19:17 PM CDT
(0)
you rock....almost made this 100 times but always gave up....this was before the flash....so good for you.
SaintShade
July 28th, 2006
8:10:51 PM CDT
(0)
5'd for the greatest song in a YTMND yet.
Delphic
July 30th, 2006
10:40:53 PM CDT
(0)
Wow that was really cool
moongarbage
July 31st, 2006
10:31:41 AM CDT
(0)
best ytmnd EVER
Atti
August 1st, 2006
5:54:25 PM CDT
(0)
4'd for hippiness.
FairDuel
August 5th, 2006
6:25:32 PM CDT
(0)
How could a fire possibly have been burning since the world began turning? This is simply not possible.
Subordinary
August 8th, 2006
7:25:36 PM CDT
(0)
I forgot how catchy that song was.
bojac6
August 8th, 2006
9:15:21 PM CDT
(0)
Looks like a lot of work, but the second and third verse were getting progressively more off in Firefox. I tried refreshing but it didn't fix it.
rubberspoon
August 9th, 2006
7:32:22 PM CDT
(0)
holy hell...i've been hearing that song for 3 years+ at work and it's always been gibberish...i'm enlightened
ashobscurum
August 9th, 2006
10:03:10 PM CDT
(0)
One of the best I have seen!
jax1492
August 16th, 2006
7:08:52 PM CDT
(0)
nice job
smudo
August 18th, 2006
11:04:18 PM CDT
(0)
You people can say what you will about him stealing it from another website/Newgrounds, but I'm 5'ing anyway because this song rocks. Also, it synchs fine on my computer.
Cronos69
August 19th, 2006
11:51:52 PM CDT
(0)
Wait...it's "the cola wars"? I thought it was "the color wars"? Oh well. I guess I don't know the lyrics well enough. Amazing. 5.
jwitt90
August 20th, 2006
9:11:02 PM CDT
(0)
how long did that take?
jwitt90
August 20th, 2006
9:11:32 PM CDT
(0)
nvm description explains
xdylanxcorex
August 20th, 2006
9:16:50 PM CDT
(0)
awesome job man, that rocked.
PCF
August 20th, 2006
11:19:30 PM CDT
(0)
awesome
Armitage112
August 24th, 2006
7:24:15 PM CDT
(0)
5 for all the work this musta took, -1 because it doesn't sync right. Sorry. :(
RedRook
August 26th, 2006
3:53:23 AM CDT
(0)
JFK, BLOWN AWAY! WHAT ELSE DO WE GOTTA SAY!
Maos
August 26th, 2006
5:42:21 PM CDT
(0)
sync is off, but you still get a 4 for all the work you prolly put into that photo montage
uve-been-del33ted
August 26th, 2006
11:55:06 PM CDT
(0)
holy sh*t 5
Turano
August 29th, 2006
3:39:53 PM CDT
(0)
been done a thousand times, and better too
Ozone31
August 30th, 2006
1:55:18 AM CDT
(0)
^but not on YTMND or gif form.
Unzorn
August 30th, 2006
10:23:25 AM CDT
(0)
Doesn't sync at some parts with IE
ligamentx
August 30th, 2006
10:48:49 PM CDT
(0)
i like it, but it went off sync half way through for me
DDCrunch
September 4th, 2006
12:20:59 AM CDT
(0)
why?
BioRebel32
September 4th, 2006
12:22:50 AM CDT
(0)
5'd for using such a great song.
Aramek
September 4th, 2006
11:12:25 PM CDT
(0)
Flawless. ^_^
pressedtothekeyhole
September 6th, 2006
5:05:22 AM CDT
(0)
Thank you
Batman87
September 8th, 2006
11:58:19 PM CDT
(0)
Awsomeness...
Island
September 9th, 2006
12:02:52 AM CDT
(0)
seen it before 3'd for effort
santorin
September 11th, 2006
1:54:59 PM CDT
(0)
not a billy joel fan but that was noice
frayzier
September 15th, 2006
2:54:03 PM CDT
(0)
a telemarketer called me while i was watching this. i took the phone and put it up to the speaker and blasted it.
dunbar
September 15th, 2006
3:25:51 PM CDT
(0)
yes...YES....YEEESSSS!!!!!!!
yiddish
September 17th, 2006
2:32:01 AM CDT
(0)
Absolutely the most fun YTMND EV...OR.
Sexymofo-ptkfgs
September 19th, 2006
7:20:39 AM CDT
(0)
you WIN, please try again ^_^
Req
September 20th, 2006
6:32:52 PM CDT
(0)
Oh yes. Oh yes.
VBGOD
September 21st, 2006
11:23:00 PM CDT
(0)
5
woMan71
September 23rd, 2006
5:53:38 PM CDT
(0)
This should have been on YTMND first. It was done in classic YTMND style.
astuteNacute
October 6th, 2006
5:43:59 AM CDT
(0)
I just had the same idea, and was disappointed to find that it's already been done. Oh well, it would have been very time consuming. Nice work, but -1 for being out of synch at times.
SevenAteNine
April 24th, 2007
6:49:47 PM CDT
(0)
I just stumbled upon this site now, as I did a search for "We didn't", intending to watch "We Didn't Start this Website!" as a pump-up tool before a good round of exam studying. This was my favourite song in Grade Two, and I had it memorized, although I didn't know what any of it meant. Very well-done, with a great choice of photos. I wish I had known about this before.
thecrimeanwar
May 3rd, 2007
8:50:17 PM CDT
(0)
Sync is slightly off in some places and it's been done before, but auto-fived for my favoriate bad 80's song.
Aurex
September 30th, 2007
5:27:04 AM CDT
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The sync alone gives this a 5. Considering all the time and effort that went into this, I don't think I can give this anything but 5.
Kodiack
April 11th, 2008
10:43:27 PM CDT
(0)
Kodiack
April 11th, 2008
10:44:03 PM CDT
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For some reason when I loaded this site on a refresh, the MP3 loaded twice. Oh well, the more the merrier! Five stars for merriness!!