With the breathless pace of the news cycle today, including Covid, Black Lives Matter, war in Ukraine and President Trump hardly disappearing on the sidelines, maybe Billy Joel should consider adding another verse to his history lesson of a song, "We Didn't Start the Fire."
That was the theme of an opinion I did for the Examiner newspaper.
I wrote, "Joel is 73. Good for him for showing up at the Garden each month, keeping those songs alive for old-timers and the next generation alike. I, for one, don’t plan on working much when I’m 73. But if I had a chance to make one of my hit songs more relevant, I’d go for it. The song mentions England getting a new queen. The new verse can respectfully bury her. One more verse!"
How 'bout it, Billy? It's easier than writing a whole new song.
