Fall Out Boy Cover Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” With Updated Lyrics

The band covered news from the late 80s to 2023 in the lyrics

Fall Out Boy released an updated version of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” his No. 1 hit single from 1989 making lyrics from the historic headlines. The band picks up where Joel left off by referencing moments from 1989 to 2023.

Some key mentions are deep fakes, Twilight and “Michael Jackson dies,” Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, and more. Watch the lyric video for the new song below.