Analysis of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire


	Analysis of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire

pobrien

7-14-2006 1:08 PM

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rock, song, lyrics, analysis, billy, joel, billy joel, fire, start, harry, truman

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7-14-2006 2:14 PM

egoldstein

hey pobrien. welcome to clipmarks...great clips so far!!

just a tip...if you click the "File" button just below this clip and then select "Edit" you can change the background color of the clip (see the color widget just above the clip preview). That way, the light blue text in the clip will be easier to read.

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