Any song covering a wide array of events and references will have some tricky rhymes. Some of the funniest in the new version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” are “S-S-R-Is / Prince and the Queen died.” But a favorite juxtaposing lyric couplet is when Fall Out Boy rhymes “George Floyd” with “Metroid.” They couldn’t think of any other lyric?
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In all fairness, we love it. Any excuse to talk about Fall Out Boy and Billy Joel is a reason for excitement. Sure, many of the events mentioned in the new song were borderline traumatizing… but if they can’t contribute to a head-banging new cover, then what’s the point?
