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A parody of "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. Inspired by the hilarious podcast "372 Pages We'll Never Get Back" (www.372pages.com), specifically the email from Bryan (twitter.com/RadioFreeOlive) in Episode 5. Music by Karaoke Version (www.karaoke-version.com). Produced by 1BadMango.

OASIS, Halliday,
Big announcement, giveaway,
Planet Earth is in decay
But no one seems to know
Easter Egg, Anorak,
Classic arcade almanac,
Hidden gates, hidden keys,
Gunters on the go

Wade Watts, poverty,
Goods and workers, Mrs. G,
Living in a lightning rod,
By the way: There’s no God
Chat room, Cheshire grin,
“Talkin’ ‘bout Star Wars again?”
I-r0k, smack talk,
Did these people just applaud?

1980s reference!
Everyone has viewed it
So I must include it
1980s reference!
It received attention
So it’s worth a mention

Tomb of Horrors, D&D,
Game of Joust, Copper Key,
Art3mis is blowin’ kisses
But she could be Chuck
Middletown destination,
WarGames movie simulation,
Fans of mindless recitation
Boy, are you in luck!

Chat link, cash bribe,
IOI, evil vibe,
Sux0rz, corporate phonies,
Sorrento likes cajones
Bomb explodes, lump in throat,
Unexpected tragic note,
Trailers frying, people dying,
Think of all the housecoats!

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Simple recognition
Is my only mission
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If it gets a smirk here 
Then I’ve done my work here

Samurai, “High Five,”
Gotta run to stay alive,
Cover tracks, get new bio,
Blow “the Stacks” for Ohio
Great Og, birthday bash, 
“Groove zone,” party crash,
Broken hearts, mermaid fins, 
Oh yeah, R2-D2 spins

Bootsuit, stink tower,
ÜberBetty, cold shower,
Openings to use the can,
“One hell of a rig, man”
Zork house, cellar door,
Labyrinth to explore,
Any tension is destroyed
By monsters you can just avoid

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Hope you’re not begrudging
My incessant nudging
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You’re no longer grinning
Is your patience thinning?

Blade Runner, armed guards,
Writing action scenes is hard,
John Woo, Chow Yun Fat,
Why not just imagine that?
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee,
Neil Peart, Crystal Key
Guitar hidden in the ground
(Yes, that’s how his name should sound)

Drop cops, cyber bums,
Dude with software in his plums,
When this guy wants to log off
He has to turn his head and cough

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So sometimes I pander
Do you have to slander?
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Come on, don’t diminish it
Until you finish it

Hard time, wage slave, 
Prison break, close shave 
Sweet freedom, fresh air,
Almost spent a week in there!
Rent a haptic rig ‘til dawn
(Just don’t turn a black light on)
Ogden Morrow, Rivendell,
Aech has come out of her shell

Big battle, final test,
Laser-shooting metal breasts
Johnny Fives, robo-knives
Cataclyst, extra lives
Wade wins, he’s the king
Money will fix everything
First kiss, fade to black
Can I get my pages back?

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Look, this isn’t Shakespeare
So just pump your brakes here
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It’s just a paperback
So could you cut some slack, some slack, some slack, some slack...

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It was “hire an editor”
Or “pay my creditors”
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You should have read the versions
With the ALF discursions

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Didn’t make you buy it
I don’t want a riot
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There’s no need for violence
Could we have have some silence?

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You want some merch, perhaps?
I have these baseball caps
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Take a shirt or twenty
Spielberg gave me plenty...

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Taylor Conner

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