[etni] Re: Something interesting
- From: Barry Silverberg <barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:19:13 +0200
One of the main reasons for teaching "Start the Fire" in class is that
youcan follow it up
with Shlock Rock's inspired "Strong Desire " which gives the history of the
jews from day 0 up until
about 1986!
/ Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele Ben" <mggben@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 5:22 PM
Subject: [etni] Something interesting
>I got the following from a friend of mine. I doubt our pupils would
> remember or understand most of the references here, but it's nice for us.
> It might make you realize that you've lived a long time. Kids could view
> and be encouraged to try and create something similar with their take on
> history.
> Here's the message and links:
>
> Billy Joel is awesome. And credit to this guy for making this video.
>
> This song & its title was the answer to a recent Final Jeopardy -- only
> one person got it right -- question was (paraphrased) "What 1980's song
> do
> history teachers praise for its educational value." I never could
> understand all the references on Billy Joel's song -- fortunately, with
> this VIDEO, and given the picture(s), now can "see" what our "ears"
> couldn't. Anyway, checked to see the purpose behind the song.
> Apparently, it's Joel's homage to the first 40 years of historical
> headlines since his birth (1949). Wish we could have appreciated the
> depths of this song when it was released. Twenty years later, it's
> amazing
> what Joel was able to put into music and lyrics lasting only a few
> minutes.
>
> Here it is, set to pictures... . It's a neat flashback through the past
> half century. Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years
> of history in less than 3 minutes! Thank s to Billy Joel and some guy
> from the University of Chicago with a lot of spare time and Google.
> Top left gives you full screen....top right lets you pause. Bottom left
> shows the year. The older you are, the more pictures you will
> recognize.
> Anyone over age 65 should remember over 90% of what they see. But it's
> great
> at any age.
>
> Click Here: We Didn't Start The Fire
>
>
> If link doesn't work, copy and paste in your browser:
> http://yeli.us/FlashFire.html
>
>
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