This is the eleventh post in my blog series about the song We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel. I am writing about the significance of each item mentioned in the song. That is, what significance I THINK they have. I am not doing any research or looking anything up, so I could be totally wrong.
More information about this blog series can be found in the series' first post.
Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly was the first rock-n-roll star. He had the first hit in rock-n-roll history, "Rock Around the Clock."
"Ben Hur" - Ben Hur was an epic movie starring Charlton Heston. It was lauded for the amazing (for its day) chariot race scene.
space monkey - Just a few years after launching the first satellite, the Soviet Union launched a satellite "manned" by a monkey. The experiment was considered a success, however the monkey did not survive the mission.
Mafia - After a drop from organized crime's hay day in the 1920s and 30s, the mafia once again started to proliferate America's Midwest and eastern cities during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Hula hoops - Hula hoops were a fad in the 1960s. Everyone had to have them and hula hoop contests were all the rage.
Castro - Castro was the communist leader of Cuba. He took control during the Cuban Revolution in 1948. During the 1960s Castro led Cuba into closer relations with the Soviet Union. This made the United States uncomfortable.
Edsel is a no-go- The Edsel was a make of vehicle produced by Ford, debuting in 1967. Ford expected it to be extremely popular, in realitly the Edsel was a flop.
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