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Thursday, May 28, 2020

#189 – WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel - 1/21/2020

The 20th Amendment to our Constitution was adopted yesterday in 1933. It stated that the beginning and ending terms for both the president & vice-president occur at noon on January 20th. After reading this I was trying to think of a non-specific song that recalled some of the Presidents we’ve had in my lifetime. This one seems to fit the bill – at least up until the “Storm Front” LP’s 1989 release.

Everyone knows the song. If you don’t you can find it yourself easy enough. I thought I would post this video instead, which details Billy’s thinking behind the song. This song brings me back to my days on the green in New Haven while working in Private Banking at Connecticut Bank & Trust.

Coincidentally, this was where I first met my friend Susan Tremonte Moffa (thank goodness). I like her new name better.


1989

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