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Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'

Fall Out Boy offered a new and updated take on Billy Joel's 1989 history-tracking hit "We Didn't Start the Fire." And sugar, it isn't goin' down well with some fans. The pop-punk band released the cover Wednesday, announcing on Twitter that the new song covers "newsworthy items from 1989-2023." The band, fronted by Patrick Stump, reflected on "all these important people and events — some that ...
From left to right: Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy perform onstage at the 2023 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO Presented by Capital One at The Kia Forum on Jan. 14, 2023, in Inglewood, California.

Fall Out Boy offered a new and updated take on Billy Joel's 1989 history-tracking hit "We Didn't Start the Fire." And sugar, it isn't goin' down well with some fans.

The pop-punk band Wednesday, that the new song covers "newsworthy items from 1989-2023." The band, fronted by Patrick Stump, reflected on "all these important people and events — some that disappeared into

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