We Kept The Fire Going
1989
Thevfirst version gets released
The Berlin Wall achieves the peace
1990
Free Mandela, Hubble telescope,
Kuwait begins
1991
World wide web, Jeffrey Dahmer
Desert Storm and Nirvana
1992
L.A. riots, Lambs are Silent
Apartheid finally ends
1993
Escobar and Waco fears
Jurassic
Park and here’s to Cheers
1994
Amazon’s a bookie
Green Day debuts a Dookie
1995
PlayStation, Rabin is killed
Alanis’ “Jagged Little Pill”
1995-6
Toy Story, Simpsons trial, Kobe is a rookie
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing
1996
Macarena, Atlanta bomb
1997
UK hands over Hong Kong
1998
John Glen around again, Jordan wins Six
The Bug’s back as a car
Lewinsky and the cigar
1999
Y2K’s a bust
2000
Blockbuster beats Netflix
2001
9-11, Anthrax
2002
Euro, DC sniper attacks
2002-03
Arhtur Andersen, Iraq
2004
Red Sox beat Bambino back
2005
YouTube, Katrina
Venus and Serena
2006
Super Bowl grace is Peyton’s place
Trouble in Argentina!
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing
2007
iPhone, Sopranos
And “The Deathly Hallows”
2008
Obama’s election
2009
And The Great Recession
2010
Captain Sully saves ‘em all
San Francisco baseball
Gilgo Beach homicides
2011
Kim K. again becomes a bride
2012
Oh uh-oh) Mideast bunker buster
Netflix beats Bluckbuster
2013
Sandy, Felix; Whitney gone
Egypt, Boston Marathon
2014
U2 free release
Columbia and FARC peace
2015
Marriage of the same sex
Martian water, gold-blue dress
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing
2016
Panama Papers
Zika outbreak, Brexit
Bowie, Prince, Frye,
Berry, Petty exit
2017
“Me Too” and a travel ban
Love letter to Trump from Kim
2018
Pulitzer to Lamar
Saudi women drive cars
2019
Photo of a black hole
Endgame and “Old Town Road”
2020
Covid days are here to stay
What else do I have to say?
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing
2021
Riots January Six
2022
Ukraine, “Top Gun: Maverick”
Roe overturn call
Afghanistan withdrawal
2023
Barbenheimer, Palestine
Sudan civil war crimes
2023-24
Maui wildfires, Brat
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Trump’s back
2024
Wicked, Tyler Swift’s “Eras”
“Twisters,” hottest year ever
2025
Still more debt, online bets
Potomac River crashing jet
2026
Venezuela and Iran
THC is in a can
Rock ‘n roll with AI pores
I can’t take it anymore!
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing
We kept the fire going
While not always knowing where the world is going
We kept the fire going
While the winds are blowing, flames are always glowing