We didn't start the fire- reflection

I thought this video was a clever way to present the history of 1945-1989. It would be a fun way to get a history or social studies class pumped to learn about the time era. It possibly might help them remember the significant events if they got the song stuck in their head. I have to admit that I have heard this song several times but never stopped to think about the lyrics and emotion that was put forth to create the song. However, seeing the pictures of the events and people helped me put the two together and start to thing about what might have been going on for someone to write this song. I wondered if presented to students if it would have more of a lasting impact on them, seeing the actual events/people while pairing them with the song. It think it would be a fun beneficial lesson that could then go on and really delve into the information and history of those events/people.