If nations shifted their votes from the two candidates coming in 3rd and 4th in the race then Sicilian imperial-capitalist empire could possibly beat St Scarlett
This project has been a labour of love of mine, despite me frequently cursing the undertaking; it's something I've wanted to create for more than a year. Similarly to Billy Joel's original song, Europe's Never Boring explores significant people and events in Europe's history, or maybe more specifically, significant events during my time in Europe (which is almost three years). I have tried to be as inclusive and thorough as I can, however I couldn't include many events or people due to restrictions in the length of the song, the syllable counts of each line, and the rhyming schemes. If you're not mentioned in the song, I'm really sorry, but I did the best I could.
Now, before I start, I would like to point out that I have tried my best to keep Billy Joel's rhythm and often the rhyme-scheme and rhymes themselves. The parody should flow much like the original, and should hopefully sound like it as well. For your ease in enjoying it, I've included three columns in the table below: the parody's lyrics, the lyrics with phonetics and timing, and the original lyrics for comparison.
So, without further ado, here it is:
Here's an instrumental version of the song so you can pair it with the lyrics and enjoy the parody properly (the lyrics are meant to begin at 0:35 on the video)
Europe's Never Boring
Timing/Pronunciation
We Didn't Start the Fire
Laver Island, ESA, Korasta, Mongol Plain Nukls-Andwicz, Drew Durnil, No (Bo)homo Black Party, Adrien, Cytadela, Foucaults Garden Outer Sparta, Jenesia, Saint Domingo
Laver Island, ee ess ay, Korasta, Mongol Plain knuckle sandwich, Drew Durnil, No (Bo)ho-mo Black Party, Ay dree en, Site adella, Foucaults Garden Outer Sparta, Jenesia, Saint Do-ming-go
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Greifenburg, Naifon, Zombie Days, Arctic’s gone Qroma, Lavlett line, EuroFounder is a spy Bathera, Twente, Utop’s prey for TNP Slavakino, Apabeossie, Terminus did you die?
Greifenburg, Nai-fon, Zombie Days, Arctic’s gone Chrome-mah, Lavlett line, EuroFounder is a spy Bathera, Twente, Utop’s prey for tee en pee Slavakino, ah pah beh oh see, Terminus did you die?
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye" Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay
We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
Dabarastan, Wombelland, Reichson unfairly banned Kaspinia, Black Yahlia, CAF’s found out Alba-Nord, ModCom, New Nordic Union Worst Nation Possible, “Knock it off, NOW!”
Dabarastan, Wombelland, Reichson unfairly banned Kaspinia, Black Yahlia, kaffs found out Alba-Nord, ModCom, New Nordic Uni-on Worst Nation Possible, “Knock it off, NOW!”
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, Rock around the Clock
Schultzheim, Regy, there are many Germanies Lib or Krest? Like-spam, Dizgovzy, Satherland Alsted, MSF, “Hail Norta!”, Dutch Riv prison breaks, no roleplays, governmental ostriches
Schultzheim, Reh-jee, there are many Germanies Lib or Krest? Like-spam, Dizgovzy, Satherland Alsted, em ess eff, “Hail Norta!”, Dutch Riv prison breaks, no roleplays, governmental ostriches
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay
We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
Orient, Serb-Mac, never gonna have a map Scarlett, fierce gay pride, Feria-Alkaline Novgorod, Baska’s nuggs, the high horse is Samog’s Commissar, Herbshire tried, Christmas countdown genocide
Orient, Serb-Mak, never gonna have a map Scar-lit, fierce gay pride, Feria-Alkaline Novgorod, Baska’s nuggs, the high horse is Samog’s Commissar, Herbsh're tried, Christmas countdown genocide
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai" Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
Eritei, Miharr, Pualo Country, Yahlia Shongbao, Kiro, let’s play Baptist Bingo We hate CCD, so many football leagues Apple cider, Suo, Ragula had to go
Ee ree tee, Me-harr, Pwalo Country, Yahlia Shongbao, Kiro, let’s play Baptist Bing-go We hate see see dee, so many football leagues Apple cider, Sue-oh, Ragula had to go
Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola, and Kennedy Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay
We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
Galway, Edan, and it’s Great New Sealand Nardin, Maarten, tabby cat invasion, Deng of Central Africa, British Calradia Potus, Aweland, weeb-hunting telegrams Short shorts, there’s cocaine in pretend Hunger Games Imperium Anglorum’s absolute dominion
Gal-way, Ed-an, and it’s Great New Sealand Nar-din, Maar-ten, tabby cat invasion, Deng of Central Africa, British Calradia Po-tiss, aww-land, weeb-hunting telegrams Short shorts, there’s cocaine, in pre-tend Hunger Games Imperium, Anglorum’s, absolute domini-on
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land" Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion "Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay
We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
Triple-post, Reiserland, EuroNews back again Temperate, mods wack, PoLiet, NSAC Madagasikyara, Pilipinas Malaya ANZACs in Iran, Bonza hates Italians, Triscuitoon, DfC, choccy milk, KoD parties of nationalists, foot-fetish cultists Anti-technocratic war, Commission loses Gor Jasper banned for porn, every single day there’s more!
Triple-post, Riserland, EuroNews back agan Temp'rate, mods wack, PoLiet, en sack Mad-ah-gas-ick-yara, Pilipinas Ma-la-ya an zacks in Iran, Bonza hates Itali-ans, triss kit oon, dee eff see, chokky milk, kay oh dee parties of nation'lists, foot-fetish cul-tists Anti-technocratic war, Com-mission loses Gor Jas-per banned for porn, every single day there’s more!
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan "Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring And don’t you know? The pages will grow (and grow x8) Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand and two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming away
Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring And don’t you know? The pages will grow (and grow x8) Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay Europe's never boring There's been tons to do since two two thousand 'n two Europe's never boring We’re spending all our days just spamming awa-ay
We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on... We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it
But what does the song reference?
Europe's Never Boring Lyric
Meaning (descriptions accurate as of 1 May 2020)
Laver Island
Laver Island is the European RMB regular with the most RMB posts and likes recieved. He is popular in the region.
ESA
The earth systems alliance was a former European. He is generally remembered in a negative light due to his unpopular opinions on a variety of matters that embroiled the region in debate
Korasta
Korasta, formerly Ukcs, was an RMB regular
Mongol Plain
The mongol plain used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Nukls-Andwicz
Nukls-Andwicz, pronounced "knuckle sandwich", is an ancient European known for their now infrequent bursts of incoherence
Drew Durnil
Popular YouTuber Drew Durnil made a video about NationStates and the subsequent flood of his subscribers who joined the website lagged NationStates badly and massively increased the player-base
No (Bo)homo
Bohomo, a member of the 'Old Guard' has recently had their name joked about due to it's phonetic similarity to the phrase "no homo" in internet culture
Black Party
The black party was a former RMB regular
Adrien
Eurocord, the European Discord server, member adrien99
Cytadela
Cytadela used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Foucaults garden
Foucaults garden was a former member of the 'Old Guard', their legacy is one of sarcasm
Outer Sparta
Outer Sparta is an RMB regular and member of the 'Old Guard'
Saint domingo used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Greifenburg
Greifenburg is a member of the 'Old Guard'
Naifon
Naifon used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive. He was one of the memeiest Europeans and the first member of the Commission
Zombie Days
The annual Halloween NationStates event, Z-Day
Arctic's gone
The arctic confederacy was banned from Europe for anti-Semitic remarks. Being a generally well-liked nation, the ban was vocally condemned
Qroma
Qroma was a former RMB regular
Lavlett line
The popular 'ship of Laver Island and St Scarlett evolved into a monarchical family tree featuring many other Europeans
EuroFounder is a spy
Many Europeans believe our founder, EuroFounder, wielded unprecedented executive power during the EuroFounder Crisis to assist the Pacific during a war, because he is operated by someone who is influential in the other region
Bathera
Bathera used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Twente
Twente is an ancient European and the most populous nation in Europe
Utop's prey for TNP
Former European Utopicican was hounded by many The North Pacificers after moving to our region from theirs as he was unpopular in TNP
Slavakino
Slavakino is a former European who was banned from the region after making repeated homophobic and transphobic remarks. He is generally remembered negatively due to his unpopular opinions on a variety of matters that would embroil the region in debate
Terminus lambda, a beloved former RMB regular. He disappeared after alluding to being diagnosed with a terminal illness
Dabarastan
Dabarastan is a former European who left the region after being derided for his regional political views
Wombelland
Wombelland is a largely inactive European who has accidentally assumed the delegacy more than once
Reichson unfairly banned
Imperial reichson was wrongfully banned from Europe after The canadian-american federationalleged Reichson sent him porn in a telegram. This claim was proven false and Reichson returned to Europe
Kaspinia
Kaspinia used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Black Yahlia
The Black Yahlia is a short story, inspired by the real-life murder, novel, and film about the Black Dahlia, written by Laver Island. Featuring many Europeans, it was immensly popular
CAF's found out
The canadian-american federation, after falsely accusing Imperial reichson of sending him pornography, was outed by the NationStates moderators as the infamous European troll Ragula
Alba-Nord
Alba-nord used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
ModCom
Europe's Moderation Committee which deliberates over internal moderation affairs
Galway-Dublin, an RMB regular before growing more inactive, created a parody of the common 'International Relations [Friendship Level]' factbook about who she would participate with in a hypothetical prison break/bank heist
Rivierenland sparked regional drama when he likened Europe's Home Secretary, Feria-Alkaline, to an ostrich for "sticking her head in the sand" during trolling crises. The analogy is now memed by the RMB regulars
Despite many requests and queries, Europe will never have a regional map due to the large number of nations and impractality of creating one
Scarlett
St Scarlett is a current RMB regular and the longest-serving Commission member in European history
fierce gay pride
During an altercation with Slavakino, many RMB regulars changed their flags to various LGBT pride flags in an act of solidarity in the face of Slavakino's homophobia
Feria-Alkaline
Feria-Alkaline is a current RMB regular and is currently serving as Europe's Home Secretary
Kalifer and baska is a current RMB regular who regularly posted about chicken nuggets
the high horse is Samog's
Samog, a former European troll, posted a message that read: "Get off your high horse, 3rd grader", it has since been memed among RMB regulars
Commissar
The Commissar position in Europe was created by EuroFounder during the EuroFounder crisis. Forgotton Warriors was appointed to the position, originally called 'Advisor'. When Europeans passed legislation to remove the position of Advisor, it was renamed by EuroFounder to 'Commissar', rendering the legislation invalid
Herbshire tried
Of herbshire has run several campaigns for the Commission without much luck
Christmas countdown genocide
As a parody of other RMB regulars' trivia countdowns to Christmas, former European Madagasikyara created a countdown that discussed various historical genocides. The parody was widely condemned by the community as insensitive and it was discontinued. Yahlia, in support of Madagasikyara's freedom of speech, continued the coutdown for him
Yahlia is a current RMB regular and writer of Europe's Never Boring [hi :P]
Shongbao
Shongbao was a former RMB regular, he is not remembered fondly due to allegations of baiting
Kiro
Kirostan was a former RMB regular, he was banned from Europe for making repeated sexual comments to minors
let's play Baptist Bingo
Jim the Baptist sparked mass argument in Europe when he proposed a shake-up of the region's politics. His ideas, which were largely derided, were often telegrammed to Europe in lengthy messages. The mongol plain eventually made a bingo sheet for Europeans to play with when reading Jim's correspondences to see if they got bingo
We hate CCD
The region Confederation of Corrupt Dictators is generally hostile to the entire community of NationStates and the World Assembly, however, a large about of their attention is giving to Europe. Given their obsession for slandering our region, the dislike is now mutual
there are many football leagues
Roleplay football leagues make popular community events in Europe, and subsequently many exist
Apple cider
Former regular Schultzheim created the nation Ukcss mother to annoy Ukcs/Korasta. The mother nation would often offer the RMB drinks of apple cider
Suo
Suomessa is a current RMB regular
Ragula had to go
Ragula is Europe's most infamous troll. It is often joked that one should not say his name, similar to Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series
Galway
Galway-Dublin is a current RMB regular, she is known for her innuendoes
Edan
Edan land is a former RMB regular
and it's Great New Sealand
Great new sealand was a former RMB regular
Nardin
Nardin is an old European who has somewhat recently become an RMB regular
Operation Tabby Cat was a successful, though short-lived, invasion of the region to depose Imperium Anglorum of his delegacy for allegedly making a mockery of the World Assembly
Deng of Central Africa
Unpopular people, a nation which supported Jim the Baptist's reform efforts, and proved so with repeated telegrams and RMB posts, claimed to be named Deng and from the Central African Republic
British Calradia
British calradia was an RMB regular untill he was banned for making racist posts
Potus
Potus branada used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
Aweland
Aweland was a former RMB regular. He is remembered poorly due to his toxic behaviour
weeb-hunting telegrams
During a contentious election for a place in the Commission, Ubitarium released a vicious telegram condemning Moravian-silesian federation, one of the candidates, for like anime
Short shorts
Short shorts was an ancient European. They hold the honour of possessing the first recorded RMB message
there's cocaine in pretend Hunger Games
Galway-Dublin found an online Hunger Games simulator with customisable events. Many European regulars participated in cocaine-orgies in the simulation
Imperium Anglorum's absolute dominion
Europe's delegate, Imperium Anglorum, has held his position for many years and remains one of, if not the, most powerful and influential nations in European history
EuroNews, Europe's leading newsletter died for many months before being revived once again
Temperate
In one of St Scarlett's regional polls, she asked Europe what the main climate of our nations was. She made a grevious error when she didn't include 'temperate' as an option and was subsequently teased, light-heartedly, for not including it. To make it up the region, another poll was made which included at least one 'temperate' option
mods wack
RMB regulars generally think that the NationStates mods are bad at their jobs
During the uncertainty in the world after the United States assasinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, Yahlia, a New Zealander, convinced Dizgovzy that he had been drafted to and was currently fighting a war in Iran
Bonza hates Italians
Bonza was a troll who had a personal vendetta against Italians. Italian nations, such as Regnum Italiae, were harrassed by Bonza, and his puppets, until their banjection
Tricuitoon
Triscuitoon was a former RMB regular
DfC
Diamonds from cardverse used to be an RMB regular before growing more inactive
choccy milk
There's a recurring joke that Yahlia urinates in people's chocolate milk [-_-]
For a brief time on the RMB, many puppet nations revolving around nationalist parties were prolific
foot-fetish cultists
For a brief time on the RMB, many nations revolving around feet were prolific
Anti-technocratic war
Europe went through a phase of technocratic governments. To counter this alleged threat, an alliance was created to oppose the ideology. A roleplay war ensued
Commission loses Gor
After being apparently wrongly ejected from the Word Assembly for WA-multying, then-recently elected Gor Kebab was removed from the Commission (WA-membership is a requirement of sitting on the Commission)
Jasper banned for porn
Jasperium, also known as Overmorrow, was banned from Europe for sending porn to a minor
11/10 2002% A++ UPVOTED. Now this, this is needs recognition, I applaud the Kiwi for the dedication to an online browser political simulator, gotta hand it to you, this needs to be pinned on the Europe page... 🙌
Edit: got NNU, The Seven Provinces, Nardin, St Scarlett, and Dizgovzy. Now I can start collecting Europe's cards :3 waiting for a couple of more bids to close Edit 2: + Riv, EuroNews
Waiting for Dark Matter, Twente, Orient, and Terminus Lambda Memorial owo
But I just put one of mine on sale, smh. Ok thanks though :P I have most of the desired cards now so there is no rush for the rest of them. Time to gain the bank in some long time again