What monkeys was Billy Joel talking about in his song "We Didn't Start the Fire"???

Question

What monkeys was Billy Joel talking about in his song "We Didn't Start the Fire"???

Answer 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKu2Qaytm...

space monkeys

Answer 2

He was actually talking about the infamous landing at Roswell,  where secret gov't organizations, have kept secret for decades, that a space ship landed, and the "aliens" inside were actually  monkey-like beings from outer space.

The official cover story, is that  the song refers to some ridiculous program, where WE supposedly shot monkeys into space!   Now why would we shoot poor helpless monkeys into space???

It HAS to be referring to the space monkeys at Roswell.........currently being held captive at Area 57. !!!

(orrrrrrr........I could be making that up, and yeah, he was just referring to our own space program. )

The TRUTH is out there.   I WANT to Believe!!!!!

Answer 3

I would have to agree. He was talking about the first monkeys in space. good question btw!

Answer 4

Spacer monkeys. In the early days of the space program, monkeys were shot into space before people. Abel was the first simian in space

Answer 5

I'm not positive but I think he was referring to the first monkey in space.

Answer 6

Before humans were launched into space, several animals were launched into space, including numerous monkeys, in order to investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched monkey flights primarily between 1948 and 1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985. France launched two monkey space flights in 1967. The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996. Most monkeys were anesthetized before lift-off. Thirty-two monkeys flew in the space program; each had only one mission. Numerous back-up monkeys also went through the programs but never flew. Monkeys from several species were used, including rhesus monkeys, cynomolgus monkeys, and squirrel monkeys, as well as pig-tailed macaques.