In the Song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, It Talks About Punk Rock and Crack. How Are They Important to History?

Question by Mirelle: In the song “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, it talks about punk rock and crack. How are they important to history?
Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” talks about punk rock and cracked cocaine. I know what they actually mean but how were they important to the history of the United States? Like why are they famous and also how did they affect people, y’know?
It’d be awesome if someone could give me a couple of pointers – thanks in advance!

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