I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was.
Now, what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary.
It’ll happen to you!I think about this concept whenever I see the things kids are into and think “that’s stupid.”
It bothers me because I felt the same way when I was a kid and saw the things that kids were into then.
But now it’s supposedly because I’m old and not because kids are fucking stupid.
But now it’s supposedly because I’m old and not because kids are fucking stupid.
As the saying goes, two things can be true! 😆
Source: Am old, and but I’ve thought kids are stupid since I was a kid, myself.
Thought old people were somehow different when I was a kid. Am old now and know it’s no different from being a kid only people somehow think they have permission to be way more fucked up.
“All the Small Things” came out 24 years ago, in 1999. Meaning it came out last millennium!
I remember getting this CD at a virgin records store. We’re getting old, you fuckin whippersnappers.
in the 1900s?!?! 🤯
Saying that All the Small Things came out in the late 1900s gives this a different feel
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I do love these wild boys you listed. I’d certainly love to see them at the rock show before the end of the world as we know it 🤘
I know you were just stringing song references together (because I’m old too) but that would be a helluva concert
God, I read that in Casey Kasem’s voice.
Duran Duran, one “r” for each word.
Duran Duran is where we’re from
And doing this is real good fun
Must be the music, so I guess
RIght here on WMMS
I was talking to someone (younger, obviously) and they used the phrase “in the late 1900s” completely unironically. It stopped me dead in my tracks and took my brain about 5 seconds to compute. By the time I was able to speak again, the only thing I could say was “you need to shut the fuck up and leave right now.”
As an elder millennial (84, fuckers) I’m really struggling with entering middle age. But I guess I just approach it the same way my generation has approached everything else, with a weird mix of existential dread and wry humor (hat tip to Gen X for starting that, though).
I really hate saying “turn of the century” and having to specify which century.
Welp, I knew it would happen sometime. I’m outta here before I miss the 4:30 auto-gyro.
The album with the song talking about being 23… is now 24 years old. Ouch.
By textbook definition, we can consider stuff like Gorillaz, Linkin Park, and Panic! At The Disco as “retro” if the song or album came out 15-20 years ago.
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1999 was 24 years ago. 24 years before 1999 was 1975, when Wish You Were Here, Physical Graffiti, and Toys in the Attic all came out. Those were definitely classic rock then.
But here’s the gut punch. If you were listening to Physical Graffiti in 1975, 24 years earlier was 1951.
That was the end of big band music. You know, oldies.
About a quarter century ago
Fuck
Classic, sure. But not oldies, which were generally 50s-60s, 35 years before 1999.
“All the Small Things” is as old now as “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind, and Fire was when “All the Small Things” came out
Oooh, I like this one. Like Smashing Pumpkins - 1979. The equivalent song today would be about 2007, I think.
A song as iconic as “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins that came out in 2007 would be “Thnks fr th Mmrs” by Fall Out Boy.
Murmurs
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Ouch this example hurt more than all the others for some reason…
We’ve crossed the line where “1985” is as far back as 1985 was.
I’ll have to ponder this in my yellow SUV.
Do you sing yellow submarine every time you get in that thing or what
I still remember a few years ago when my local Clearwater Classic Rock station started playing Green Day, Red Hot chili peppers, Weezer, Death Cab, Arcade Fire… as… classic rock?!
My head spun.
Wait death cab and arcade fire are classic rock now? What does that make Arlo and Zep?
classic-er
Classical
That episode is 27 years old.
And the album Homer was referring to was a Styx one, which likely came out in 84 at the newest, 12 years before the episode.
Like, you know, whatever.
I was gonna say, isn’t the hullabalooza or whatever supposed to be '94. The episode is an oldies
Mark of Blink 182 is 51
Isn’t it technically consider an “Oldie” at 20 years?
Hey, we’re closing in on a quarter of a century with enema of the state.
This state needs an enema.
Instructions unclear covered Wyoming in an enema.
No, no, you did it correctly. Good job.
“technically”? aint some wizard in the clouds making rules here. we could call anything older than 2018 an oldie if we wanted and be “technically correct”
I don’t mind being called old because 1. I am kind of old and 2. I feel it.
However, it does really suck when your favorite bands/musicians are considered old because they are forever young in our minds.
Also, over-explaining a meme with unnecessary analysis is a sign of being old.
Well I appreciated your analysis, gramps.
Get off our lawn!
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Now that I’m older, I understand.
Even this picture is an oldie now.
What are songs from the 50s and 60s called now?
Boomer radio
Boombox?
Classic
That’s 80s. 70s didn’t happen, 50s-60s are certified geriatric®
Source: I’ve been hearing ACDC on the classic rock station for the last 10 years
A huge part of AC/DC’s catalog is from the 70s…
True but their music is more associated with the 80s. And the 70s didn’t happen
If the 70s hadn’t happened we’d have missed most of Led Zeppelin… Steppenwolf…
Is this some inside jokey meme I’m not privy to or something? 😂
No inside joke, just an observation haha. The 70s kind of lives in the 60s and 80s shadow culturally (except for disco, but people nowadays seem to forget disco happened until it’s mentioned). A lot of the big bands and musical movements found their stride/became more.popular in the 80s. The only time I hear “back in the 70s” it’s usually followed by stories of cocaine and disco, not Led Zeppelin and steppenwolf. The exception to that is Eagles, but theyre awful so it doesn’t count lol
Black Sabbath!
Disco is gonna stay dead
History? Feel like the only people listening to the songs of the 50s exclusively are almost dead and gone. You tend to spend your years listening to the songs of your youth (teens-20s) so people who were coming of age in the 50s would be in their 90s now since 1950 was 74 years ago.
I’m counting ‘23 as done, idc about 20ish measly days
I tried listening to the 50s and 60s stations on SiriusXM in the car when driving with the kids, because those songs should have safe language, but foul language is a lot better than what I was hearing in those songs (blatant sexism, borderline racism, love songs for underage girls, and so on). I decided Liquid Metal is just fine.
My folks are in their 70s and still listen to stuff from Elvis, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, etc. I think you’re off by at least 15 years as to who’s listening to what.
Golden Oldies
“What I listen to far more than modern pop garbage.”
Still oldies
That’s fucked up.
[off topic] From ‘Cheers’ Same and Woody are discussing music. Sam says that sometimes he’ll rock out to the real old time rock and roll; the Marvelettes; the Four Tops; The Temptations. He asks Woody if he’s ever heard of any of them. Woddy says no, but sometimes his Mom would have him listen to Devo.
Woody: It always made me sad to think of what Mom gave up for us.
Diane: What was your mom’s dream?
Woody: To be a drummer in a power trio.
Aging is cruel.
Time…you fucked me again, you bastard.
