The Cardigans, “Erase/Rewind.” (1998)
I heard this on the radio the other day. When I Shazamed it and discovered who sang it, I was like “One hit wonders are back, like, millions of years later with a very different sound. Cool.” Shazam’s screen doesn’t show the year a song came out.
Also: OMG DEATH STAR TRASH COMPACTOR ALTERNATE ENDING
Florence + The Machine, “Dog Days Are Over.” (2009)
So I was watching The Voice yesterday and they showed a clip of Vicci Martinez singing this song and I was like “Hey, I kinda like that,” so I went looking for the original online and I was like “Hey, I like that even more,” and then I went to Wikipedia and the album’s been around for this long and if I hadn’t watched The freaking Voice I would have missed out completely? GET OFF MY LAWN. Sigh.
Duran Duran, “All You Need Is Now.” (2010)
The only thing that keeps this video from being the most depressing thing EVER is that Simon LeBon looks better than he has in years. Decades, even.
(And yeah…the next time we link Duran Duran, it will no longer be possible to avoid discussing the Nick Rhodes Combover.)
The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You (1984)
What’s great about this particular YouTube video is that the sound is turned up, so my first experience was to be all AHHH TOO LOUD and turn it down.
Sometimes it’s best to dive into the icy cold waters of I AM TOO OLD than the usual ease-in over a couple of minutes.
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes (1982)
I watch this video and I’m like WHY DID THE WORLD STOP MAKING STUFF LIKE THIS? This song cheers me up more than Walking on Sunshine ever could. Probably because there’s no danger DreamWorks is ever going to buy the rights for pimping out a kids’ movie. Although that would be funny and sort of awesome, wouldn’t it?
Be sure to check out Adam Ant on Wikipedia. He looks like Johnny Depp 20 years from now. He seems to be doing well at the moment, which is good to see. (Sidebar: Man…who HASN’T dated Heather Graham?)
Enrique Iglesias: “I Like It”
He’s got a wallet chain. He’s autotuned to death. He’s on Dancing with the Stars. He’s begging the crowd to sing along with him.
He’s younger than I am.
Ugh.
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages (1983).
It’s better to burn out than….eh, never mind.
Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Springsteen - “Whip My Hair” (2010)
We all know what this being hilarious means.
Bone Thugs N Harmony featuring Phil Collins - Take Me Home (2004)
One of the comments on this YouTube: “this is friggen amazing phill collins will live on forever”
According to Wikipedia, Phil Collins is not dead. He’s 59. But it’s pretty much the same thing, isn’t it?
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (1997)
If this song was a kid, it would be in seventh grade now.
Things I’ve thought about this song and video:
“That first woman whose car he steps on looks pretty good for her age.”
“Someday I’m going to walk down the sidewalk and do the same thing, and I’ll get worked over by passersby…even more than the Stones worked over The Verve for using that relatively obscure loop.”
“Richard Ashcroft could really use a sandwich.”
“Why did Cruel Intentions have to ruin this?”
OK Go - White Knuckles (2010)
Why do we like this song?
Everyone born before 1980: BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE PRINCE!
Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand (2010)
“I don’t get this,” a friend my age said.
“Think of it like ‘James Brown is Dead.’”
“Ohhhhh…..”
Rick Springfield - Bop ‘Til You Drop (1984)
A hero in the rebellion against poorly costumed alien global domination, Mr. Springfield was rewarded for his valor in the battle with the ultimate honor: ETERNAL LIFE.
Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson - “Candy” (1990)
“Geez, it’s been twenty years” - literally.
Far East Movement - Like a G6 (2010)
I had to look up what a G6 is.
kids these days
they don't understand
