Jimmy Buffett

I'm not talking about songs that have a dated sound (there's more than I could ever list). I'm referring to songs with a specific date or year in the lyrics, that are mentioned as the present or future. Like Prince's "1999" (which will not be played as much now that it's date has come and gone). These are songs for which the present or future they refer to, has come and gone. 1999 was the future in 1982, 1999 has now passed.

What I am NOT looking for, are songs like Bowling for Soup's "1985" which are written after the date they are talking about. This song is looking back, or written from the point of view of after the date mentioned.

We also accept lyrics that mention prices that are now dated, such as 10 cent pay phone calls. Lyrics that mention a persons age at the time and that person is now past said age, and lyrics that mentioned events that were current at the time of the song but have now passed are also accepted.

Basically anything that definitively dates a song by any means other than the way it "sounds". Words/phrases/singing styles or instruments that were used commonly in a time period but are no longer used that much today are not accepted.

Dated References, Jimmy Buffett

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Jimmy Buffett's, "Fruitcakes"

The dated Lyrics:

'Seven years to the millennium, that's a science fiction fact.'

Why They're dated:

Well it's a little past the millenium. There is a recorded live version that says 'Less then 2 years, to that milennium' I wonder what he says now in concert, I don't recall.

Submitted by: Jeffrey Piestrak

Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"

The dated Lyrics:

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home

Why They're dated:

Beer can pull tabs which detach from the can and cut the heels of unwary beachgoers were produced from the early sixties through the mid-seventies. Since then, pull tabs stay attached to the cans.

Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies

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