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Real Lyrics -> Dated References -> Billy Joel

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, Billy Joel

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1973-97-Complete Hits Collection album at Amazon.com
Billy Joel's, "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
The dated Lyrics:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Don't you know that your tie's too wide?
Why They're dated:
Written and released when New Wave was popular along with the skinny ties. We have since gone back to the wide ties.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Billy Joel's, "Modern Woman"
The dated Lyrics:
And after 1986 what else could be new?
Why They're dated:
What could be new after '86? Internet!!!
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Billy Joel's, "The Entertainer"
The dated Lyrics:
It was a beautiful song
But it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit
You gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05
Why They're dated:
Few hit songs are as short as 3:05 anymore. Nowadays, many hit songs are 4 minutes or longer.
Submitted by: Candy Welty

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