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, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
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We haven't even paid the phone bill in 300 years
The Amish have actually gave in since then and they now have a phone for emergencies.
Submitted by: Jake
Art Fleming gave the answers
At the time this song was recorded and the corresponding music video made, the version of 'Jeopardy' everyone's familiar with today didn't exist. Instead, there was only an earlier low-tech, low-budget (by today's standards) version hosted by Art Fleming that ran from the mid-'60s to the early '70s. Nowadays, people think 'Jeopardy', they automatically think Alex Trebek.
Submitted by: christie
Don Pardo, just tell me now what I didn't win
Again, as the song was recorded before the familar Trebek-hosted version of Jeopardy premiered, the Fleming-hosted version from the mid-'60s is the one Al lost on. Here, the announcer from the '60s version, Don Pardo, is given a nod (and even contributes to the song himself), whereas most people nowadays only recognize Johnny Gilbert in the role of 'Jeopardy' announcer.
Submitted by: christie
I'd rather have a Big Mac or a Jumbo Stack
than all the bean sprouts in Japan.
Al apparently didn't know that he'd become a vegan within ten years and would now prefer the bean sprouts.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
I ain't afraid of Y2K.
No one's afraid of Y2K anymore because the year 2000 and the associated computer glitch are long gone.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Doctor says 'there ain't nothing to discuss'
He tells me any day I might have to wear a truss. WOW!
Trusses aren't used much anymore. Most hernias are left to heal on their own.
Submitted by: I Met And Seen Weird Al In Person!
Oprah Winfrey talks to me
Everyday at 3:00
Oprah's show has been cancelled.
Submitted by: David
My MySpace page is totally pimped out. I got people begging for my top 8 spaces.
MySpace is no longer the top social networking site. Facebook is. Song screams out 2006 very loud- back when MySpace was the number one social network.
Submitted by: Scandia
Shopping online for deals in writable media.
Nowadays, with USB drives and cloud storage, writable media such as CD-RW's are out of date.
Submitted by: Scandia
And now I'll have to wait for the rerun to see the part of the show I missed.
This was true when the song came out in 2003, but now you can watch the episode online or On Demand.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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