I’m in my 40s, and last time when I was at McD I saw some 20-somethings sitting at their table, looking at the liner notes of an AC/DC CD they had no doubt grabbed from the second hand store one block over.
I almost went over to say “oh wow, am I ever happy to see you kids enjoy classical music, eh?” but I didn’t, because this is Finland and talking to random people at McD is considered weird, of course.
What do you expect, listening to music from the previous century?
When I was a kid in the 70s, Grease was huge, glamorizing 1950s “oldies” music like it was from some long-ago era. That’s only 20 years. That’s like glamorizing music from 2006 today. The 90s are definitely “classic rock” now. Trippy.
The only part that makes your comparison absurd is the fact that there’s nothing special about 2006.
In your head, right now, imagine the 1950s. There’s a distinct style you’re seeing, isn’t there?
Now picture 2006. How is the image any different than today, besides the cars today being computers on wheels?
We would be glorifing 2006, if there was anything worthwhile about it.
Now picture 2006. How is the image any different than today, besides the cars today being computers on wheels?
emo kids and hip hop of the era. frosted tips, lots of hairgel.
there was a lot of stuff that was different back then. The stuff that was fun was also in its infancy.
They were playing Viva La Vida in the grocery store. I’m like… Okay, grocery store, I get you’re trying to “cater to my demographic” since we’re the “new olds” who now regularly shop for produce, but who the fuck thought Viva La Vida was a good “millennial shopper” music choice for picking out produce and scrutinizing cereal boxes? I died inside. Sacrilegious.
That was at a thrift store today and they were playing Nirvana. I didn’t mind that.
