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Post by chrislc on Jan 16, 2017 1:02:55 GMT -5
In 1970, "Ball of Confusion" referenced "the Beatles' new record's a gas" Which was even dated at the time, as although it was recorded prior, it became a hit after the Beatles had called it quits! The Temps may also have been the only five people in the world who thought that The Long And Winding Road was "a gas". It was a good song, but that's not the adjective for it. I mean if The Long And Winding Road was a gas, what does that make Close To You, a real trip?
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Post by DJ Particle on Jan 16, 2017 21:40:13 GMT -5
During the Ryan Seacrest era, I did remember Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" referenced 2008, which I think was either the year it was recorded and/or the year it started its AT40 chart run. 3008 actually. "I'm so 3008, you so 2000-and-late."
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Post by tarobe on Jan 18, 2017 4:31:10 GMT -5
Which was even dated at the time, as although it was recorded prior, it became a hit after the Beatles had called it quits! The Temps may also have been the only five people in the world who thought that The Long And Winding Road was "a gas". It was a good song, but that's not the adjective for it. I mean if The Long And Winding Road was a gas, what does that make Close To You, a real trip? "Ball of Confusion" was recorded in April 1970. At the time the Beatles' new record was "Let It Be."
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Post by chrislc on Jan 18, 2017 19:42:56 GMT -5
The Temps may also have been the only five people in the world who thought that The Long And Winding Road was "a gas". It was a good song, but that's not the adjective for it. I mean if The Long And Winding Road was a gas, what does that make Close To You, a real trip? "Ball of Confusion" was recorded in April 1970. At the time the Beatles' new record was "Let It Be." True. TLAWR was released on 05/11/1970. Okay then what I said but with Let It Be.
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Post by johnnywest on May 14, 2018 10:52:54 GMT -5
The beginning of "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann starts off with the line "Class of 1999..."
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Post by matt on May 16, 2018 12:21:41 GMT -5
The beginning of "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" by Baz Luhrmann starts off with the line "Class of 1999..." Wasn't that actually Chris Rock, with "No Sex in the Champagne Room"?
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 25, 2018 17:20:22 GMT -5
Falco mentions 1985 in “Rock Me Amadeus.”
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Post by mkarns on Jun 25, 2018 17:37:54 GMT -5
There's also "Freedom '90" by George Michael, but that probably shouldn't count as the year isn't mentioned in the song. I think it was added to the title to avoid confusion with George's earlier (1985) hit "Freedom", when he was half of Wham!
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Post by Jessica on Jun 25, 2018 22:26:07 GMT -5
"Funky Cold Medina" references the 1980s:
"This is the 80s and I'm down with the ladies, ya know"
"Wild Wild West" by Escape Club
"Heading for the Nineties, living in the Eighties"
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 26, 2018 7:15:44 GMT -5
There's also "Freedom '90" by George Michael, but that probably shouldn't count as the year isn't mentioned in the song. I think it was added to the title to avoid confusion with George's earlier (1985) hit "Freedom", when he was half of Wham! Also "Send Me An Angel '89" and "Candle In The Wind 1997."
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Post by Hervard on Jun 26, 2018 9:30:11 GMT -5
I almost suggested "Home Sweet Home '91", but that song didn't even make the AT40 chart, though it did hit the Top 20 on the R&R chart.
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 30, 2018 9:09:15 GMT -5
“Him & I” by G-Eazy & Halsey has the line “2017 Bonnie and Clyde.” Which may be a play on the hit “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde.”
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jun 30, 2018 13:34:46 GMT -5
Okay, how about some months mentioned in top 40 hits that are dated appropriately for the month currently in the top 40 then?
One example is "Save the Best for Last" it contains the line "Sometimes the snow comes down in June" and it was on AT40 in June 1992.
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Post by mkarns on Jun 30, 2018 17:35:34 GMT -5
Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" says "It's late September and I really should be back in school". It was in the top 40 in September 1971 and spent virtually all of October at #1.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jun 30, 2018 22:12:36 GMT -5
The Canadian band April Wine had only three top 40 hits on AT40: "Bad Side of the Moon", "Roller" and "Just Between You and Me". Note the band name - their only three top 40 hits were on the chart in the month of April for at least one week.
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