Songs that didn't age well (1 Viewer)

[Arizona Ron]

I was listening to The Bonfire joking about Benny Mardones (Into the night).  

I wondered what other songs didn't age well.  Dire Straits (Money for nothing)  is another one that comes to mind because he used the F word.  They changed it to "queer" when they perform the song live now from what I heard.

Whatcha got?

 

[rockaction]

Mambo No. 5

 

[Ghost Rider]

Physical - spent 10 weeks at number 1 in 1981/1982, yet is an afterthought now when there is chatter about the best songs of the 80's

 

[ragincajun]

https://youtu.be/anzzNp8HlVQ

 

[Mjolnirs]

Christine Sixteen ... pedophile much?

 

[Quint]

Christine Sixteen ... pedophile much?

Kip Winger would like a word. 

 

[rockaction]

Kip Winger would like a word. 

So would Chuck Berry and the Beatles.  

 

[Parrothead]

I want your sex

(that was weird to type)

 

[trogg78]

Physical - spent 10 weeks at number 1 in 1981/1982, yet is an afterthought now when there is chatter about the best songs of the 80's

Juliana Hatfield’s new Olivia Newton John cover album is excellent.

Physical

 

[JuniorGong]

Hey hey hey hey

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The entire catalog of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

 

[Quint]

Pat Travers “Boom Boom” doesn’t look so good. 

No kiddin'
I'm ready to fight
I've been lookin' for my baby all night
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, right here, out go the lights

No kiddin'
I'm ready to go
When I find her boy don't you know
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, what is it, out go the lights

I thought I treat my baby fair
I just found out she don't want me here
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, come on, out go the lights

I never felt this mad before
When I just found out she don't want me no more
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, come on, out go the lights

No kiddin'
I'm ready to fight
I've been lookin' for my baby all night
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, one more, out go the lights

Take it home

 

[Mr. Mojo]

The Joker - Steve Miller

867-5309 Tommy Tutone

 

[MAC_32]

Mambo No. 5

One must have been any good at a point in time in order to then not age well.

My submission - most Smashing Pumpkins, notably Tonight Tonight 

 

[JuniorGong]

Most of the Beasty Boy’s collection 

 

[[scooter]]

Dire Straits (Money for nothing)  is another one that comes to mind because he used the F word. 

Also the fact that the narrator installed "microwave ovens" (which don't require dealer installation anymore) and "color TVs" (all TVs are color nowadays).

 

[ragincajun]

Most of the Beasty Boy’s collection 

Have a downvote good sir!

 

[jon_mx]

I was listening to The Bonfire joking about Benny Mardones (Into the night).  

I wondered what other songs didn't age well.  Dire Straits (Money for nothing)  is another one that comes to mind because he used the F word.  They changed it to "queer" when they perform the song live now from what I heard.

Whatcha got?

The F-version of Money for Nothing is hard to find.   It is still heavily played on 80's and classic rock stations with that verse deleted.  

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I was listening to The Bonfire joking about Benny Mardones (Into the night).  

Can we say something didn’t “age well” if it was crap in the first place?

 

[jon_mx]

Also the fact that the narrator installed "microwave ovens" (which don't require dealer installation anymore) and "color TVs" (all TVs are color nowadays).

Built-in microwaves are very common and a growing market like the ones above the stove which also perform ventilation. 

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Pat Travers “Boom Boom” doesn’t look so good. 

No kiddin'
I'm ready to fight
I've been lookin' for my baby all night
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, right here, out go the lights

No kiddin'
I'm ready to go
When I find her boy don't you know
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, what is it, out go the lights

I thought I treat my baby fair
I just found out she don't want me here
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, come on, out go the lights

I never felt this mad before
When I just found out she don't want me no more
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, come on, out go the lights

No kiddin'
I'm ready to fight
I've been lookin' for my baby all night
If I get her in my sight
Boom boom, one more, out go the lights

Take it home

A favorite of roller rink DJs.

And true story...

Back when I was in junior college (aka The Best 5 Years of My Life) I would have to drive halfway across town to get to school.

Every morning I would end up seeing the same car over and over for the last couple of miles.  It was a Ford Escort driven by some gawky, white kid.

His license plate read PT ROCKS. The custom made plate frame said “Pat Travers....Rocks!”. 

It cracked me up every time I saw it. It also made me a little sad.

 

[wikkidpissah]

The entire catalog of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

My love for them is way out of line

 

[flranger]

Most of the Beasty Boy’s collection 

Shut your filthy mouth

 

[cockroach]

Most of the Beasty Boy’s collection 

I strongly disagree here... But most 80s hip-hop didn't age very well.  Stuff like Beasties (you didn't even spell it right jackazzz!!!), That was sample heavy with the drums sound good, but stuff where the beats are programed w/ machines sound cheesecake.  I wish I had a good example.  Something from Biz Markie maybe.  

 

[JuniorGong]

I strongly disagree here... But most 80s hip-hop didn't age very well.  Stuff like Beasties (you didn't even spell it right jackazzz!!!), That was sample heavy with the drums sound good, but stuff where the beats are programed w/ machines sound cheesecake.  I wish I had a good example.  Something from Biz Markie maybe.  

They don’t deserve the proper spelling these days. I used to be a big fan but I can’t listen to any of their stuff outside of Paul’s Boutique and their instrumental album without wanting to gouge my eyes. 

 

[Da Guru]

I was listening to The Bonfire joking about Benny Mardones (Into the night).  

I wondered what other songs didn't age well.  Dire Straits (Money for nothing)  is another one that comes to mind because he used the F word.  They changed it to "queer" when they perform the song live now from what I heard.

Whatcha got?

I don`t judge a song by that.  The singer was referring to others calling musicians #### which was probably true.

 

[Wildcat]

Most of the Beasty Boy’s collection 

Bzzzz.  Try again.  

 

[flranger]

They don’t deserve the proper spelling these days. I used to be a big fan but I can’t listen to any of their stuff outside of Paul’s Boutique and their instrumental album without wanting to gouge my eyes. 

It aged so poorly that Rolling Stone named Licensed to Ill the top debut album of all time

 

[Arizona Ron]

The F-version of Money for Nothing is hard to find.   It is still heavily played on 80's and classic rock stations with that verse deleted.  

I listen to SiriusXM Classic rock channel 25, it’s played a lot there.  

 

[Da Guru]

I listen to SiriusXM Classic rock channel 25, it’s played a lot there.  

Has to have aged somewhat well. I have heard it at least 4 times in the last month on Sirius.  Classic and 80s.

 

[Brony]

Gary Puckett - Young Girl 

 

[Zegras11]

Turning Japanese - The Vapors

 

[Ilov80s]

Mambo No. 5

It lasted about as long as a taco bell burrito 

 

[ChiefD]

A lot of R.E.M’s catalog didn’t age well.

 

[JuniorGong]

It aged so poorly that Rolling Stone named Licensed to Ill the top debut album of all time

WTF cares what Rolling Stone thinks? Music is obviously very subjective, if you think the Beasties have aged well more power to you. I think most of their music has aged very poorly.

 

[Ilov80s]

Lots of weird older songs about young girls. I try to give the benefit of the doubt that the song is written from the perspective of when the singer was a teen themselves. I mean a guy can write a movie or direct a film about teen love so I suppose it’s within reason for a songwriter to have nostalgia for a high school crush. It’s still pretty cringeworthy at times.

 

[eoMMan]

The entire Dark Side Of The Moon album.

 

[Ilov80s]

The Joker - Steve Miller

867-5309 Tommy Tutone

Why do you say? At least as of 15ish yeahrs ago those songs were still well liked among the college crowd.

 

[Ilov80s]

The entire Dark Side Of The Moon album.

Paging  @Otis

 

[skol asylum]

The entire Dark Side Of The Moon album.

The lunatic is in this thread.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

A lot of R.E.M’s catalog didn’t age well.

That's because it sucked when it was new

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Janes Addiction's entire career output.

 

[huthut]

All of the 70's rock about having sex with underage girls. Also Korn.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Run, Joey, Run

 

[comfortably numb]

All of the 70's rock about having sex with underage girls. Also Korn.

I was gonna say Limp Bizkit

I didn't really care for em but how big they were it seems there would be very little interest if they toured now.

 

[Juxtatarot]

A lot of all the early ‘80s heavy synthesizer music might have aged the worst.  Songs like Whip It for example. It sounded new and cool at the time (at least to my 10-year old ears) but it’s hard not to laugh at now.

 

[John Bender]

The entire catalog of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

This is the answer here. Someone on FBGs years ago when I pointed out the lyrics didn't age well told me, they "weren't that creepy". That post didn't age well either. About 95 percent sure it was Tobias Funke fwiw

 

[Uruk-Hai]

A lot of all the early ‘80s heavy synthesizer music might have aged the worst.  Songs like Whip It for example. It sounded new and cool at the time (at least to my 10-year old ears) but it’s hard not to laugh at now.

Here's a better Whip record from the same period

 

[dickey moe]

Incense and Peppermint, Inna Gadda Da Vida, and the like.

 

[dickey moe]

Janes Addiction's entire career output.

Wat.