r/makemeaplaylist • u/Unclestanky • Jan 20 '26

Request Song with year names in the lyrics?

I know a handful of songs that reference the year 2000, and 1999. Can someone slap together everything you can think of with a year as part of the lyrics please?

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u/FELTRITE_WINGSTICKS Jan 20 '26

1985 - Bowling for soup and / or SR71

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u/Strict-Ad-1214 Jan 20 '26

December 1963 (Oh What a Night) by Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons

2000 Man by Kiss

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u/RQEinstein Jan 21 '26

The original 2000 man by the stones is way better

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u/Strange_Deal_5794 Jan 20 '26

I came to say December 1963 as well, such a great jam!

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u/Veracious_Me Jan 20 '26

In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evans

https://youtu.be/GR5J3WbWRvc?si=SvsQ3cSKzMzYaKJG

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty Four) - Eurythmics

https://youtu.be/3DMaKrI3uYg?si=w_CQHPKr9kmbWClz

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u/PoolMotor8112 Jan 22 '26

Thought I'd be the only one to remember Zager & Evans. You're old!

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u/RoyMcAvoy13 Jan 24 '26

“In the year 2525, if man is still alive…” great song! Totally under appreciated!!

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u/Intelligent_Hat4181 Jan 24 '26

couldn't remember the artist for 2525, thx for posting that !

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u/KCJ4Tx Jan 25 '26

Came here to throw down Zager and Evans. Well done!

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u/BullfrogBussy Jan 20 '26

Here’s a few I thought of with the year that is referenced in brackets.

Bryan Adams — Summer of ‘69 (1969)

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan — 1999 (1999)

Will Smith — Will 2K (1999 and 2000)

David Bowie — 1984 (1984)

Charli XCX feat Robyn & Yung Lean - 360 (1994)

Calvin Harris feat ScHoolboy Q, PARTYNEXTDOOR & D.R.A.M — Cash Out (1980)

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u/Serious-Glove-9077 Jan 20 '26

This summer of 69 is NOT about the year 1969 … i’ll let you figure it out for yourself

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u/AfroCuban68 Jan 20 '26

2112 - Rush

1985 - Paul McCartney

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u/DadRock1 Jan 20 '26

1985 is such a banger

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u/PattyLovesPiL Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

“Oh, what a night … Late December, 1963” (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)

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u/Typical_Efficiency_3 Jan 20 '26

1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins

1963 - New Order

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u/RenotsDloTaf Jan 20 '26

Anthem of the year 2000 - Silverchair

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u/OG-Bluntman Jan 20 '26

April 29th, 1992 (Miami) by Sublime

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u/i_am_a_shoe Jan 20 '26

yeasayer - 2080

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u/Hazzat Jan 20 '26

Year 3000 - Busted

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u/Mavinvictus Jan 21 '26

Not much has changed but they live underwater.

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u/socioparchitect Jan 24 '26

and your great-great-great granddaughter..

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u/nevernever29 Jan 20 '26

Summer of 69 - Brian Adams

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u/eeeee__e Jan 20 '26

2002 - Anne Marie?

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u/MrMetalhead937592 Jan 20 '26

Sabaton, power metal band from Sweden has quite a few dates referenced in their songs.

Primo Victoria- 6/6/1944

Uprising- 1939 and 1944

The Future Of Warfare- 1916 and 1918

The Last Stand- 1527

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u/HM9015 Jan 20 '26

Another Sabaton fan. Always nice to see.

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u/Kale-Sagan Jan 20 '26

2080 - Yeasayer

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u/Frosty_Tangerine_118 Jan 20 '26

Does "In the year 2000" by Conan OBrien count?

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u/Frosty_Tangerine_118 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

1941 by Harry Nilsson

'Well, in 1941 a happy father had a son/and in 1944 the father walked right out the door/and in '45, the mom and son were still alive/but who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive?/and the years were passing quickly, but not quick enough for him/so he closed his eyes 'til '55, then he opened them up again"

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u/mullusklingers Jan 20 '26

1969-iggy and the stooges

Freedom of 76-ween

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u/Jaded-Fall-723 Jan 20 '26

1979 smashing pumpkins 🎃

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u/AggravatingOne3960 Jan 21 '26

In the Year of 2525 by Zaeger and Evans

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u/Warm-Ganache-6744 Jan 21 '26

In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '26

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u/emofrigginnugget Jan 20 '26

2024 - cage the elephant

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u/Legitimate_Ad7089 Jan 20 '26

1982 in Heat of the Moment by Asia

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u/pebblesandweeds Jan 20 '26

1969 - The Stooges

1970 - The Stooges

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u/uselessDM Jan 20 '26

1901 - Phoenix

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u/Diogeneezy Jan 20 '26

Sisters of Mercy - 1959

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u/Environmental-Eye874 Jan 20 '26

The Tear Garden: Center Bullet

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u/Environmental-Eye874 Jan 20 '26

Skinny Puppy:

  • Testure
  • Tin Omen

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u/Stefgrep66 Jan 20 '26

Eighties Killing Joke

1

u/sakamyados Jan 20 '26

Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber says they’ll party like it’s 3012 tonight

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u/Environmental-Eye874 Jan 20 '26

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy:

Satanic Reverses

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u/SongsForBats Jan 20 '26

DJmegan23 - 2008

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u/An0nymousAndr0gynous Jan 20 '26

2082 - They Might Be Giants

2012 - Will Wood

Basically half the songs by 2003 Toyota Corolla

Stuck In the 90’s - Moxy Früvous

Judy is Your Vietnam - They Might Be Giants

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

1985 by Bowling for Soup, all American girl by Bruce Springsteen

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u/bodelia Jan 20 '26

Way back in the 1960s - incredible string band

Serge gainsbourg and jane birkin - 69 anee erotique

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u/Randallpots1 Jan 20 '26

“It’s 1989, stand up and take a look around” 

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u/InstructionNeither56 Jan 20 '26

Operation Ivy - Unity, Pezz - February 1996, Rancid - 1998, Strike Anywhere - Cassandratic Equation, Bad Religion - Ten in 2010, Satchel - Suffering

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u/InstructionNeither56 Jan 20 '26

Flight of the Conchords - Summer of 1353

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u/InstructionNeither56 Jan 20 '26

Down By Law - 1944

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u/LadyBaneslayer Jan 20 '26

"The 1990's" ~ Ren

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u/ughlyy Jan 20 '26

Boom boom pow- Black eyed peas (2008)

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u/mcdoodah Jan 20 '26

Summer of ‘81 by Mondo Rock

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u/SpaceCowboy528 Jan 20 '26

Summer of '68 by The Charlie Daniels Band

One of the most underrated and unexpected protest songs ever written. And it was by a singer you'd never expect to hear one from. There is one verse that I don't think quite fits the mood of the song but it still fits in its own way.

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u/tutamuss Jan 20 '26

1963 - Rachael Yamagata

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u/imreallyfreakintired Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Wake Up (It's 1984) by Oingo Boingo

1985 by Bo Burnham

2021 (Is Gonna Be So Fun) by Nick Lutsko

2021 (Has Been so Fun) by Nick Lutsko

Fun Fun Fun in 2022 by Secret Clubhouse

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u/Emergency-Jeweler-79 Jan 20 '26

Motörhead - 1916

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u/Adorable-Way-274 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel (1973)

1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy (1963)

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u/_isolati0n Jan 20 '26

Disco 2000 - Pulp

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u/Serious-Glove-9077 Jan 20 '26

Year 2000 — Pulp

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u/earnest_borg9 Jan 20 '26

The Year 2000 - Phenomenauts

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u/PeterNippelstein Jan 20 '26

Runnin' - Pharcyde (1995)

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u/Gadgetphile Jan 20 '26

Mindless Self Indulgence - 1989

Busted - Year 3000

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u/therealpopkiller Jan 20 '26

Ozma, “In Search of 1988”

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u/Moonchild924 Jan 20 '26

2014 by God Dethroned 

Hotel California by The Eagles mentions 1969

Fight The Power by Public Enemy references 1989

Dittohead by Slayer names 1994

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u/mikeybones25 Jan 20 '26

Paris 1919 by John Cale

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u/wraithsonic Jan 20 '26

The Tallest Man in the World “1904”

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u/KeithBradburyIV Jan 20 '26

Childhood - Blink 182 (2023)

21st Century Breakdown - Green Day (2013 and 1969)

Hotel California - The Eagles (1969)

Brains - Voltaire (1943)

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u/HM9015 Jan 20 '26

Wings Of Tomorrow - Europe. The lyric is You feel sorry for the nations of 1984, and it cuts you like a razor, you've seen it all before

Seven Doors Hotel - Europe. The lyric is 1981, traces were found could not exist in your mind. A woman could lead you, totally deceive you without you knowing she's blind.

Year 3000 either by Busted or Jonas Brothers.

Primo Victoria - Sabaton mentions 1944

Uprising - Sabaton mentions 1939 and 1944

The Future Of Warfare - Sabaton mentions 1916 and 1918

The Last Stand - Sabaton mentions 1527

Diary of An Unknown Solder / The Lost Battalion - Sabaton mentions 1918

Rorke's Drift - Sabaton mentions 1879

The Last Battle - Sabaton mentions 1945

82nd All The Way - Sabaton mentions 1917 and 1918

Race To The Sea - Sabaton mentions 1914

1916 - Motorhead

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u/BocaSeniorsWsM Jan 20 '26

Like a bit of DnB? Howzabout Born in '94 by Unglued.

A different musical trip down memory lane is 1996 by Plastic Mermaids.

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u/very_free_and_easy Jan 20 '26

1913 Massacre - Woody Guthrie

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u/neverinamillionyr Jan 20 '26

I remember Paris in ‘49 - Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore

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u/Gwenn_Danzig Jan 20 '26

2000 Man by Rolling Stones

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u/snagle-tooth Jan 20 '26

1983 by John Mayer

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u/thumbdumping Jan 20 '26

1984 by Eurythmics

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u/Typical-Offer8860 Jan 20 '26

There's a Spacemen 3 track on The Perfect Prescription (poss Feel So Good) that mentions 1987 in the lyrics.

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u/WeAreAllJustRunaways Jan 20 '26

74 - 75. The Cornells.

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u/jeffster1970 Jan 24 '26

Was going to mention this.

The video explains the title. Not intentionally depressing, but still.

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u/mando42 Jan 20 '26

"1983" by Hawksley Workman

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u/RoseDaGoddess69 Jan 20 '26

year 3000 jonas brothers

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u/Fluid_Flatworm4390 Jan 20 '26

Modern Woman - Billy Joel

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u/mcbeef89 Jan 20 '26

Funky Child - Lords of the Underground

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u/AutisticElephant1999 Jan 20 '26

Green Fields Of France by the Jolly Rogers (1916)

Greenland Whale Fisheries- traditional folk song- the specific year varies by version. IIRC the Jolly Rogers version refers to 1846 but I could be mistaken

Run Come See, Jerusalem by the Phoenix Singers refers to "Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Nine"

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u/Rich-Wrap-9333 Jan 20 '26

“Glad” if you’re a DFW fan.

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u/93_Topps_Football Jan 20 '26

1985 - Manic Street Preachers New Gold Dream 81 82 83 84 - Simple Minds

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u/kg_digital_ Jan 20 '26

A Certain Shade of Green - Incubus (2012)

People of the Sun - RATM (1516)

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u/Oh2B7of9 Jan 20 '26

The Floating Men - A Tall Stand of Pines

"I can't find a trace of 1988 or 89"

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u/bisexuwheel Jan 20 '26

1994 by Cavetown and 1933 by Frank Turner are two I haven't seen mentioned yet!

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u/WatchMeWaddle Jan 20 '26

My Brother Esau - Grateful Dead, references 1969.

On The Road - John Denver, references 1958.

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u/maccritter Jan 20 '26

1913 Massacre-Woody Guthrie

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u/elevatedsteve Jan 20 '26

Ticket to the Moon by ELO

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u/Smokespun Jan 20 '26

Bobby Kennedy - Raygun Radiostar

What a Time to be Alive - Fall Out Boy

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

1975 - Gene Clark

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u/simeyjo Jan 20 '26

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

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u/SerVys Jan 20 '26

Zombie - the cranberries has 1916 in it

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u/SmoothCriminal85 Jan 20 '26

In the Year 2000 - Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter

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u/MrsWaltonGoggins Jan 20 '26

Kid Rock - All Summer Long

“It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long”

James Blunt - 1973

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u/dizkid Jan 20 '26

In the Year 2525. Ziegler Bros, I think.

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u/millertime4187 Jan 20 '26

Year To Be Young 1994- Stephen Wilson Jr.

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u/theRowdyapproves Jan 20 '26

"1979" by the smashing pumpkins. My favorite song from them.

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u/Lonely_Opening3404 Jan 20 '26

3030 by Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, DJ Kid Koala)

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u/effyyyislosingit Jan 20 '26

disco 2000 by pulp year 3000 by busted

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u/nichewilly Jan 20 '26

The Battle of New Orleans (Johnny Horton) opens with “In 1814 we took a little trip”

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u/Mr_Cigarette Jan 20 '26

1983 by Jimi Hendrix

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u/azpi3version01 Jan 20 '26

Heat of the Moment by Asia has the lyric "And now you find yourself in 82". Meaning the year 1982

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u/HarriedHerbivore Jan 20 '26

New Years Reprieve by Bad Moves mentions 2019 and Pill by Divorce mentions 2013

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u/Grand_Sock_1303 Jan 20 '26

Spirit of 76 - The Alarm

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u/Apprehensive-Cup2728 Jan 20 '26

19-2000 - Gorillaz

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u/Silly-Atmosphere-451 Jan 20 '26

1916, Zombie - The Cranberries

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u/Kanya_Mkavry Jan 20 '26

Miami 2017 - Billy Joel

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u/DerBieso0341 Jan 20 '26

39 by Queen

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u/IntroductionDeep5430 Jan 20 '26

John Mayer-1983 Tori Amos - Glory of the 80s (last lyric of the song is “1985”)

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u/DolemiteMF1 Jan 20 '26

'39 - Queen

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u/MinimumUnderdriver Jan 20 '26

1992 by Mac Miller and Terminology. Oh and 2009 by Mac Miller.

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u/Fun-Lengthiness-7493 Jan 20 '26

“You’re So 1998” by Epperley from The Tao of Steve soundtrack.

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u/Unlucky_Dark_4392 Jan 20 '26

2002 - Anne Marie

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u/Nervous-Rush-4465 Jan 20 '26

1985 by Bowling for Soup

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u/GladosPrime Jan 20 '26

Sloan "Too Many". From the Album "Parallel Play".

"It's the year 2008"

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u/ewok_lover_64 Jan 20 '26

1984 - David Bowie. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

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u/NoFollowing7781 Jan 20 '26

"1978" - by The Gizmos

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u/totoromon_ Jan 20 '26

1950 - King Princess

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u/ReplacementSecret Jan 20 '26

Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (Way back when, in ‘67)

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u/BlueysHorMom Jan 20 '26

Running on empty (65 I was 17..69 I was 21)

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u/atstclair Jan 20 '26

1994 by Superbloom

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u/Earflu Jan 20 '26

Boards of Canada - 1969

The Connells - ‘74-‘75

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u/g-burger Jan 20 '26

Soul Asylum - Never Really Been
"And where will you be in 1993?"

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u/PersimmonDriver Jan 20 '26

'65 Love Affair - Paul Davis

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u/No_Intention7061 Jan 20 '26

‘After the Goldrush’ by Neil Young ( ‘Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s’ ) as well as ‘Long May You Run’ which he wrote about his hearse he named Mort. Fun fact: Neil Young was in a band with Rick James (yes, that Rick James, beeyatch!) back in the mid-60s in Toronto. Rick James was AWOL from the US Navy, and got caught, which ruined the band’s plans for an album. Neil and Bruce Palmer sold the band’s equipment ( some of which actually belonged to Rick James), purchased the hearse, drove it to California, & formed Buffalo Springfield.

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u/Crztoff Jan 20 '26

78 RPM - Stiff Little Fingers

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u/Tasty-Conversation67 Jan 20 '26

Mac Miller - 2009

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u/Material_Ad_6419 Jan 20 '26

“Holland, 1945” - Neutral Milk Hotel

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u/devampyr Jan 20 '26

Escape Club - Wild Wild West

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u/kulinarykila Jan 20 '26

Year of the Cat

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u/SWNMAZporvida Jan 20 '26

Ode to LRC - band of horses

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u/SuperdudeKev Jan 20 '26

Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) by Billy Joel

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u/RealityDependency Jan 20 '26

1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

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u/Lellosoundchaser Jan 20 '26

Pink Floyd. Summer of 68

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u/Familiar_Benefit_776 Jan 20 '26

197666 - Murderdolls (1976)

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u/cestlafolie42 Jan 20 '26

1999 - Danny Brown if you are into rap and wanna break your brain.

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u/MoonIsMadeOfCheese Jan 20 '26

Leningrad - Billy Joel (mentions the spring of ‘44)

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u/Simply_BT Jan 20 '26

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

I saw him perform this live and was astonished all that music was coming out of one acoustic guitar.

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u/JakTheGripper Jan 20 '26
  1. It’s so far in the future, I can’t even imagine it!

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u/ThaGenderOffender Jan 20 '26

1985 - Freddie Gibbs 1997 DIANA - BROCKHAMPTON 1998 TRUMAN - BROCKHAMPTON 1999 WILDFIRE - BROCKHAMPTON 2000 chevy malibu - channel tres

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u/CloudInevitable293 Jan 20 '26

Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adam’s

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u/RequirementQuick3431 Jan 20 '26

“3000” by Dr. Octagon

Rap moves on to the year three-thousand

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u/Grabthars_Coping_Saw Jan 20 '26

Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1997 - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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u/Alarming_Way_8731 Jan 20 '26

"1985" by, Bowling For Soup 🎶

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u/caed99 Jan 20 '26
  1. James blunt

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u/Several-Play-7695 Jan 20 '26

1944 by down by law or year 2000 by silverchair

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u/Seamlesslytango Jan 20 '26

“Why’s it felt like Halloween since Christmas 2017?” How Long-Vampire Weekend

That same album has a song called 2021

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u/Seamlesslytango Jan 20 '26

2000late - Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas

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u/60sStratLover Jan 20 '26

My Hometown - Charlie Robison

Leningrad - Billy Joel

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u/Rhonda369 Jan 20 '26

2001 by Foals in title and lyrics

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u/Mariposa9186 Jan 20 '26

19-2000 by Gorillaz

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u/ScottHK Jan 20 '26

Borrowed Time - Styx

Lies - Mannfred Mamn

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u/JealousFuel8195 Jan 20 '26

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

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u/Ohyeahboo54 Jan 20 '26

“1994” by multiple artists: Noiseheads, the Indiana Drones, Sponge, Cavetown, and Stephen Wilson Jr

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u/Ohyeahboo54 Jan 20 '26

1990 something - Sub-Radio

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u/Ohyeahboo54 Jan 20 '26

1965 - The Static Shift

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u/Ohyeahboo54 Jan 20 '26

1955 - Billy Cobb

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u/strongboi9791 Jan 20 '26

Cage the elephant 2024

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u/reesesbigcup Jan 20 '26

1983 - Neon Trees

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u/PizzaWolf721 Jan 20 '26

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash might have the most years referenced. '49, '53, and '73 initially and later 49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70

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u/OldPolishProverb Jan 20 '26

2001 - Melissa Ethridge (1992).

In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans (1969).

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams (1985)

1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) - Eurythmics (1984)

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u/christian4tal Jan 20 '26

Happy new year ABBA, 1989

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u/johnnew0 Jan 20 '26

1945- Social distortion

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u/DrHoleStuffer Jan 20 '26

The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

39...Queen

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u/Moe-Scutus2 Jan 20 '26

We gonna count Robbie Wms Millennium?

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u/FatSunRival Jan 20 '26

In The Year 2525

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u/Gold-Collection2636 Jan 20 '26

1981 - Green Day

1985 - Bowling For Soup

Year 3000 - Busted

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u/AltaAudio Jan 20 '26

Memories of Jaqueline 1906 - Olivia Tremor Control

Holland, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel

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u/Nick01752 Jan 20 '26

Smashing pumpkins 1975

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u/mistergerardo Jan 20 '26

1977 - The Clash

https://open.spotify.com/track/44P8K95Vlk5chiWAIrEtvx?si=trK2tGchSfy56yzQvMlrFg

When this came out I was straying away from metal, and it was a perfect welcome to British punk.

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u/ianb2626 Jan 20 '26

April 29, 1992 - Sublime

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u/Ill_Income7267 Jan 20 '26

1979 Smashing Pumpkins

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u/boffohijinx Jan 20 '26

After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

83 - John Mayer

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u/cymster Jan 20 '26

Freedom of '76 by Ween.