# Music through the years **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314 "2006-05-26T14:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeffr062](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jeffr062](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffr062)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/1 "2006-05-26T14:34:58Z")
Post which song comes to mind when you think of these decades, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/2 "2006-05-26T14:59:11Z")
60’s- For What It’s Worth 70’s- Paradise by the Dashboard Lights 80’s- I Don’t Like Mondays 90’s Smells Like Teen Spirit ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/3 "2006-05-26T15:02:34Z")
> [@Jeffr062](#): > > Post which song comes to mind when you think of these decades, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s First thoughts 60’s My Generation – The Who 70’s Daniel – Elton John 80’s Sweet Dreams – The Eurhythmics 90’s Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvanna ---
**Author:** ![Jeffr062](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Jeffr062](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffr062)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/4 "2006-05-26T15:29:15Z")
60’s- Born to be wild 70’s- Black water 80’s- Beat it 90’s- Smells Like Teen Spirit ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/5 "2006-05-26T15:37:29Z")
60’s - I Wanna Hold Your Hand 70’s - Staying Alive 80’s - Billie Jean 90’s - Smells Like Teen Spirit ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/6 "2006-05-26T16:08:09Z")
60’s - A Love Supreme 70’s - Morning Dance 80’s - (You Can) Still Rock in America 90’s - Cobra Versus Mongoose ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/7 "2006-05-26T17:06:23Z")
> [@Jeffr062](#): > > Post which song comes to mind when you think of these decades, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s Without reading other replies: 60s - **Let It Be** by The Beatles 70s - **Won’t Get Fooled Again** by The Who 80s - **You Give Love a Bad Name** by Bon Jovi 90s - **Smells Like Teen Spirit** by Nirvana 00s - \*\*Beautiful Day \*\*by U2 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/8 "2006-05-26T18:55:23Z")
> [@Jeffr062](#): > > Post which song comes to mind when you think of these decades, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s Posting before reading responses… 60’s-Crimson and Clover- Tommy James and the Shondells 70’s-Stairway to Heaven- Zep 80’s- Take on Me- Ah Ha 90’s- Longview- Green Day ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/9 "2006-05-26T19:55:20Z")
60s– **Nowhere Man** 70s– **Stayin’ Alive** 80s– **New Moon on Monday** 90s– **Pretty Fly For a White Guy** ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/10 "2006-05-26T20:24:08Z")
My free association upon reading the OP: 60s — Van Morrison, _Brown-eyed Girl_ 70s — Bee Gees, _Night Fever_ 80s — Naked Eyes, _Always Something There to Remind Me_ 90s — blank ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/11 "2006-05-26T20:34:44Z")
60s- I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher 70s - Copacabana by Barry Manilow 80s - Don’t You Want Me by The Human League 90s - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/12 "2006-05-27T05:51:24Z")
Without looking at other replies: 60s – For What It’s Worth, Buffalo Springfield 70s – Stayin’ Alive, the Beegees 80s – Hungry Like The Wolf, Duran Duran 90s – Ironic, Alanis Morrisette ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/13 "2006-05-27T14:09:22Z")
'90s: _Sorry, I was too old for Popular Music by then_ '80s: the Miami Vice theme '70s: Do the Hustle! '60s: I Want to Hold Your Hand _addendum_ '50s: Rock Around the Clock '40s: In the Mood '30s: Happy Days are Here Again '20s: The Charleston (trite, yes . . .) '10s: Too Much Mustard '00s: After the Ball ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/14 "2006-05-27T14:39:33Z")
Just me personally: '60s: Something prominently featuring Farfisa. Not sure of the title, don’t remember any lyrics. I’m a lot of help, aren’t I. It goes like this: F / / / | Bb7 / / / | F / / / | Bb7 / / / | (notes) F C D F C D F C# D F C# D F C# D … '70s: _The Pompatus of Love_, what else? '80s: _Simply Irresistible._ Always makes me think of Carolyn, the class party gal. '90s: Uh, Eminem? He’s the only rapper I can halfway stand. **Eve,** I’ll see your list and raise you: '50s (youth culture): _At The Hop_ '50s (adult culture): Anything by Doris Day '40s: _Sentimental Journey_ (preferably also by Doris Day) '30s: _The Gold Diggers’ Song (We’re In The Money)_ '20s: _Ain’t She Sweet?_ 'Teens: _La Paloma_ 'Oughts: _Maple Leaf Rag_ (“Do not play this piece fast. It is never right to play Ragtime fast.”) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-through-the-years/358314/15 "2006-05-27T15:17:17Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > '70s: _The Pompatus of Love_, what else? Do you mean the Steve Miller song _[The Joker](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_065.html)_?