# Name a song that mentions a specific year in its lyrics (please read OP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401 "2013-02-05T17:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/161 "2013-02-06T21:08:34Z")
**1900** _You know the year of 1900, children, many years ago_ - “Wasn’t That a Mighty Storm?” - Nanci Griffith (and many others) ---
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**1966** _She got the 396, she got the four on the floor / And those stickers in the window ain’t just for show / My sweet little '66_ “Sweet Little '66” Steve Earle ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/163 "2013-02-06T21:48:26Z")
**1941** -_George A. was at the movies in December '41._ “The Sands of Iwo Jima” by Drive-By Truckers. ---
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**2032**. “2032 Housewives shock in blue” What in the World??.. by Dukes of Stratosphear **2033**. “2033 Cannabis in tea” What in the World??.. by Dukes of Stratosphear **2034**. “2034 Women fight the wars” What in the World??.. by Dukes of Stratosphear **2035**. “2035 The whole world’s one beehive” What in the World??.. by Dukes of Stratosphear ([complete lyrics here](http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/s_WhatInTheWorld.html)) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/165 "2013-02-06T22:16:26Z")
**1776** - _In 1776, there were Fireworks, too_ - “Fireworks” (Schoolhouse Rock/Grady Tate) **1787** - _In 1787, I’m told, our Founding Fathers did agree_ - “Preamble” (Schoolhouse Rock/Lynn Aherns) **1803** - _In 1803, the Louisiana Territory was sold to us_ - “Elbow Room” (Schoolhouse Rock/Sue Manchester) **1920** - _Since 1920, sisters unite!_ - “Sufferin’ Til Suffrage” (Schoolhouse Rock/Essra Mohawk) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/166 "2013-02-07T00:28:31Z")
**1979** - “He was named, after the hurricane; blew through in '79, and he did just about the same.” - Crimson Moon by Blackberry Smoke ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/167 "2013-02-07T00:34:06Z")
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, _Schoolhouse Rock_??? ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/168 "2013-02-07T01:35:06Z")
**1944**. “Viktor was born in the spring of '44.” - Leningrad, by Billy Joel. **1949**. “I was born in '49, a Cold War kid in McCarthy time.” - Leningrad, by Billy Joel. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/169 "2013-02-07T23:09:43Z")
**1962** _Same old suit since 1962_ - “The Headmaster Ritual” - The Smiths **1902** _Same old joke since 1902_ - “The Headmaster Ritual” - The Smiths ---
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**1942:** “It was July hot in Georgia in 1942” War Is Hell (on The Homefront, Too) by T G Sheppard ---
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\*\*1966: \*\* “On 6/6/66, I was little, didn’t know shit about” _French Fries With Pepper,_ Morphine \*\*1977: \*\* “7/7/77, eleven years later still don’t know any better about” _French Fries With Pepper,_ Morphine \*\*1988: \*\* “8/8/88, it’s way too late for me to change and” _French Fries With Pepper,_ Morphine \*\*1999: \*\* “by 9/9/99 I hope I’m sittin’ on the back porch drinking red wine singing oh, french fries with pepper” _French Fries With Pepper,_ Morphine ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/172 "2013-02-08T01:29:30Z")
\*\*1957: \*\*“I quit the plant in '57, had some time for farming then. Banks back then were lending money. The banker was the farmer’s friend.” “A Month of Sundays” by Don Henley ---
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**1968** “Frankie came home in '68, and me I took this job” _Highway Patrol_ - Bruce Springsteen **1916** “It’s the same old thing since 1916” _Zombie_ - The Cranberries ---
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**1990** “1990 is my year!” - Play That Funky Music by Vanilla Ice The same couldn’t be said for 1991, or 1992, or 1993, or 1994… ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401/175 "2013-02-08T03:00:31Z")
Forgive me if these two songs have already been brought up. 1944:“In June of 1944…”-“Till The Last Shot’s Fired” from Trace Adkins 1969:“Where were you in '69?”-“Home Sick” from Travis Tritt God bless you and Trace and Travis always!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Holly (a day one fan of Trace) ---
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Bumping this thread to include some more recent songs: **1974** : “_Drifting like it’s 1974, dressing like the Rolling Stones_” **1984** : “_Dreaming like it’s 1984, dancing like the Talking Heads_” - both from “Sweet Disaster” by The Dreamers **1966** : “_Ooh woo, I’m a rebel just for kicks, now, I been feeling it since 1966, now_” **1986** : “_Ooh woo, I’m a rebel just for kicks, now, let me kick it like it’s 1986, now_” - both from “Feel It Still” by Portugal The Man ---
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**1967**. “Way back when in '67” - Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan. ---
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Oops. Somehow, I was ninjaed by 6 years, 1 month, 2 weeks, and six days. ---
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**1981** “On a desert Christmas morning, 1981” - [Yellow Bike](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQik6WpwRug) by Pedro the Lion [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-song-that-mentions-a-specific-year-in-its-lyrics-please-read-op/649401.md?page=8)