Twofer from the Clash:
1914. “I missed the 14-18 war” – Something About England by The Clash
1918. “I missed the 14-18 war” – Something About England by The Clash
…and then there’s
1977. “No Elvis, Beatles, or Rolling Stones in 1977” – 1977 by The Clash
1984 ‘Wake up! It’s 1984!’ - 1984, Oingo Boingo
I think we should stick with individual years, not ranges.
mmm
Updated:
1315: “In the spring of 1315, there began an era of unpredictable weather” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1486: “In the year 1486 the Malleus first appeared” White Hammer by Van der Graaf Generator
1519: “I know this happened in 1519, yet / this is the image we can’t seem to forget”, “Higher Level”, KRS One
1814: “In 1814 we took a little trip” – Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
1816: “You remember 1816 as the year without a summer” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1851: “It did not lift until 1851” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1853: “It was on the old Calcutta in 1853” - Old Admirals by Al Stewart
1865: “It was the winter of '65. We were hungry, just barely alive.” The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, the Band
1913: “Take a trip with me in 1913 to Calumet Michigan in the copper country” - 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie
1916: “It’s the same old thing since 1916”, Zombie, the Cranberries
1919: “A rose is a rose is a rose, said the mama of dada as long ago as 1919” – Nine Funerals of the Citizen King by Henry Cow
1921: “Watching the sun come up in the morning of 1921” - Warren Harding by Al Stewart
1929: “She’s been dead since 1929”, Oh, how I cried that night" - “Pictures Of Lily” by The Who
1934: “On the last day of June, 1934” – The Last Day of June 1934 by Al Stewart.
1934: “I got a '34 wagon and they call it a woody” - Surf City, Jan & Dean
1939: “And she’s laughing, laughing into 1939” Al Stewart, Between the Wars.
1945: “Bells are chiming for victory, There’s a page back in history” 45 - 45 by Elvis Costello.
1949: “She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine, saying Phoenix Arizona 1949” – Little Egypt by The Coasters.
1954: “The worst thing in 1954 was the bikini” – I Found That Essence Rare by Gang of Four.
1956: “I said I’ve been this way since 1956” – Love Potion #9 by The Clovers.
1959: “1959 was a very strange time” - Post-World War Two Blues by Al Stewart
1962: “Kept some letters by his bed, dated 1962…” He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones
1962: It was back in Blind River, 1962, when I last saw you alive", Long May You Run, Neil Young
1963: “Oh, what a night, late December back in ‘63” – December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by The Four Seasons
1965: "In '65 I was 17. . .” Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
1965: “I bought you a brand new Mustang, a 1965 (huh!)”, “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett.
1967: “Way back when, in '67, I was the dandy of Gamma Chi…”, “Hey Nineteen” by Steely Dan.
1967: “1967, it seems so long ago” – 1967 by Tom Robinson.
1968: “The time had come in '68, to elect a president…” Snoopy for President, Royal Guardsmen
1969: "In '69 I was 21. . .” Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
1969: “It was the summer of '69”, “The Summer of '69”, by Bryan Adams.
1969: “We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969” - Hotel California, Eagles
1974: “Well there’s a real square cat, he looks like 1974” – Rock This Town by Stray Cats.
1975: “In nineteen hundred and seventy-five all my people rose from the countryside” – War Movie by Jefferson Airplane
1976: “Forget the days of future past, because now it’s 1976.” 1976 by Redd Kross.
1977: “No Elvis, Beatles, or Rolling Stones in 1977” – 1977 by The Clash
1982: “Operator, please connect me, with 1982…” 1982 Randy Travis
1983: “1983 is calling I’ve been on my knees and crawling back to you…”, “1983” by Neon Trees.
1983: “Left the earth in 1983, fingers groping for the galaxies.” Pioneers Over c by Van der Graaf Generator
1984: ‘Wake up! It’s 1984!’ - 1984, Oingo Boingo
1984: “Beware the savage jaw, of 1984” - “1984” by David Bowie
1985. “She’s still preoccupied with nineteen, nineteen, nineteen eight five.” - 1985 by Bowling for Soup
1985: “No one ever left alive, in nineteen hundred and eighty-five, would ever do” – Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five by Paul McCartney.
1989: “1989 - a number, another summer”, “Fight The Power”, by Public Enemy.
1992: “April 26, 1992. There was a riot in the streets, tell me where were you?” - April 29, 1992 by Sublime
1996: “She slit her wrists for attention in 1996” - Metal Now by Say Anything
2000: “You know you’re a 2000 man, and your kids don’t understand you at all.” 2000 Man, Rolling Stones
4545: “In the year 4545 you ain’t gonna need your teeth” – In The Year 2525, Zager and Evans.
3012 - “We’re gonna party like it’s 3012 tonight.” - Beauty and the Beat by Justin Bieber (featuring Nicki Minaj)
1778 - “Oh, the year was 1778, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.” - Barrett’s Privateers by Stan Rogers
1999. “So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999” 1999 by Prince
2000. “2000 zero zero Party over, oops, out of time” 1999 by Prince
1799: “Now I’m standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799” - “Cathedral” by Crosby, Stills and Nash
**1,000,000 BC **“A long time ago, 1,000,000 years BC, the best things in life were absolutely free” - “Pennies From Heaven” by Bing Crosby
“September, [19]77, Port Elizabeth weather fine.” “Biko” by Peter Gabriel.
1806: “In the Year Of Our Lord, eighteen hundred and six, we set sail from the coal quay of Cork. We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks, for the grand City Hall of New York.” - “The Irish Rover” by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
1: “Meanwhile, back in the year 1, when you belonged to no one, you didn’t stand a chance, Son, if your pants were undone.” - “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day” by Jethro Tull
**1964: ** “It’s past midnight,” said Charles the grinning boy. And looking at me greedily, said “It’s 1964.” - “Dominance and Submission” by Blue Oyster Cult
1642 - “In 1642, it came to an end” -1642 Imprisonment, King Diamond
1777- “On the 7th Day of July, in 1777”, 7th Day of July, 1777, King Diamond
1980-“On the 2nd of February 1980 began three days of misery”, The Last Act of Defiance, Exodus
1,000,000 BC: “A long time ago, 1,000,000 years BC, the best things in life were absolutely free” - “Pennies From Heaven” by Bing Crosby
**1: ** “Meanwhile, back in the year 1, when you belonged to no one, you didn’t stand a chance, Son, if your pants were undone.” - “Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day” by Jethro Tull
1315: “In the spring of 1315, there began an era of unpredictable weather” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1486: “In the year 1486 the Malleus first appeared” White Hammer by Van der Graaf Generator
1519: “I know this happened in 1519, yet / this is the image we can’t seem to forget”, “Higher Level”, KRS One
**1778: **“Oh, the year was 1778, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.” - Barrett’s Privateers by Stan Rogers
1799: “Now I’m standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799” - “Cathedral” by Crosby, Stills and Nash
1806: “In the Year Of Our Lord, eighteen hundred and six, we set sail from the coal quay of Cork. We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks, for the grand City Hall of New York.” - “The Irish Rover” by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
1814: “In 1814 we took a little trip” – Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
1816: “You remember 1816 as the year without a summer” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1851: “It did not lift until 1851” 1816, The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina
1853: “It was on the old Calcutta in 1853” - Old Admirals by Al Stewart
1865: “It was the winter of '65. We were hungry, just barely alive.” The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, the Band
1913: “Take a trip with me in 1913 to Calumet Michigan in the copper country” - 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie
1916: “It’s the same old thing since 1916”, Zombie, the Cranberries
1919: “A rose is a rose is a rose, said the mama of dada as long ago as 1919” – Nine Funerals of the Citizen King by Henry Cow
1921: “Watching the sun come up in the morning of 1921” - Warren Harding by Al Stewart
1929: “She’s been dead since 1929”, Oh, how I cried that night" - “Pictures Of Lily” by The Who
1934: “On the last day of June, 1934” – The Last Day of June 1934 by Al Stewart.
1934: “I got a '34 wagon and they call it a woody” - Surf City, Jan & Dean
1939: “And she’s laughing, laughing into 1939” Al Stewart, Between the Wars.
1945: “Bells are chiming for victory, There’s a page back in history” 45 - 45 by Elvis Costello.
1949: “She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine, saying Phoenix Arizona 1949” – Little Egypt by The Coasters.
1954: “The worst thing in 1954 was the bikini” – I Found That Essence Rare by Gang of Four.
1956: “I said I’ve been this way since 1956” – Love Potion #9 by The Clovers.
1959: “1959 was a very strange time” - Post-World War Two Blues by Al Stewart
1962: “Kept some letters by his bed, dated 1962…” He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones
1962: It was back in Blind River, 1962, when I last saw you alive", Long May You Run, Neil Young
1963: “Oh, what a night, late December back in ‘63” – December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by The Four Seasons
1964: “It’s past midnight,” said Charles the grinning boy. And looking at me greedily, said “It’s 1964.” - “Dominance and Submission” by Blue Oyster Cult
1965: "In '65 I was 17. . .” Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
1965: “I bought you a brand new Mustang, a 1965 (huh!)”, “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett.
1967: “Way back when, in '67, I was the dandy of Gamma Chi…”, “Hey Nineteen” by Steely Dan.
1967: “1967, it seems so long ago” – 1967 by Tom Robinson.
1968: “The time had come in '68, to elect a president…” Snoopy for President, Royal Guardsmen
1969: "In '69 I was 21. . .” Running On Empty, Jackson Browne
1969: “It was the summer of '69”, “The Summer of '69”, by Bryan Adams.
1969: “We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969” - Hotel California, Eagles
1974: “Well there’s a real square cat, he looks like 1974” – Rock This Town by Stray Cats.
1975: “In nineteen hundred and seventy-five all my people rose from the countryside” – War Movie by Jefferson Airplane
1976: “Forget the days of future past, because now it’s 1976.” 1976 by Redd Kross.
1977: “No Elvis, Beatles, or Rolling Stones in 1977” – 1977 by The Clash
**1977: ** “September, [19]77, Port Elizabeth weather fine.” “Biko” by Peter Gabriel.
1979: “Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time” - “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins
1982: “Operator, please connect me, with 1982…” 1982 Randy Travis
1983: “1983 is calling I’ve been on my knees and crawling back to you…”, “1983” by Neon Trees.
1983: “Left the earth in 1983, fingers groping for the galaxies.” Pioneers Over c by Van der Graaf Generator
1984: ‘Wake up! It’s 1984!’ - 1984, Oingo Boingo
1984: “Beware the savage jaw, of 1984” - “1984” by David Bowie
1985. “She’s still preoccupied with nineteen, nineteen, nineteen eight five.” - 1985 by Bowling for Soup
1985: “No one ever left alive, in nineteen hundred and eighty-five, would ever do” – Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five by Paul McCartney.
1989: “1989 - a number, another summer”, “Fight The Power”, by Public Enemy.
1992: “April 26, 1992. There was a riot in the streets, tell me where were you?” - April 29, 1992 by Sublime
1996:: “She slit her wrists for attention in 1996” - Metal Now by Say Anything
**1999: **“So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999” 1999 by Prince
2000: “2000 zero zero Party over, oops, out of time” 1999 by Prince
2000: “You know you’re a 2000 man, and your kids don’t understand you at all.” 2000 Man, Rolling Stones
**3012: ** “We’re gonna party like it’s 3012 tonight.” - Beauty and the Beat by Justin Bieber (featuring Nicki Minaj)
4545: “In the year 4545 you ain’t gonna need your teeth” – In The Year 2525, Zager and Evans.
1975: “September '75, I was 47 inches high” – One Angry Dwarf by Ben Folds Five
1981: “On August 1st, 1981, I traveled to Scott’s house with my BB Gun” - I Live with it Every Day by Barenaked Ladies
1990: “You’re so 1990, and it’s 1994” - Shoebox by Barenaked Ladies
1994: “You’re so 1990, and it’s 1994” - Shoebox by Barenaked Ladies
1994: “The year is '94 and in my trunk is raw” - 99 Problems by Jay-Z
Oh well, if you’re gonna go there:
3008 - “I’m so 3000-and-8; you’re so 2000-and-LATE”, “Boom-Boom Pow” by the Black-Eyed Peas.
(I need to wash my hands now)
’68:* Where were you in '68? In '68, Judy was Johnny’s date.* Sweet - The Six Teens.
Two from an excellent Texas alt-country type:
1991: “I crossed the desert on a dining car/In the spring of '91” - Whenever Kindness Fails by Robert Earl Keen
1995: “On that morning in late April, Oklahoma, '95” - Shades of Gray by Robert Earl Keen
**1982: ** “And now you find youself in '82 .The disco hotspots hold no charm for you.” - “Heat of the Moment” by Asia
1903: “It’s a real nice way/ To spend the day/ In Dayton, Ohio/ On a lazy Sunday afternoon in 1903” “Dayton, Ohio - 1903” by Randy Newman