Aw crap. I encourage you to have carnal relations with that particular person you are staring at while you burst your pimples in the bathroom.
Just about anything by The Greenhornes or Zoey Deschanel/She & Him.
43 years ago Mike Reilly had a modest hit record recalling 44 years previous: 1927 Kansas City.
That same year Liz Damon’s Orient Express reminisced about 1900 Yesterday.
Jackie Evancho, “The Summer Knows”.
Also Arielle Dombasle with Perfidia.
The whole Amor, amor show is very nostalgic (intentionally).
The clips from the show seem to have been pulled unfortunately.
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That’s Dave Clague, the Bonzos’ bassist at the time (who went mysteriously uncredited on the first two Bonzos albums).
Candyman by Christina Aguilera.
Most of the An Innocent Man by Billy Joel is heavily influenced by - and sounds like - 50’s music.
The Last Shadow Puppets
“Standing Next to Me”
"My Mistakes Were Made for You" "The Age of the Understatement"
A couple of contemporary songs that have an 80s sound to them:
The Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga - reminiscent of Pat Benetar, Bonnie Tyler, Laura Branigan
Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars - sounds strongly influenced by The Police, Journey, and Dire Straits.
For some reason the Rockford Files Themealways felt nostalgic to me, even when it was contemporary.