# Summarize a year/era in one video **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936 "2017-10-27T01:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936/1 "2017-10-27T01:05:08Z")
So assume you need to show someone who has no contact with pop culture (hermit, space alien, North Korean, etc.) one video and only one video to catch them up on a certain year or period of time. For example, if I had to tell someone “what were the 80s like?” I’d show them [the “Solid Gold” performance of Valley Girl.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb21lsCQ3EM) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936/2 "2017-10-27T01:11:01Z")
The [Pushin to the limit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krag-4DDkqI) montage from scarface for early 80’s ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-year-era-in-one-video/799936/3 "2017-10-27T17:42:40Z")
Pre Industrial England 1450-1750 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e3W6yf6c-FA/maxresdefault.jpg "Duran Duran - Rio") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3W6yf6c-FA)