Save the last dance for me
This is the last Midweek Music Meme; it’s run a year and I’m about out of ideas. So here’s the final question:
What hit song of the last 5 years do you think will become a “golden oldie” 2 or 3 decades from now?
I’m rather stumped on an answer, myself. So I’ll just say, “Thanks for playing!” and hope that there will be some good answers in the comments box.
“Perfect World” Indigo Girls
“All that we let in” Indigo Girls
DMB will have to have one in the list, so will Sting, hopefully a new one or two by Shawn Colvin, one by Norah Jones… Am looking forward to other’s responses.
Actually, I don’t think Sting’s done anything “golden oldie”-worthy in the last few years; some of his earlier stuff is, to be sure, but I don’t exactly see “Desert Rain” playing on an oldies station thirty years from now. (Much though I like the song, mind you.) I’d bet more on something like “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” or maybe “We’ll Be Together.”
The problem is, the stuff that’s “golden oldie” tends to be the stuff that was overplayed on the radio back when it originally came out. Which means my vote is for that incredibly annoying Coldplay song, “Clocks.” I’ll bet good money that it’ll be on a “classics” compilation CD/chip/crystal/whatever thirty years from now.
Oh, and Smashmouth’s “All Star.” Which, at least, isn’t nearly as bad of a song.
And, because Mari may or may not get around to suggesting it: “One Week,” by the Barenaked Ladies. Heh.
I’m up.
I’ll vote for Santana’s “Smooth” and Nora Jones’ “Don’t Know Why”.
well, i’m going to disagree about the sting songs, karel. “we’ll be together” is from 1988 and “set them free” is from 1984, but neither will be oldies in the true sense … unfortunately. sting’s only released 2 albums (non-compliation) in the past 5 years, and i suspect that it will probably be “brand new day” that makes the oldies chart.
i think that an oldie will probably be something more hip-hop. i don’t know why…
Elena has great taste. I will add Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning” to her list.
hrm… i would say the things that were in the charts of 2000 like:
higher – creed
kryptonite – 3 doors down
you sang to me – marc anthony
if it’s in the charts, it will make it (at least through a vh1 “i love the 00s” show)
Sorry to see you go, please let us know if you start back up.