We have Sirius satellite radio in the car, and mostly listen to the first five presets we programmed: Classic Vinyl, Classic Rewind, The Vault, The Spectrum, and First Wave. Having come of age in the 80s, I'm partial to First Wave, but after that, Classic Vinyl is my favorite channel.
Today I had to drive somewhere (gasp!). Imagine my surprise while listening to REM's "The One I Love" to find out I was listening to Classic Vinyl.
REM. Classic Rock. Does. Not. Compute.
Then I wrapped my brain around it, and suddenly felt very, very old.
Then I am old too.
Posted by: sizzle | May 28, 2008 at 16:14
The other night, I looked on the back of one of my favorite CDs and realized it was released when I was a junior in high school. Dear GOD, how is THAT possible?! Twenty one years ago?!
Posted by: Beth | May 28, 2008 at 16:58
If you are old, then I'm close to senility !
Aged is not old.
Being old is thinking you have nothing else to do than wait.
It takes a life long to be young !
Posted by: coldbear | May 28, 2008 at 17:18
Oh, see, I think you just misunderstoodificated. You must have been listening to the "New Oldies" station. Totally different thing.
"Oldies" are what old people listen to. "New oldies" are what stylish young adults like us listen to.
Posted by: winter | May 28, 2008 at 18:31
Haha funny story. I bet the guys in REM feel really old then.
Posted by: misschris | May 28, 2008 at 20:48
Kinda reminds me of something that happened with my young 20+ employees the other. I have three tall, slender, and attractive girls and they were standing side by side and I told them they could be Charlie's Angels and one said "I'll be Lucy" and another said "I'll be Cameron". Those names never crossed my mind when I made the comment I was thinking Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, @ Farrah. Boy...am I old. Maybe I should go whistle the theme to the Love Boat now!
Posted by: Audra | May 28, 2008 at 21:39
I knew I was old when the kids started referring to rock as classic rock--and it was all the stuff I like!
Posted by: Margaret | May 28, 2008 at 22:27
Our oldies station now plays hits from the 80s that were current and not oldies when the oldies station was THE oldies station when I was younger.
I just used oldies a lot. Sorry.
Posted by: Michael C | May 28, 2008 at 22:59
Ali,
On the other hand you could look at you from where I am. ;)
I listen to 40's, 50's, 60's.
Occasionally I listen to 70's and 80's.
rel
Posted by: rel | May 29, 2008 at 06:22
Ali,
On the other hand you could look at you from where I am. ;)
I listen to 40's, 50's, 60's.
Occasionally I listen to 70's and 80's.
rel
Posted by: rel | May 29, 2008 at 06:24
You're not even 40 yet. You don't even have underwear that's old yet. Go to the back of the line kid.
Posted by: The CEO | May 29, 2008 at 08:49
I think we have the same presets.
So let's look at the derivation of the work "Classic", shall we?
classic (klăs'ĭk)
1. Belonging to the highest rank or class.
2. Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.
...and then a buncha crap having to do with Greeks and Romans. Who knew NOTHING about rock music, incidentally.
I don't see the words old, moldy, fogey, or decrepit anywhere in those definitions.
Sweetie, it just means you have exquisite taste.
It's all good.
Posted by: Beanie | May 29, 2008 at 14:38
Ha! One more thing...I was reading Audra's comment above and it rememded me of one of my 20-something interns one morning. I was listening to Donald Fagan, and he asked me who it was.
"Donald Fagan", I answered.
"Who?"
"You know, from Steely Dan?"
"huh?"
"You know...Hey Nineteen?
"Never heard of them."
And then it struck me...
Posted by: Beanie | May 29, 2008 at 14:42
I feel your pain -- and even more.
That said, I'm thrilled and bewildered to say that my daughters are totally and almost exclusively into music up to and including REM, but little that has come afterwards, except the Kooks.
I had the most interesting conversation about this with my youngest, but it will be worthy of a blog post of its own this summer.
Posted by: Betty C. | May 29, 2008 at 15:14
PS: "The One I Love" actually deserves to be on Classic Rock, don't you think?
I'm not sure you'll be hearing "The Voice of Harold" or "I Believe" there very soon...
Posted by: Betty C. | May 29, 2008 at 15:16
when you say REM i think of seeing them live after Superman, and Micheal stype still had long black hair. I stood on a folding chair singing
I aaaayyyym I am superman and I know whats hapening...
i wonder what happened to my body? Damn gravity and rice krispy treats...
Posted by: melanie | May 30, 2008 at 14:11
REM is classic???
I'm going to have to sit in a dark room and quietly rock for a while, methinks..
Posted by: cmhl | May 30, 2008 at 18:23
a clarifying moment. but a scary one, too. yes.
no judging. i was tanning the other day (i SAID no judging!) and there are 4 preset stations to choose from while you're standing there. 1 - today's hits, 2 - 80's, 3 - country, 4 - classic rock.
i picked up a comment card on my way out and spent some time filling it out yesterday. one of the comments i made is that #4 which plays things like REM, Counting Crows, you get the idea - is not classic rock. what i hear on #1 is ridiculous, and if it is today's hits...i'm definitely not paying attention. they need an alternate choice, because things i've heard on 80's are starting to repeat and i can't listen to country. not even for only 10 minutes.
then i thought about it. i'm going to be 40 and i first saw REM in concert when i was 16. maybe some do consider it classic rock.
omg.
Posted by: rebecca | May 31, 2008 at 17:55
oh, and i heard RADIO FREE EUROPE on the CLASSIC ROCK station, as well as FALL ON ME.
it just seemed wrong. but, perhaps not! i'm still not happy about it.
Posted by: rebecca | May 31, 2008 at 17:59