Those are animals dad...

[Glamrock]

[Ohiogal]

1. Kids today!

I remember a few (ahem) years ago driving in the car ...... l put the "Oldies" station on ..... I'm driving along thinking to myself, these aren't "oldies"! These are the songs of my youth!

Then it hit me .... ding ding!

When did my favorite music become "Oldies"???!!!

[Glamrock]

2. I know right?

It's depressing.

[2naSalit]

3. Sheeew

That happened to me about ten years ago! All that music from my teens and early adult years are now the oldies.

At least that stuff still gets airtime!

[Ohiogal]

7. I always thought "oldies"

were Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, the Platters, etc.

What would those be called now?

[2naSalit]

10. Ancient, I guess.

My parents listened to WWII era music and my older sister was into all the new wave along with classical so I glommed onto that because she had an allowance and could buy records. I was exposed to everything during my childhood so I was very fortunate in that respect.

I guess what my parents listened to, 30s - early 50s, wold be oldies for me. Or whatever came before I was born?

[Ohiogal]

5. Oh yeah, that's another sacrilege!

I heard "Jessica" by the Allman Bros. in the grocery store once!

[red dog 1]

11. A while back, I heard Spinal Tap at the grocery store

(I forget which song)

[Glamrock]

13. I'm going out on a limb here

I'm guessing it wasn't Sex Farm.

[red dog 1]

15. No, and it wasn't "Big Bottoms" either

[red dog 1]

19. I think it was "Give Me Some Money"

[MontanaMama]

17. So we have this little locally owned grocery store...

It’s called the Food Farm...it’s in the middle town and known for it’s diverse demographic of shoppers, great beer selection and prices AND it’s awesome music play list. Everyone talks about it and everyone jams to the Stones, Led Zepplin, Barry White, Heart etc...while they shop. It’s a thing here. A good thing.

[janmichael3]

18. I know the feeling. Hearing Nirvana on a classic rock station brought me to tears. nt

[MontanaMama]

6. Oh man. I'm grateful to have a 13 yr old

who jams to mama’s music. Funny story about this kiddo...we were traveling for business on his 10th birthday...went to celebrate at an Irish pub...There was an old piano in the back of the pub and this normally quiet and shy child of mine wanders back to the piano and starts to play. He has taken lessons since he was 7 and he’s pretty good. Anyway, the bartender looks up and says “That little kid is playing AC/DC.” And, sure enough, Owen was banging out Thunderstruck! It was friggin’ awesome.

[Ohiogal]

8. What an awesome kid you have there!

I'll bet he brought the house down! I love it when the young ones get turned on to their parents' music!

My 28 year old loves Pink Floyd, Yes, and Led Zep.

[MontanaMama]

16. You've done something right.

I’m biased but “our music” kicked ass. No two ways about it. The child followed up Thunderstruck with Bohemian Rhapsody, btw.

[Glamrock]

14. Proving to the world what an awesome mama you is!

[red dog 1]

12. Like Bob Seger put it: "I Like That Old Time Rock & Roll"

Odlies, Classic Rock,...Who cares what they call it?

(I think I prefer "oldies" to "classic rock" because "classic rock" often means songs from the '80s or '90s)

[Harker]

20. I was listening to Bridge of Sighs in about 1985

when I first heard the term "classic rock." It was used dismissively, with a faint air of snottiness by a 20 year old.

I didn't like it then, and I don't like it any better now.

It shoves a great deal of very diverse music into a small box.