This is 1984: Declare the Year in Your Lyrics
Published by Toronto Mike on August 22, 2010 @ 15:41 in Music
When talking about Martha and the Muffins, we usually start with "Echo Beach". "Echo Beach" was a major Cancon hit in 1980 and Martha and the Muffins' definitive single. "Echo Beach" actually cracked the top 10 in the UK, making it an international success.
In 1984, I remember well the video for Martha and the Muffins' "Black Stations/White Stations". 16 26 years later, I'm grateful they took some of the guesswork out of the "when was that song released?" game by slapping the year of release in the lyrics.
Black faces white faces, break down the door, stand up and face the music, this is 1984.
Declare the year of release in your lyrics, songwriters! Here's that video from 1984.
Can anyone name another song that tells you what year it is in the lyrics? I'm not referring to a song like "Summer of '69" which was released in the 80s, but a song that comes out and says "this is 1984" when it is in fact 1984.
Update: Now that I think of it, this is rather popular with rap songs. I've got Public Enemy, NWA and a whole bunch of artists rapping about what year it is. Let's take rap out of this little contest and see if we can name non-rap songs that reference the year of release.
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Abhishek Duggal
August 22, 2010 / 16:18
1900 - Juby Jewel Was Here by Allison Moore,
1912 - Juby Jewel Was Here by Allison Moore,
1920 - Brown Eyed Women by Emory Joseph,
•1929 - 2:19 by Tom Waits (Not sure if this is 1929, please correct me if I am wrong),
•1930 - Brown Eyed Women by Emory Joseph
•1935 - In Color by Jamey Johnson,
•1941 - Somethin' Else by Little Richard and Tanya Tucker ,
•1943 - In Color by Jamey Johnson,
•1944 - Durham Town by Roger Whittaker,
•1944 - Sparkin' by Deke Dickerson,
1949 - Cadillac Ranch by Bruce Springsteen,
•1955 - Daley's Gone by Steve Goodman,
•1956 - Roadrunner by Johnathan Richman,
•1957 - Boogie Back to Texas by Asleep At The Wheel,
•1957 - Roadrunner by Johnathan Richman,
•1959 - Somethin' Else by Little Richard and Tanya Tucker
1962 - 5000 Country Music Songs by Ry Cooder,
•1963 - 5000 Country Music Songs by Ry Cooder
•1963 - Highway 17 by Rodney Crowell
•1965 - American Bad Ass by Kid Rock,
•1966 - Head It on the X by ZZ Top,
•1968 - Daley's Gone by Steve Goodman,
1977 - Let There Be Rock by Drive By Truckers,
1979 - Boys From Oklahoma by Cross Canadian Ragweed,
•1989 - Fight the Power by Public Enemy,
•1990 - Treat Em Right by Chubb Rock