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1985 (song)

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Released
  
July 27, 2004

Length
  
3:13

Genre
  
Pop punk, power pop

Label
  
FFROE/Jive/Zomba

Format
  
Digital download, CD single, Airplay

Recorded
  
Red Ruby Productions Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

"1985" is a 2004 song by SR-71. It was interpreted by the American pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was featured on the band's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve. "1985" was originally written and recorded by the band SR-71, led by Mitch Allan.

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Origins

According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick (a friend of SR-71) heard the song (from the group's album Here We Go Again) and asked for and received permission to record a cover version. However, according to Bowling for Soup's website, it was Allan that called Reddick to suggest the possible cover. Either way, it was Bowling for Soup's version, with slightly reworked lyrics from the original, that has become familiar to most United States radio listeners and appeared on the charts.

Content

The song is about a middle-aged woman who dislikes modern pop culture, believing that mid-1980s pop culture was better.

Track listing

7" vinyl
  1. "1985" – 3:13
  2. "Make It Up to You" – 3:52
CD single
  1. "1985" – 3:13
  2. "Bipolar" – 2:37
  3. "Major Denial" – 2:22
Digital EP
  1. "1985" – 3:13
  2. "Bipolar" – 2:37
  3. "Major Denial" – 2:22
  4. "Make It Up to You" – 3:52

Radio Disney edit

A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney. The lyric changes are as follows:

  • "One Prozac a day" is changed to "One workout a day".
  • "Only been with one man" is changed to "Only loved just one man".
  • "She was gonna shake her ass" is changed to "She was gonna shake it right."

    • Parodies

  • Matt "That One Guy" Hodgson has released a parody, "1955," based on Back to the Future. The song became a hit on the Dr. Demento Radio Show.
  • Psycho Pat Schaefer (also on Dr. Demento) has released a parody, "1955", which focuses on a grandma and her delusions about actually living in the year 1955.
  • Johnny Crass has released another parody, "Being a Jedi", based on Star Wars. This version relates the plot of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and compares the prequel trilogy unfavorably to the classic trilogy.
  • The Bob Ricci band parodied the song as "Beach Boy Soup", using the lyrics of the Beach Boys song, "Kokomo".
  • Christian parody band ApologetiX released a parody titled "None Too Ladylike" on the group's Wordplay album, about Jezebel from the Bible.
  • Dino-Mike wrote a song to this called "Another '1985' Parody" making light of the fact that so many had parodied the original song.
  • Musical comedian Odd Austin recorded a parody called "That '70s Song" about the Fox sitcom That '70s Show.
  • April 30, 2010, gamer-geek parody band Palette-Swap Ninja released "Arcade Gaming Shrine" for free on its website.

    • Cover versions

    The Bowling For Soup version has been covered by Richard Thompson on the live album 1000 Years of Popular Music.

    References

    1985 (song) Wikipedia
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