Posted by Frank Thomas on August 06, 2008 at 18:16:26:
In Reply to: Lyrics that don't wear well posted by Dan Woog on August 06, 2008 at 13:19:25:
Chuck Berry - "I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville" (that model's been out of production since the early 90s - would a teenager of today necessarily even know that it's a car, let alone a Cadillac?)
"Escape", Rupert Holmes - "Like a worn-out recording of a favorite song." (Kind of hard to wear out an MP3 these days, regardless of how many times you play it.)
References to terms that were once part of the younger vernacular...
"Motorcycle Mama", Sailcat - "If the squares walk by we'll let them pass"
"Wooly Bully", Sam the Sham: "Let's not be L-seven"
"The Beat Goes On", Sonny & Cher (too many to list...)