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I bristled when the music of my youth started being played on the Oldies station a few years ago. Sure, the songs were old and older but certainly not "oldies". Then it happened recently listening to these songs and they do have that "oldies" quality to it. Crap!
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When I first started in radio in 1964, the Oldies Show featured tunes from the previous year and stretched maybe 8 years into the past. Presently, Oldies are from the beginning of the Rock Era up til more years back than they used to be.
So, yes, you are old.
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Yeah, I can think of some songs from the 60s-70s that would sound like oldies, and a bunch that would not.
Which songs are you referring to?
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This isn't all the songs but some of them as I work on some client photo work.
The Jets - Make It Real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8LLF-46FN8
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If8by9Df4wM
George Michael - Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cs3Pvmmv0E
Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSUSFow70no
Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA
The Deele - Two Occasions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vr9a46ZZ18
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No….never pRICE….you are just plain mistaken!
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Buzz wrote:
[quote=pRICE cUBE]
This isn't all the songs but some of them as I work on some client photo work.
The Jets - Make It Real https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8LLF-46FN8
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If8by9Df4wM
George Michael - Faith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cs3Pvmmv0E
Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSUSFow70no
Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes 
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA
The Deele - Two Occasions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vr9a46ZZ18
Jeepers, those are ALL way too new to legitimately be called "oldies"....
"Oldies"
must have been officially released on, or before April 30, 1975, to qualify for the genre.
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I heard some teens talking about the oldies from the 80s. I tried to deny it but for some reason it hit me this past week.
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You are listening to the wrong music... These are not the songs you're looking for... be on your way.