Believe it or not, young adults still appreciate quality oldies music. There is a preconceived notion that the newer generations don’t appreciate the past, but that is certainly not true. Young adults have learned from the past and we were just simply put into new circumstances than anyone from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. But one thing sure is true, and that is the fact that we wished we were alive to see one of our favorite bands from the past. So, I asked a group of 18 to 22-year-olds what their favorite oldie song is and this was their fun and unique responses:
- "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
- "Kiss" - Prince
- "Fast Car" -Tracy Chapman
- "Blister in the Sun" - Violent Femmes
- "Come on Eileen" - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
- "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John
- "Africa" - Toto
- "Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones
- "Fly Me to the Moon" - Frank Sinatra
- "Dancing in the Moonlight" - King Harvest
- "Don’t Stop Me Now" - Queen
- "Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen
- "Can’t Buy Me Love" - The Beatles
- "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC
- "Thunderstruck" - AC/DC
- "TNT" - AC/DC
- "Close to you" - The Carpenters
- "Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac
- "Pretty Woman" - Ray Orbison
- "Walking After Midnight" - Loretta Lynn
- "Starman" - David Bowie
- "Over Under Sideways Down" - The Yardbirds
- "One of these Nights" - Eagles
- "Peaceful Easy Feelings" - Eagles
- "Take it Easy" - Eagles
- "Hotel California" - Eagles
- "La Vie En Rose" - Louis Armstrong
- "Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
- "Seven Wonders" - Fleetwood Mac
- "Takin’ it to the Streets" - The Doobie Brothers
- "Purple Rain" - Prince
- "December 1963" - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- "Fire & Rain" - James Taylor
- "Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "My Way" - Frank Sinatra
- "California Dreamin’"- The Mamas & The Papas
- "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - The Mamas & The Papas
- "Somebody to Love" - Jefferson Airplane
- "The Sound of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel
- "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley
- "Evil Woman" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "Beast of Burden" - The Rolling Stones
- "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5
- "Rich Girl" - Hall & Oats
- "Carry on My Wayward Son" - Kansas
- "Keep on Loving You" - REO Speedwagon
- "Ohio" - Crosby Stills, Nash & Young
- "Heart of Gold" - Neil Young
- "Happy Together" - The Turtles