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Which songs from the last decade (2014-2024) will become classics? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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So far I think "Uptown Funk", "Blinding Lights", and "Old Town Road". That doesn't mean I love those songs. It means I think they answer the question. I know you may love "Irony x3" by Zigbones. But they ain't it.

Edit: I'm sorry for the poorly worded question. I think it's autism related, but I don't see possibilities or alternative understandings easily, and when I wrote "decade" I thought 10 years and that was it.

Of course anyone answering from the perspective of 2010-2020 was making a perfectly reasonable and rational answer and I was very dismissive. I'm really sorry for that.

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[โ€“] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nothing too niche or topical. Has to have some sort of timeless quality, meaningful lyrics and emotional resonance. Not a "fad" genre, a sea shantey won't do (yes its centuries of tradition but in it's old form it isn't mainstream). Cultural impact which means it will moat likely be from your mainstream artists, taylor swift, kanye west, maybe billie eilish gets there. I also think it's probably going to be more women defining an era of music than ever before.

Added advantages, either something that was early in a musical tradition or helped it peak, we've seen this with classics in the moat recent big genre, rap.

As for the tiktok songs. We don't know how internet virality affects the legacy of these songs. A lot of the earbugs are shallow short bits. I'm going to ignore those, otherwise I think some of the smarter songs will maybe be appreciated a little while later too.

So my list:

  • Royals by lorde
  • Rolling in the deep by adele
  • Runaway by Kanye
  • Sign of the times by harry styles
  • Hotline Bling by drake, i'm 50/50 on this one
  • All Too Well/ Blank Space by Taylor Swift
  • Alright by Kendrick Lamar
  • Formation by Beyonce
  • Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
  • Chandlier by Sia
  • Uptown Funk Mark Ronson 50/50
  • Let It Happen by Tame Impala
  • Nights by Frank Ocean

I think a couple of these are pre 2014 tho. But are within the last 15 for sure.

[โ€“] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Rolling in the deep is too old for sure. I almost included Royals but it was just too old at 11 years.

[โ€“] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Unless you consider "the last decade" being 2010-2020 with us in "the current decade" now, 2020-2030

[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I absolutely interpreted the question as songs from last decade (2010-2020). Turns out I lack a useful attention span to read a title. It is clearly outlined that OP meant 2014-2024.

[โ€“] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah, so it is.

Reading comprehension sure is hard haha

[โ€“] sheogorath@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I think it's better to use the last ten years to indicate the period. People interpreting it as the 2010-2020 period is a reasonable assumption.