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Last Sunday, while I was playing Xbox, my little bro (he's 15, but I'm like more than double his age) asked me if I knew "these songs" obviously I'm unplugged from modern pop music so I didn't knew a single one, just by curiousity I asked him to play some older music, specifically music from the time I arrived to the country I'm living now and he was fascinated about it.

Keep in mind he was born in this country, we have the same mother but different father, so this is technically "his music" but he never heard it because apparently it was too old, despite being pop hits back in 2006 - 07

Next day, he's listening old music all by himself, and learning the lyrics. Maybe to impress his friends or whatever. I was never like that, even at his age. Then again after reaching my teenager years I basically stopped having friends. It's amusing.

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[-] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago

he’s listening old music

2006 - 07

disappointed cricket fan

I guess this is how my dad felt the first time he heard REO Speedwagon on the oldies station.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

wait until you hear someone describe Nirvana as "an excellent example of late 20th century music" like some kind of fucking archeologist!

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Nirvana plays on classic rock radio now, along with Radiohead and Metallica.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

For me aren't old. But then again, it was almost 2 decades ago

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Girlfriend and I were sitting around with dad and his wife and mentioned that old 80s music. In 1992. Yeah. He gave me that look and his wife was absolutely cackling with glee.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Man, wait until you learn that we had music in the eighties!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I listen classical.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I was here in the 80's. Not a fan. lmao

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Really? I know it wasn't all great, but it saw the birth of hip-hop, the explosion of metal, and a good bit of expansion of what pop could be.

Country got a little worse tbh, but bluegrass started down the road to it's current renaissance.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

My 14 year old niece's favourite band is The Cure and I couldn't be prouder.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I'd see this as a sign his social circle might accept you as the cool stock adult.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I don't think so.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

I taught my son to be a lover of pop-punk like Blink-182. No regrets!

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