{"id":4458,"date":"2010-01-22T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T11:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/01\/22\/what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old-1\/"},"modified":"2010-01-22T11:20:53","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T11:20:53","slug":"what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2010\/01\/22\/what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old-1\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Drag It Is Getting Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s an expert-level debate going on in the comments of Wednesday’s quantum essentials post<\/a>, and I do have some thoughts on the matter that I will eventually type up (in a top-level post rather than a comment, at this point). It’s Friday, though, and I’m kind of fried. So here’s some wibbling about pop music instead.<\/p>\n

On the way into work this morning, the Bryan Adams chestnut “Summer of ’69” came on the radio. I’m probably destroying any credibility I have on the subject of popular music by saying that I have an unironic fondness for that tune, primarily for nostalgia reasons, but also because as dopey as it is, it’s still a well-crafted pop tune.<\/p>\n

Of course, it also occurred to me that my high school graduation is now at least as far back as the actual summer of 1969 was when I was in high school and that song was popular (Adams would’ve been something like five in 1969, so it’s not like it was a genuine memory for him, either). Damn, I’m old.<\/p>\n

That does raise a good question, though: What year you would use if you were to set out in 2010 to write an anthemic pop tune about some idealized year in the past? I’ll cast this in poll form, for those who love radio buttons, but feel free to explain your rationale in the comments:<\/p>\n