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I was listening to Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen and I noticed that it sounds like it was a 1950's hit even though it came out in 1980.

 

So here is the point of this thread: Name a song which sounds like it's from the wrong decade.

 

Stray Cat Strut Released in the UK in 1981. Clearly a 1950s rockabilly hit.

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I'm pretty well sure that was their aim because at that time Rockabilly-which is very 50s influenced-was getting huge...thanks to Brian Setzer and The Stray Cats and this was their response for getting on the band wagon.There were a few other songs of that era with a 50s vibe like I Can Help by Billy Swan I believe and a few more that escape me right at the moment.

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Any artist that decides to work in a slightly different genre may end up sounding as if from a different era altogether. Often it's done on purpose using musicians from that time period that created that sound.

 

Paul McCartney / Run Devil Run, Neil Young / Everybody's Rockin', Billy Joel / An Innocent Man have all done entire albums that sound like they were made late 50s -early 60s.

 

Many artist have done it and as you grow and discover other styles and eras of music you will recognize were most of current music got its foundation.

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