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When does a song become a classic?
A couple of days ago a co-worker in her mid-20s glanced through this playlist of mine:-
Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
Surfjan Stevens - Chicago
TV on the Radio – Dancing Choose
Justice – DVNO
Lupe Fiasco – Daydreamin
Ms Dynamite – Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
Arctic Monkeys – Fake Tales of San Francisco
Flaming Lips – Fight Test
Doves - Pounding
WIlco – I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Richard Hawley – I Sleep Alone
White Stripes – In the Cold, Cold Night
Goldfrapp – Little Bird
Elbow – Mirrorball
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Turin Brakes – Slack
Beck – Paper Tiger
Rufus Wainwright – Peach Tree
Pineapple Thief – Remember Us
Drive-By Truckers – Ronnie and Neil
LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
Icarus Line – Spike Island
Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes
Nick Cave & Bad Seeds – There She Goes, My Beautiful World
Fleet Foxes – Your Protector
Mylo – Zenophile
Radiohead – 15 Step
Her comment - "Definitely some of the classics in there!".
So to the question in the topic subject - when does a song become a classic?
At my advanced age, I consider "classics" to be from the 60s to the 80s, possibly early 90s. After that, I tend to think of them as relatively new. Shouldn't a song earn the title "classic" based on its own longevity, rather than that of the listener?
Or is it simply a mark of quality, e.g. a great song from 2010 say could be an instant classic?
Suppose it depends on your definition of classic.
With apologies if this has been discussed previously.
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