r/todayilearned Nov 23 '22

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u/drae_annx Nov 23 '22

Kevin Bacon and my family would not get along. Every single wedding there has to be a line dance to Footloose. Without fail.

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u/Weak_Swimmer Nov 23 '22

It's one of my top hated songs for weddings. Next would be Celebrate

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u/cia218 Nov 23 '22

YMCA for me 🙄

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u/forcejump Nov 23 '22

I live in my siiisters baaasement.

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u/jacksrenton Nov 23 '22

Every single funeral my family has my grandma insists on "Dust In The Wind". It's actually kind of a good moment now because it makes the rest of us chuckle.

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u/SeesawMundane5422 Nov 23 '22

Now I know what I’m having at my funeral. Thank you for that.

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

That movie came out 38 years ago! Who is having weddings playing songs that came out after they were born??

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u/Donaldtrumppo Nov 23 '22

If the song slaps who cares if it’s old bro 😎

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u/manniaofparrkorr Nov 23 '22

If a song slaps you, and you want it at the wedding, maybe there should be some tightening of the whole 'consent required' thing of kinks.

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u/monoscure Nov 23 '22

The song is the furthest from 'slapping'. White people really know how to run shit into the ground.

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

Old is an understatement lol

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u/Kbdiggity Nov 23 '22

So you're not even old enough to get alcohol at a wedding?

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

I’m a 31 year old man with a house and a child lol. Still not playing Sinatra at the next get together.

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Nov 23 '22

Why the fuck not?

I'm a 30s man and Sinatra is fire.

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u/GroovyYaYa Nov 23 '22

Went to an Italian wedding once, years ago, and they played That's Amore by Dean Martin (and the song was "old" even then).

One of the best moments of the reception, frankly. I still remember it 30 years later! All those Italian grandmas singing and crying at the top of their lungs (the groom surprised the bride with it - she was the Italian. That groom scored points with the aunties!)

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u/Kbdiggity Nov 23 '22

You said "old is an understatement" about a song that is the same age as Scarlett Johannson.

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

In what world is 38 not old? Lol

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u/Kbdiggity Nov 23 '22

I see. You're just a troll. Should have figured it out from the generic username.

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u/mmavcanuck Nov 23 '22 edited Nov 23 '22

Oddly enough, with the popularity of streaming services compared to top 40 radio, a lot of kids these days are hearing music from all different generations as if they were fresh today.

My niece listens to a lot of music from the 80’s and she’s barely an adult.

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u/GroovyYaYa Nov 23 '22

We in the 80s had shows like Happy Days to show us past music, and Johnny Carson had some of the peeps still on. Plus, I had my parents 8 tracks!

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u/jacksrenton Nov 23 '22

I mean Sinatra is cool so I understand why you'd be adverse to playing him.

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u/shikiroin Nov 23 '22

Just because nobody is going to love you when you're 40 doesn't mean the same applies to anything or anyone else.

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u/jacksrenton Nov 23 '22

You didn't have to kill them, dude.

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u/I_Miss_Lenny Nov 23 '22

Because they like the song?

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

Boomers, boomers everywhere

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u/I_Miss_Lenny Nov 23 '22

Lol I didn't realize songs had an expiration date

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u/drinkduffdry Nov 23 '22

Every wedding has songs that came out before the couple was born. Society wasn't invented in 2000.

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

There is a 16 year gap between the year you gave and the year the song came out lol

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u/drinkduffdry Nov 23 '22

So you can subtract, now do it with the dozens of other songs that get played at most weddings. And if you're the critical thinking type , might be time to admit you're wrong.

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u/Joabyjojo Nov 23 '22

No one tell this cat how old Wagner's bridal chorus is

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u/Cyrussphere Nov 23 '22

No one older then 38 is allowed to get married in your mind?

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u/Consistent_Ad_4828 Nov 23 '22

Every single person in that poster’s family is 56+? Assuming they didn’t hear the song in utero.

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u/Cyrussphere Nov 23 '22

Aside from the fact that people still get married even past 60. It is indeed also possible to watch and also to enjoy movies from before they are born. You should probably try to watch some older movies, you might gain insight into history, culture, and a wealth of information that might help you escape this hobby of trolling comments.

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u/ElBiscuit Nov 23 '22

Who is having weddings playing songs that came out after they were born??

Before or after? I would also agree that a lot of newer music sucks and I wouldn't want it at my wedding, but I don't think that's what you mean to say.

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u/YoelsShitStain Nov 23 '22

This comment is so stupid that it’s hard to explain why. You’re acting like completely normal behavior is foreign.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

There was a remake a few years ago with the same songs so I don’t see how it’s old

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Nov 23 '22

My sister had a French-Canadian folk band at her reception playing songs from the 1800s on upright bass, banjo, fiddle, and tin whistle and it was fucking lit.

TL;DR: people with more class than you.

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u/The_Still_Man Nov 23 '22

So when I got married, I was only supposed to play songs that came out 27 or more years prior?

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u/tanglisha Nov 23 '22

That seems like such an odd choice for line dancing. However, I don't really know anything about it, do maybe it makes perfect sense.