Pick a song from today that will be relevant 50 years from today

loving your mirror too much sporto wrote:

out of touch ppl on this board wrote:

this thread reeks of boomers who know nothing of contemporary music culture, as does every music thread on this board.

To properly answer this question, you need to first define relevance. I will answer first with the definition (1) relevance of a song is how soon you think about it when you think back to the time period (how iconic the song is), and then (2) what will still play on the radio in 50 years.

For definition (1) i think you would need to associate a "sound" with the time period and pick a representative song of that sound. For example, if you were asking what songs from the early 1990s are still relevant today, I would pick something like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana as it represents the grunge sound endemic to the era. If you were to go with definition (2) with regards to the early 90s, maybe rap/party hits like "baby got back", "u can't touch this", or "jump around" which still enjoy popularity today in party settings.

First consider definition (1) with regards to the current era. in my mind, the second half of this decade will be remembered for a minimal trap rap sound, or at least for a strong resurgence in hip hop. This sound, while ushered in by Kanye with 808s, was really fleshed out by Drake throughout his career. Moreover, Drake has enjoyed peak success in the past few years, so I would think something like "Hotline Bling" or "God's Plan" will be considered iconic of our time down the line. I also think that Kendrick Lamar will be remembered as maybe the second/third most major hip-hop artist of this particular time (depending on how Kanye's newest music ages) and songs like "HUMBLE." could be a beacon for our time, but Drake will be remembered as the most important artist of 2016-2018, and those songs will be the most iconic.

For definition (2) I think it's pretty obvious that "Uptown Funk" is not going anywhere and will continue to be musically relevant for quite some time. Perhaps "Despacito" and "See You Again", but I see them dying out much sooner than "Uptown Funk".

50 years from now, this post will be relevant as a stunning example of a pretentious, obnoxious self absorbed twat.

out of touch ppl on this board wrote:

this thread reeks of boomers who know nothing of contemporary music culture, as does every music thread on this board.

To properly answer this question, you need to first define relevance. I will answer first with the definition (1) relevance of a song is how soon you think about it when you think back to the time period (how iconic the song is), and then (2) what will still play on the radio in 50 years.

For definition (1) i think you would need to associate a "sound" with the time period and pick a representative song of that sound. For example, if you were asking what songs from the early 1990s are still relevant today, I would pick something like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana as it represents the grunge sound endemic to the era. If you were to go with definition (2) with regards to the early 90s, maybe rap/party hits like "baby got back", "u can't touch this", or "jump around" which still enjoy popularity today in party settings.

First consider definition (1) with regards to the current era. in my mind, the second half of this decade will be remembered for a minimal trap rap sound, or at least for a strong resurgence in hip hop. This sound, while ushered in by Kanye with 808s, was really fleshed out by Drake throughout his career. Moreover, Drake has enjoyed peak success in the past few years, so I would think something like "Hotline Bling" or "God's Plan" will be considered iconic of our time down the line. I also think that Kendrick Lamar will be remembered as maybe the second/third most major hip-hop artist of this particular time (depending on how Kanye's newest music ages) and songs like "HUMBLE." could be a beacon for our time, but Drake will be remembered as the most important artist of 2016-2018, and those songs will be the most iconic.

For definition (2) I think it's pretty obvious that "Uptown Funk" is not going anywhere and will continue to be musically relevant for quite some time. Perhaps "Despacito" and "See You Again", but I see them dying out much sooner than "Uptown Funk".