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Words by Cerys Hubbard
All of these songs are celebrating big birthdays this year, and to celebrate the occasion (and to make you, dear reader, feel absolutely ancient) we’ve grabbed a handful of bops from 10 to 30 years ago that will make you go “Aah life before Covid, wasn’t it fab?” 10 YEARS (2012) Gangnam Style by PSY Every decade has its dance craze. The 80s had us ‘Agadoo-ing’, the 90s ‘Macarena-ing’, and the 00s ‘Cha Cha Slide-ing’ our way across primary school disco dance floors. The 2010s were no different. ‘Gangnam Style’ was the track that had us all popping, bopping and opp-opp-opping back in 2012 and brought Kpop into mainstream attention. Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye Yes that’s right, it really has been 10 years since Gotye became the ultimate one hit wonder and then dipped. He literally became ‘Somebody That We Used To Know’. He’s still out there making music though, for anyone convinced he just disappeared off the face of the earth, he is releasing a live album in 2020 and a 4th studio album is currently in the works. We Are Never Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift Recently refurbished as part of Red (Taylor’s Version), this pop rock bop peaked at no.4 in the UK Charts back in Summer 2012 and went on to become an anthem for people with toxic exes everywhere.
at the cinema, the first instalment in Dystopian teen drama franchise ‘The Hunger Games’ was released, going on to become one of the year’s highest grossing films, behind The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers. 20 YEARS (2002): Sound Of The Underground by Girls Aloud If there was one girl group that could sum up the 2000s in a nutshell, it would be Girls Aloud. The group were put together on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 alongside boyband One True Voice and subsequently went on to dominate the UK charts for the next 10 years. Their first single ‘Sound Of The Underground’ was the Christmas No.1 back in 2002 and set them off on a path of genre bending, edgy and exciting pop tunes. Complicated by Avril Lavigne Pop punk Princess, Avril Lavigne, also made her debut with her first album ‘Let Go’. A genre-defining album, she led the way for other female-fronted pop punk acts to come. The album’s first single ‘Complicated’ had girls all over the world donning their school ties outside of the classroom. Girl Power was well and truly back in full swing on Planet Pop.
Also happening this year… Lose Yourself by Eminem The Union Jack was inescapable as London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games and the Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee with a massive gig outside Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile
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Eminem was already well established in the music industry by 2002, but his popularity grew with the release of his film ‘8 Mile’ and its soundtrack
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