2005 (1985 Parody)

Apparently if 1985 by Bowling For Soup were released today, it would be about 2005. Anyways, here's what that would probably sound like.

Making this low key put me in a small crisis because it made me realize that 2005 wasn't really that long ago but also it kind of is and the world is very similar but also it's very much not.

[SuperPixelRush]

A horrifying thought just occurred to me: this is the version of the song for Debbie's two kids in high school.

[CZsWorld]

See you all in 10 years for "2015".

[karatemaster]

This song was born to be a 2005 nostalgia track, given how it actually sounds.

[TheMasterjello]

One of the best things about this parody is that it's really good at keeping the original vibe of 1985. It's upbeat and peppy even though it's talking about midlife crisis, just like the original

[SoSezTheDude]

Outside voice - "Haha, awsome!"
Inside voice - "I feel kinda sad now...."

[grd]

When Bowling For Soup released the song 1985, the vocalist was 32. I currently am 32.

[JacF]

“I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you!"
― Abe Simpson

[NesosRomanus]

People in their mid thirties (me) watch this and feel deeply nostalgic (cry loudly).

[rolandkatsuragi]

That line from High School Never Ends about still listening to the same shit from back then, hits different now realizing that song is 17 years old.

[pizzalibrarian]

Born in ‘62, loved the 1985 song and I’m digging this 2005 video.

[Kolbatsu]

Never thought I'd feel nostalgic for 2005.

[smithybagel_balls]

I never fully understood 1985 when I was younger but Jesus listening to this parody I feel the same way my parents probably did when they heard it for the first time.

[fromthegamethrone]

This is fantastic. Missed one trick, should have been 'when did 182 become dad rock' as it's now literally in the oldies section on Spotify

[nBUMBA]

This is a very impressive low budget video. Even fits the 2000s style and aesthetic

[collinellsworth]

this is what fall out boy thought they were doing with their we didn’t start the fire cover. love it

[credenzamostro]

I came up with song lyrics for an updated version of 1985 a month ago and really thought to myself "No one else has ever done this but me"

[SampleHalo]

Crisis: Achieved. The amount of references I had completely forgot until they flashed up on the screen is insane. I'll be 30 this year, which I'm told isn't even that old. But man does it feel like it.

The one positive to take away is having cameras and the internet in the early 2000s gives a unique window for nostalgia that previous generations didn't quite have with still photos and writing.

Great cover/parody man. Brought me back if only for a minute.

[Charles-In-Charge]

This is INCREDIBLE. I haven’t seen a parody of this quality compared to the original since Weird Al

[MoragOctober]

When the Ultimate Showdown flash animation showed up in the background I felt that.

[Squirreltasticqueen]

Physical media is never the enemy in a age where buying something is only renting