How come no one my age likes oldies?

Question

I'm 25 and I lke all the 50's and 60's music.I mean the stuff you never hear on the oldies stations anymore.All my friends are into the rap music,don't get me wrong,I like some rap,but mostly hip hop/r&b type rap.

Answer 1

i know what you mean. i like sinatra and elvis and stuff and no one else i know of except one person likes him.


i was shocked reading c-yas answer! you grew up with old music?! how is that possible!!? man....

Answer 2

I'm just a few years younger than you and I like oldies. It's probably because that's what's out now; they're not surrounded by oldies music because as you said that kind of music is never on the radio anymore. However where I live I found an oldies station that does play some 60's music.

Answer 3

Dude, i thought the same thing! I'm 16 and I love Oldies! I think Rap is the dumbest genre ever. I listen to all the big hits back then. The only modern day music I listen to is Rock and Techno. But that's cool that you like Oldies.

Answer 4

That was always my problem too. When I was 17 and everyone else was into grunge bands, I was groovin' to Doo Wop Sunday Night on my local oldies station. Needless to say, I looked like a bit of an oddball as a result. I think that your love of oldies shows what eclectic taste in music you have. My CD collection spans like 6 decades and I am very proud of it, since most of my friends have CD collections that only go back as far as maybe the 80s or so. I would be very interested in talking music with you if you want a nostalgia buddy. My e-mail address is the same as my screen name, just add yahoo.com to it!!

Answer 5

other people do!

my hubby is a sound engineer (meaning he does the sound for concerts) and because of this i've been exposed to every type of music you can imagine, and i love most types of music, as does he...

now, i don't just like randomly go buy cd collections of 50's and 60's music. but if its on, i enjoy it.

rap.. eh.. i like some rap.. but i'm with you on the hip hop and r & b stuff. i prefer old school rap. the rap nowadays is all just starting to sound the same.

oh... by the way... i'm 21 and hubby's 28.. so we're right about the same age as you

Answer 6

You can't control other people's tastes. Many of them haven't been exposed to the oldies or haven't considered the ways of life that made the music great back then. Accept your friends and just enjoy the music. Every once and while you'll come accross an oldies-lover your age.

Answer 7

I'm 22 and I LOVE music from the 50s and 60s!

My iPod is filled with The Teenagers, Frankie Lymon, The Archies, Connie Francis, Elvis, Chubby Checker, I could go on and on! I love every type of music, from Motown to now, Billie Holiday to Billy Idol.

Don't fret, you are not alone!

Answer 8

Ha ha ha same thing here....I am the only 20 year old person who loves oldies, all kinds. But that's maybe because I grew up listening to them from my parents generation to my brothers.

Answer 9

I was born in the 50's and grew up in the bay area in California. I still listen to Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane. Being a Black hippie at that time wasn't cool, but I didn't care!!! I just liked what I heard. So don't let it bother you that no one else gets it, just keep on keeping on!!

Answer 10

Love hearing that.. You made my day.. i am 46 and no one my age (that I am around) likes the oldies, they are into rap and new stuff. Grrrrrrrr

Answer 11

I'm younger then you, I'm 19. I like music from the 70s & 80s. If you don't believe me, I answered some questions ago.