1985

"1985" is a song best known for its performance in 2004 by the pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Featured in their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve, as well as the American popular music compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 17, and Barbie Hit Mix, Vol. 2, "1985" was originally written and recorded by the band SR-71, led by Mitch Allan. According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick (... more

"1985" is a song best known for its performance in 2004 by the pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Featured in their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve, as well as the American popular music compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 17, and Barbie Hit Mix, Vol. 2, "1985" was originally written and recorded by the band SR-71, led by Mitch Allan. According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick (a friend of SR-71) heard the song (from their album Here We Go Again) and asked for and received permission to record a cover version. However, according to Bowling for Soup's website, it was Allan that called Reddick to suggest the possible cover. Either way, it was Bowling for Soup's version, with slightly reworked lyrics from the original, that has become familiar to most United States radio listeners and topped the charts. Because the Bowling for Soup version of the song differs in lyrics from the SR-71 original, the two versions also... less