Английская Википедия:1985 (SR-71 song)

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"1985" is a song that was written and recorded by American rock band SR-71 for their album Here We Go Again. Mitch Allan, SR-71's frontman, gave the song to American rock band Bowling for Soup, who recorded a cover version that reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was included on the band's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve.

The song is about a middle-aged woman who is stuck in the 1980s due to being in denial that her life is zooming by so fast and the fact that she never got to live out her ideal life before settling down and starting a family.

Background

The song was originally written by SR-71 frontman Mitch Allan and drummer John Allen for the band's third album Here We Go Again. The album was initially only made available in Japan.

Bowling for Soup version

There are conflicting stories on how Bowling for Soup came to record a cover version of the track. According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick heard the song and asked for permission to record a cover. However, according to Bowling for Soup's website, it was Allan that called Reddick to suggest the possible cover. In a 2010 interview with Songfacts, Reddick said that the cover materialized through the two bands’ association with producer Butch Walker.

Bowling for Soup made some changes to the lyrics of the original song. In the second verse, the reference to the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High is replaced by St. Elmo's Fire. The line "Never knew George was gay/hoped they'd hook up one day" is changed to "Thought she'd get a hand/on a member of Duran Duran."

The ending lines "Where's her fairytale? Where's her dream?/Where's the quarterback from her high school football team?/How many times will she ask herself 'What happened to me?'" are changed to "Where's the mini-skirt made of snake skin?/And who's the other guy that's singing in Van Halen?/When did reality become TV?/Whatever happened to sitcoms, game shows? (on the radio?)". The line "(The rubber broke!)" after "'What happened?'" is omitted.

Bowling for Soup added the line "And when did Ozzy become an actor?" to the bridge, referencing rock singer Ozzy Osbourne's appearance in the reality TV show The Osbournes.

Chart performance

Released on July 26, 2004, the song climbed to the number 23 spot on the Billboard 100 chart and debuted at number 1 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart, with 15,500 paid downloads.

Music video

The music video is directed by Smith n' Borin (Ryan Smith and Frank Borin). It takes place on a neighborhood street where the character of Debbie, played by actress Joey House, fixes up the cluttered lawn of her house but gets distracted by Bowling for Soup playing music in their garage across the street. The band parodies the music videos for Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" and George Michael's "Faith", as well as the acts Run-DMC and Mötley Crüe. At the end of the video, Debbie walks across the street to the band, lets her hair down, and in a nod to Whitesnake's video for "Here I Go Again", writhes around on top of a Jaguar. She continues to do this even after the song ends, until her husband calls out to ask her what she’s doing. Mitch Allan from SR-71 appears in the video as a passersby who gives the band a look of contempt.

Track listings

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 UK CD1 and digital download

1. "1985" – 3:14
2. "Major Denial" – 2:36

UK CD2

1. "1985"
2. "Bipolar"
3. "Major Denial"
4. "1985" (video)

Шаблон:Col-2 UK 7-inch single

A. "1985" – 3:13

B. "Make It Up to You" – 3:52

Digital EP

1. "1985" – 3:13
2. "Bipolar" – 2:37
3. "Major Denial" – 2:22
4. "Make It Up to You" – 3:52

Charts

Шаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chart

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)	8
US Billboard Hot 100	23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	5
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
United States	July 26, 2004	Contemporary hit radio	Шаблон:Hlist
Australia	September 20, 2004	Digital EP	Zomba
United Kingdom
Australia	September 27, 2004	Digital download
United Kingdom
	October 4, 2004	CD

Cover versions and parodies

Christian parody band ApologetiX released a parody titled "None Too Ladylike" on the group's Wordplay album, about Jezebel from the Bible.

The Bowling for Soup version has been covered by Richard Thompson on the live album 1000 Years of Popular Music.

On July 9, 2022, Thomas Ian Nicholas released a parody cover of "1985" titled "1999".

External links

• Cover Without Context by JP Timko