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Time Traveler's Choice

Choose a song from any decade that could convincingly belong to a different one. Like a 2020s song that sounds like the '70s? Or a '70s track that predicted the 2000s? Surprise us!

Oct 25, 2025

Playlist

Highlights

Winner
arhumphrey-us with 15 points
Scoring
15 scored submissions imported

Submissions

  1. ColorsBlack PumasSubmitted by arhumphrey-us
    #115 pointsFirst-time

    Reminds me of soul music from the 60s and early 70s.

  2. #212 pointsFirst-time

    The definitive 'song that was ahead of its time'. Now arguably their most well-known work, it was originally released as only a B-side to 'William, it was Really Nothing', because it doesn't sound like their other songs. Unlike their other songs, this 1984 song fit in perfectly on playlists during the grunge of 1994 and the Strokes-Killers rock renaissance of 2004.

  3. A Couple MinutesOlivia DeanSubmitted by Jason
    T39 pointsFirst-time
  4. you look like you love me (feat. Riley Green)Ella Langley, Riley GreenSubmitted by Purple Reign
    T39 pointsFirst-time

    Loretta or Willie woulda built up the relationship more slowly. But what we got right here is a 2020’s style thirst trap of a song, masqueradin’ as a classic. By god, it’s parched. Mighty Despicable I tell ya. Downright wanton i reckon. Lewd n lascivious!! Well, that’s just ma 2 cents. Y’all enjoy now ya hear.

  5. Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)Mark Ronson, Bruno MarsSubmitted by amfish123
    T39 pointsReturning

    This feels like a song James Brown would have crushed.

  6. Fall to PiecesVelvet RevolverSubmitted by Anthony Ng
    T39 pointsFirst-time

    Released in the mid-2000s, harkens back to the late 80s/mid 90s of this combined band of guns and roses and the singer from stone temple pilots

  7. Leave The Door OpenBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk SonicSubmitted by JDG
    T48 pointsFirst-time

    Sounds fitting for this round!

  8. Black Smoke RisingGreta Van FleetSubmitted by Christopher Long
    T48 pointsFirst-time

    Current band, sound speaks for itself

  9. I Feel LoveDonna SummerSubmitted by Taylor Kayatta
    T48 pointsReturning

    This song came out in 1977, but it would have fit in just as well in the late '90s or early 2000s. It almost reminds me of Madonna's Ray of Light - not because Madonna's jam felt like a throwback, but because songs like this were so far ahead of their time.

  10. Sea Gets HotterDurand Jones & The Indications, Durand Jones, Aaron FrazerSubmitted by lainey3eb
    T57 pointsFirst-time
  11. Walkin' On The SunSmash MouthSubmitted by Brandon Nohara
    T57 pointsFirst-time

    60s vibes. I always liked their retro sounding songs more than All Star

  12. #66 pointsFirst-time
  13. Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers)Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile RodgersSubmitted by faulkheather
    #75 pointsFirst-time

    Always felt like a 70s song to me

  14. HelloAdeleSubmitted by Michael Sugar
    #83 pointsFirst-time
  15. Red EyesThe War On DrugsSubmitted by Meredith
    #92 pointsFirst-time

    2014 song with 80s Springsteen energy

Time Traveler's Choice