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This week’s discussion prompt was inspired by a discussion initiated by Politely Baffled Frossty in the Open Thread a while back:

What are some “dated” lyrical references, and how would you update them for a more “contemporary” version?

As you may have already guessed, the song being discussed in the Open Thread was The Ataris’ 2003 pop-punk cover version of Don Henley’s 1984 hit “Boys of Summer”, in which the line “I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac” was changed to “I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac”, as both a nod to a band they liked and as they felt the reference was more appropriate for their fan base both musically and age wise.

However, now that even that cover version is nearly twenty years old, if a band were to cover Henley’s song in 2023 and update the reference yet again, what would be the most appropriate? And furthermore, even though it doesn’t fit the meter as well, instead of a Cadillac should the car in question be a Tesla? Feel free to discuss this and any other songs that come to mind down below![footnote]For what it’s worth, I came up with “Death Grips sticker on a Te-su-la”, though given the rate that pop culture has fragmented over the past twenty years, I’m not sure if a reference to Death Grips would be as well understood as the reference to Black Flag (never exactly a household name) might have been just twenty years ago.[/footnote]

As always, any and all music-related posts are welcome. Have fun, and rock out with yr guac out!