“Friends don’t tell friends 1980 was 40 years ago.”

In the seconds after I saw this, I thought the meme creator (along with my friend Mary Ellen, who posted it) needed a math tutor. But it’s true…and the next time the ‘80s has a milestone birthday, it will mark a half century.

To put this in perspective, in 1980, forty-year-old music sounded like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vOUYry_5Nw

Suddenly, I feel as though we’re livin’ on a prayer, a tube of Bengay, a pocketful of Werther’s Originals, and a comfy pair of Dr. Scholl’s.