oldies
Golden radio staples
Oldies are popular songs from an earlier era, typically the 1950s through 1970s rock and roll and pop hits: The radio station plays nothing but oldies.
The term shifts with time—what counts as oldies keeps getting more recent.
More broadly, oldies can refer to old things generally, or affectionately to older people: a cruise for oldies.
Fifties vocal harmony genre
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
vinyl · jukebox · phonograph · 45rpm · turntable · transistor · mono · stereo
Guitar-heavy popular music
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
flashback · halcyon · sepia · wistful · sentimental · throwback · timeless · recollections
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- collectibleObject worth amassing
reissue · remastered · compilation · anthology · restoration · original · rare · out-of-print
doo-wop
Fifties vocal harmony genre
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
ballads · vinyl · jukebox · phonograph · 45rpm · turntable · transistor · mono · stereo · golden
rock-and-roll
Guitar-heavy popular music
country · blues · disco · swing · rockabilly · folk · R&B · bubblegum
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
retro · flashback · halcyon · sepia · wistful · sentimental · throwback · timeless · recollections · bittersweet
classic
Of lasting excellence
collectible · reissue · remastered · compilation · anthology · restoration · original · rare · out-of-print
seniors
Oldest in a group
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, poodle skirts
- nostalgic songsclassic hit, blast from past
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- oldiesElvis, Hound Dog, Johnny B. Goode, Jailhouse Rock, Chuck Berry
- radio formatspop, rock, country, jazz, classical
oldiesnew music
Recently created songs
contemporary music · fresh tracks · chart-toppers · hot 100 · modern pop
oldiesnewbies
Inexperienced newcomers
emerging artists · up-and-comers · newcomers · fresh talent · indie music
oldiesyoungsters
People not yet adult
young ones · newbies · kids · youth · millennials
- golden oldiesPopular songs from past decades
- oldie but goodieEnduring thing from the past
- oldies stationBroadcast playing vintage hits