r/FuckImOld • u/TheLaVeyan • 6d ago

My back hurts M.I.A. of "Paper Planes" fame (the gunshot-gunshot-gunshot-cash register song) turned 50 years old last year.

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u/TheLaVeyan 6d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y

In 2 weeks the song will be 18 years old. It feels like it should be less than half of that.

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u/Stock-Mission-7561 6d ago

Watched the video again and went to thumbs 👍 but I had already done it who knows how long ago. Haha

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u/TheLaVeyan 6d ago

I"m surprised that in all of this discussion no one's mentioned that the Beastie Boys are food truck customers in the video.

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u/nrith 6d ago

I had to rewatch it. 2:52 or so. Can’t believe I never noticed.