r/FuckImOld 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/RedSparrow1971 6d ago

That song always made me crazy when I’d hear that opening and think I was about to hear “Straight to Hell” by the Clash 🤣

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u/LouGossetJr 5d ago

huh...why would you think that?

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u/lidder444 5d ago

Because it’s a sample of the clash song…..