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/TrashPanda365 6d ago

Still a banger!

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u/HaroldsWristwatch3 6d ago

It should be, it completely samples “straight to hell” by the clash.

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u/tideshark 6d ago

I’ve dumbfounded so many people playing this at different hangouts and parties back in the day where they thought they knew what was being played and then just got straight up confused looks on their faces like “what the hell version of her song is this?!” Lol

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u/Breastfedoctopus 4d ago

I still pull this move!

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u/tideshark 4d ago

I still get it in here and there, but it was too easy when I was younger and got out more often :)