We are NOT YOUNG, dammit. (I mean, young enough for all reasonable purposes, but not so freakishly young that we should make others feel old.)

Yeah! Damn the man!

tina, I'm not opposed to reggae, and I like "Redemption Song" (though it was ruined for me a bit by being part of an unintentionally hilarious scene in The Beach ). I looked at my copy of "Legend" but thought it gave a different date for the song. Will have to do some more research.

joe, I listen to a lot of international music (mostly African these days), some musicals, some folk music, some pop, and the LOTR soundtracks are in heavy rotation too.

Steph, I didn't realize it until my brother and his wife used it.

Of course, if I were a wedding coordinator, I wouldn't allow anybody to use "Every Breath You Take" or "I Will Always Love You." Unless they can explain to me exactly what the song is about.

Fortunately, my birth year produced a Ray Charles classic.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music here. And the first big Four Seasons hits.

Bowie put out Scary Monsters in 1980 which is fan-freaking-tastic.

I have Changesbowie, but neither of the songs marked 1980 really pinged me (great CD, but I haven't spent enough time with it to know all of the songs by name).

These are some great suggestions. Thanks!

Steph, I didn't realize it until my brother and his wife used it.

I just don't like Anne Murray. My wedding-song tastes run more to "A Fine Romance."

Tommyrot: Package received, thank you very much. And it's still loaded with goodies, so thank you even more!

I had so much to pick from out of my birth year - 1974. It was and is seriously the hardest one for me. I still can't decide between my final two choices.

I mean - John Lennon's lost weekend album came out in 1974! Which isn't his best, but it's so...lost.

Steph, we had "Fly Me to the Moon."

My first choice would have been "I'll Cover You," from Rent, but the other person whose opinion matters does not like that song.

Steph, we had "Fly Me to the Moon."

My first choice would have been "I'll Cover You," from Rent, but the other person whose opinion matters does not like that song.

Well, I'm an oddball smartass, so "A Fine Romance" appeals.

If I were to be schmoopy (god forbid), it'd be "True Companion," by Marc Cohn.

Here are the critics' list & Christgau's choices from the Village Voice's 1980 Pazz & Jop poll. Scroll down for singles. Don't know if it will help, but at least there's a mix of hits & non-Billboard stuff. BTW, some stuff on the list (including the chart topper) was actually released in 1979.