discussion Are 50 years old people listening to teen music weird ?

[Ja_making]

It’s only weird when they ‘stan’ a teen artist or whatever. Music is universal, if you love a song the background of the artist doesn’t matter.

[Vitaly]

Not at all. Music is music, it doesn't have boundaries of age, sexual preference, and race

[Bussea]

a bop is a bop

[KMO]

Barbz should be able to listen to whatever they want

[getBusy]

Imagine being triggered because someone enjoys music when they’re 50 

[The Man Who]

It’s nice to know that my dad liking jealousy, jealousy triggered you enough to make this thread. 
 

No it isn’t weird that he heard a song randomly on YouTube and enjoyed it. Like myself, he has an eclectic taste in music which is completely fine. His favourite bands of all time are Genesis (mostly when Peter Gabriel was the singer) and Rush, so I actually think it’s cool that he’s still able to appreciate good music outside of what he usually listens to on the daily. 
 

Maybe when you actually grow up you’ll realise there’s nothing wrong with people listening to ‘teen’ music - Avril Lavigne was HUGE during her Let Go era and she was only 17, her music has stood the test of time and I can guarantee it will be mostly adults still playing that album nowadays.  

Edited September 10, 2023 by The Man Who

[Trent W]

I feel like in Gen Z this will be a common thing in 20-30 years 

 

A lot of people will be childless and not married, and they will have to fill their hobbies with the stuff they did when they were young

 

So I wouldn’t judge the current older generations atm  

 

[Oktober Knight]

My husband is 59 and he loves Future Nostalgia, so no it's not weird. 

[GentleEarthquake]

It's better than them just saying "oH OlD MuSiC iS BeTtER, ThE GoOd OlE DaYs"

[Zaram]

Not you gatekeeping music now

[Mr. Peanutbutter]

Are people supposed to stop enjoying things when they get older? The ****

[Katamari]

1 hour ago, getBusy said:

Imagine being triggered because someone enjoys music when they’re 50 

Lol right pop stans can be so closed minded  

Edited September 10, 2023 by Katamari

[poki]

Is it creepy I listen to music by woman more than twice my age, who are in fact older than my own mom? 

[Material Girl]

no i think you're overthinking it

 

good music is good music and everyone has different tastes. if someone 50+ can identify with an olivia rodrigo song than they should play that ****. there's too much other **** going on to be judgmental on what people are listening to

[Maroonx]

Why would it be weird? Is it weird for teenagers to be listening to songs from the 60s/70s?

I'd say no, in fact, good for them for staying current.

[Popboi.]

Are we supposed to shut down and only listen to jazz or whatever after a certain age? Be for real.

[Apolonio ₃₄]

Who cares 

[John Slayne]

no, a lot of music consumption is not about the lyrical content but the sounds and melodies. it might also remind them of the times when they were young themselves, or it can help them understand what their younger family members go through these days. if anything, it's a good thing that some older people are open-minded and explore as opposed to being generic bitter boomers who hate (and envy) young people

[DamianSolo]

Music transcends everything: age, time, race, religion, etc. It's not weird at all, and that's especially if it's music they grew up listening to. I'm older now than when some of my favorite artists debuted and I still go back and jam out to their older music often they released as teens—and I'm sure the same can be said for a number of users here. So, what's actually the difference? Music is universal.

 

And think way back when the Jacksons first debuted. A lot of older adults loved their music.

[Luckitty]

why would it be weird? are older people not supposed to enjoy music like everyone else? 

[discosean]

Not at all.