Yes, indeed, as any child of the '80s can attest, both of those were quite popular... I remember a summer around 1985 when it seemed like every radio station (remember them?) had "Money For Nothing" on near-constant repeat.
Similarly, Spotify noted that songs were "huge when you were a teenager", such as:
And I do remember, and still play, that Billy Joel song, although I'll admit that I don't really remember that Eddie Murphy song at all.
Regardless, it's definitely a clever and fun way that Spotify is using my age data to help highlight songs that I might want to listen to again.
If you have been using Spotify's Discover tab, have you rediscovered some old songs this way?
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