When I said outdated, I meant dated at time of release, not now! Ofc many lyrics will be dated years later.

sulls said:

"It's just one lousy dime, baby" - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

"Danny dropped a dime on his girlfriend" - In A Large Room With No Light

One thing ahead of it's time: "If U change ur mind, U can reach me on ur video phone" - Now

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But those were not 'outdated' when he wrote the songs(the first two songs)

If he wrote those lyrics in 2010 then it would be

Using the Wall of Berlin as a reference is not outdated. He's talking about 'significance'

billymeade said:

Brontosaurus hasn't existed in 150 million years.

That's not outdated lyrics

Genesia said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

sulls said: I'm not American. What's wrong with dime? My computer was 1996. Prob ok to have AOL at that time.

"Dime" is a reference to making a call on a pay telephone. Pay phones don't exist anymore. Though, frankly, a call cost at least a quarter by the 80s - so the reference was already obsolete when the song was written. I'm guessing he used "dime" because it was only one syllable and fit the rhythm better - and because calls were a dime when he was growing up.

But, pay phones DO exist...and you should probably know that, because in an emergency (like an earthquake, for example), pay phones are the FIRST lines of communication that are restored for use. Therefor, it's a very good idea to know where the nearest pay phone is...

Lastly, the term "dropped a dime" references snitching or reporting. Not literally a dime (althoufgh there's probably some level of tie in to a pay phoen call).

billymeade said:

Brontosaurus hasn't existed in 150 million years.

You win...the funniest post I have read here ina long time