On That Note: (I'm In With) The In Crowd

[Cydar]

 

[MeanDean]

Bell bottom trousers, which were the fashion of the mid-60's through the 70's

 

[MeanDean]

Damn, you beat me by seconds!

 

[MeanDean]

Beat It, as is "Scram" "Get out of here." Catch phrase.

 

[MeanDean]

In the same vein...

 

[IsUaClone2]

This was when I began feeling the pressure of fads.

 

[IsUaClone2]

A really popular catch phrase:

 

[IsUaClone2]

I'm not sure but I think Cruisin' arose in the 50's:

 

[nfrine]

 

[cyclones500]

Probably not the first song containing the phrase, but first that came to mind.

“Freak Out!”

 

[pourcyne]

A classic for the young'uns...

 

[pourcyne]

It is what it is... (hate that phrase)

 

[IsUaClone2]

Here's one where people were trying to create a fad or latest thing by creating the word "ginchiest". Didn't work.



This is an example of trying too hard to create a pop idol:

 

[pourcyne]

No can do... (80's freaks, we know you are out there)

 

[pourcyne]

Not sure if this is a real catch phrase (Listen to the Man), but I will cheat and put it on because Ian McKellan...

 

[cyclones500]

Feel free to post other (probably better) songs that use one of the buzz words, I'll use this since it contains both.

 

[IsUaClone2]

The fad was "Beatnik" which I remember as bohemian, dressed in black, bongo drums, smoking, and perhaps a bit of mind-altering. This popular song contained none of the preceding except for the term beatnik:

 

[IsUaClone2]

Remember the Pet Rock craze? I still have the soundtrack:



Thanks for listening.

 

[flynnhicks03]

 

[pourcyne]

That's my jam (bruh):