3 Classic Rock Songs That Sound Like They Belong in a Completely Different Decade

The article identifies three classic rock songs that, in its view, anticipated sounds that became popular in later decades. It argues that their forward-looking qualities helped them feel modern beyond the era in which they were released.

The songs are the Beach Boys’ “All I Wanna Do”, which the article compares to 2010s dream pop; David Bowie and Queen’s “Under Pressure”, whose bridge is likened to 1990s alternative rock; and the Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, presented as an early expression of punk. The piece says each track might have seemed just as striking had it appeared roughly a decade later.