Good old days
Good old days is a cliché in popular culture. It is used to reference a time considered by the speaker to be better than the current era. It is a form of nostalgia which can reflect homesickness or yearning for long-gone moments.[1]
In 1726, John Henley used this phrase in his book The Primitive Liturgy "to all honest Admirers of the good old Days of their best and wisest Fore-fathers, this first Part of the Primitive Liturgy Is most humbly dedicated".[2]
In 1727, Daniel Defoe wrote in The Complete English Tradesman "In the good old days of Trade, which our Fore-fathers plodded on in."[3] In this part of his book, Defoe talks about how in 'the good old days' tradesman were better off than in Defoe's time.
In 2015, musical duo Twenty One Pilots released Stressed Out, a song that pinpointed the return to the 'good old days'. It won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in February 2017.[4] As of October 2020, the official music video on YouTube has been viewed 2.1 billion times.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Nostalgic". www.vocabulary.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Multiple., Contributors (2010). Primitive liturgy : for the use of the oratory. part 1. being a form of morning and evening. [Place of publication not identified]: Gale Ecco, Print Editions. ISBN 9781170253939. OCLC 945379031.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Defoe, Daniel (2008). The Complete English Tradesman. Charleston, South Carolina: BiblioLife. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-0554343099.
- ^ "59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Stressed Out (Official Video) Retrieved October 30, 2019
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