The first thing that Ian addresses when we ask him about what's new with his page is the losses of all the '70s, '80s, and '90s stars we've had recently. "We're all getting older and now [we’re] losing more of our pop stars and movie actors. It's sad to lose such talent, but we are appreciative of [them] and [their] contribution to our life," Ian says.
Just in 2023 alone, we had to say goodbye to '90s TV icon Matthew Perry, the queen of rock n' roll Tina Turner, and the Irish singer, songwriter, and activist Sinéad O'Connor. Friends played a huge role in shaping the humor of a generation, despite its outdated jokes, and is still popular with the new generations.
And O'Connor is also still an important figure amongst the young generation of artists. American indie supergroup boygenius covered the traditional Irish and Scottish ballad 'The Parting Glass' as a tribute to the late singer, who famously recorded the song in 2002.
Ian thinks it's beautiful that the new generation gets to experience all the previous iconic decades. "I love that the TikTok generation [gets] to love all music from all times, especially from the '70s and '80s. We are talking 40-50 years!"
"For me, back in the '80s, this would be wartime music, and it was so foreign to us. It was not for us; it was just old. These days, it's not. Go figure. Maybe it's because of electrification. The synthesizers and drum machines," Ian ponders.
Ian also says he tried running a '00s nostalgia page some years ago. "But it was too early," he says now. "Maybe it's time for '00s nostalgia." And he could be correct. After all, there's the 20-year rule that says trends come back every 20 years. While people mostly use it when referring to fashion, that same love comes back for music, movies, and other media, as well. These are the best mediums to see what style was trendy back then.
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This is our third time featuring content from the 'I Love Nostalgia' page. Some things have undoubtedly changed since then, but the basics still remain the same. The page posted its first picture in 2011 and has been around consistently for more than 12 years. The creator of the 'I Love Nostalgia' page Ian Wright has spoken with Bored Panda before.
His mission with this page is to spread positivity. Back in December, he told us that "the community is happy and avoids politics and religion." Which, granted, can be pretty tricky to navigate on Musk's new Twitter ("X"). Now, the page has a whopping 343k followers who like to get their nostalgic daily fix.
The creator also told us back then why he made this page. It all started with posting things about and from the '80s. The content became so popular and garnered so much online attention that he decided to cover even more decades.
"I'd love to go back to the '80s because it was such a simpler, more fun time. Plus, I was ages 8-18, which are very impressionable years! There was more freedom to do and say what you wanted. We were free to do and think many things without today's pressures."
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What are the most memorable things that stand out to the creator from each decade? From the '60s, it's The Beatles and the fabulous mini-skirt fashion. The '70s mesmerize the creator with its warm brown and yellow tones. He also loves to remember playing with Evel Knievel's toy motorcycles.
The '80s made their mark on Ian's mind with the mind-bending Rubik's Cube and its vibrant neon fashion. He also remembers how the Commodore 64 sparked the beginning of the digital age. Another thing from the '80s that the creator mentions – ghetto blasters.
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What about the '90s and the '00s? Ian mentioned Tamagotchis and elegant HiFi music systems. It was also the decade when chatrooms were born. Anybody remember AOL and mIRC? I certainly do. It also makes me think of The Matrix, for some reason.
The most memorable items from the '00s for Ian are related to music – the iPod and MP3 players. In the late 2000s, we also started using mobile phones as our indispensable companions. Apple, of course, revolutionized the industry with its first iPhone in 2007.
