Have You Ever Felt Like You Were Born in the Wrong Era?
The Day the Artists Took Over Corporate America
“Damn, I was born in the wrong era.”
It is a line from “Approachable,” the debut single by the Gurriers, an Irish punk band, ridiculing online media.
My wife and I watched them perform on BBC Two’s “Later… with Jools Holland” last week.
The rawness, the energy, and the disregard for all musical and social conventions reminded us of the punk bands of the late 1970s.
Pure retro-nostalgia — a literal blast from the past.
The phrase — “Damn, I was born in the wrong era” — kept echoing in my mind. I even screamed it several times before we went to bed, using my best raw, John Lydon circa 1976–7 voice.
No doubt it sounded terrible.
Out of Time
“Damn, I was born in the wrong era.”
I used to feel like I was born in the wrong era — a pre-digital 1969. I was too slow when the world went digital, so I didn’t see the disruption. I stayed loyal to my records and cassette tapes. I wasn’t the first person with a PC.
I also missed the boat on the social media revolution. By the time I got on board, I was already an outsider —…
