Surprised this thread fizzled out. Anyway, I was thinking of Kool & the Gang's "Celebration," which was 1980 but still inconceivable at this point as anything other than a ubiquitous popular standard that you always hear at public events and, well, celebrations. What else has had its wedding band status solidified in the past couple of decades? I have a hunch "Uptown Funk" will stick around for parties and cover bands. I heard a cover band play it in a park the other day and the crowd immediately perked up and started dancing.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 June 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link