[1] The song is about a middle-aged woman who is longing for her past and dwelling on her current mundane lifestyle while reflecting on how things have changed since the 1980s, specifically in music and pop culture.
The song was originally written by SR-71 frontman Mitch Allan and drummer John Allen for the band's third album Here We Go Again.
According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick heard the song and asked for permission to record a cover.
[4] In a 2010 interview with Songfacts, Reddick said that the cover materialized through the two bands’ association with producer Butch Walker.
In the second verse, the reference to the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High[6] is replaced by St. Elmo's Fire.
The band parodies the music videos for Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" and George Michael's "Faith", as well as the acts Run-DMC and Mötley Crüe.
The Bowling for Soup version has been covered by Richard Thompson on the live album 1000 Years of Popular Music.
[37] The song was initially a 35-second YouTube Short posted on September 25, 2021,[38] but was re-uploaded to TikTok the following year where it gained traction after Jaret Reddick saw it and subsequently collaborated with Davvn.