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When something groovy happens, you hear about it: a feel-good song moment and one true fact, usually every week or two.

A song worth hearing again

Every note from Groovy Time picks one upbeat song from past decades and tells you one true thing about it: who wrote it, where it was recorded, or a milestone it reached. The fact comes with the name of the page it came from.

One song. One fact. One click to the story.

A turntable stylus resting on a spinning record under blue light

Needle down, record spinningSnap by Moehre1992 / CC BY-SA 3.0

A mirror ball throwing spots of light across a teal wall

A mirror ball, lights onPhoto: Catboy69 (CC0)

A hand holding a slim vintage stage microphone

A vintage stage microphonePhoto: Jenkuh (CC0)

Three glowing motion lamps, pink, yellow and blue, on a shop shelf

Motion lamps glowing on a shelfSnap by Dean Hochman / CC BY 2.0

How long ago was that?

How old is that song, really? Type its year and see how long ago it came out, and when its next round-number birthday falls. How long ago

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Song facts

Each year the Library of Congress adds 25 recordings to its National Recording Registry.
Library of Congress, Recording Registry, checked
A recording has to be at least 10 years old before it can join the National Recording Registry.
Library of Congress, Recording Registry nominations, checked
Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was in the registry's very first class, named in 2002.
Library of Congress, registry by year of induction, checked

See all song facts and this week's quiz

Song notes

Song notes are on their way. The first ones appear here once they're approved.