1980s - 1880s

1980 - 1880 MUSIC

• $20 was worth $76 today

You could buy a dozen eggs for a dollar.

1980s

• ET and Star Wars were released

• The average wage was $12,500

• Jimmy Carter was president

Dolly Parton 9 - 5

1980

Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it Nine to five, for service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

Joan Jett - I love rock and roll

1982

I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me

• $20 was worth $162 today

1970s

You could buy 6 Hershey's bars for 90 cents.

• Star Wars and Jaws were released

• The median family income was $9,870

• Richard Nixon was president

The Beatles - Let it Be

1970

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

The Village People - YMCA

1978

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. They have everything for young men to enjoy You can hang out with all the boys It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel

• $20 was worth $212 today

1960s

You could buy one pound of bacon for $1.

• The Sound of Music was released

• The average family income was $5,600

• John F Kennedy was president

The Beatles - I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1964

Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin' I think you'll understand When I say that somethin' I want to hold your hand I want to hold your hand I want to hold your hand

Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never

1960

It's now or never Come hold me tight Kiss me my darling Be mine tonight Tomorrow will be too late It's now or never My love won't wait

• $20 was worth $261 today

1950s

You could buy 20 candy bars for a dollar.

• King Solomon's Mines was released

• The average family income was $3,300

• Harry S Truman was president

Doris Day - Que Sera Sera

1956

Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be

• $20 was worth $449 today

1940s

You could buy a dress for one dollar.

• Pinocchio and Bambi were released

• The average family income was $1,368

• Franklin D Roosevelt was president

Doris Day - Sentimental Journey

1945

Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories

• $20 was worth $377 today

1930s

You could buy 4 pounds of butter for one dollar.

• The Wizard of Oz was released

• The average sallary was $4,887

• Herbert Clark Hoover was president

Kate Smith - God Bless America

1939

God bless America, land that I love Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with the light from above From the mountains to the prairies To the oceans white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home

• $20 was worth $314

1920s

You could buy movie tickets for the whole family for one dollar

• Was Down East was released

• The average income was $3,269

• Woodrow Wilson was president

Yes, We Have No Bananas

1923

"Yes, we have no bananas We have-a no bananas today. We've string beans, and onions big juicy lemons, And all sorts of fruit and say We have an old fashioned to-mah-to A Long Island po-tah-to But yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today."

• $20 was worth $662 today

1910s

You could buy 127 lemons with one dollar.

• Frankenstein was released

• The average wage was 22 cents per hour

• William Howard Taft was president

Let Me Call Your Sweetheart

1910

Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you Let me hear you whisper That you love me too Keep the love light glowing In your eyes so true Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you

• $20 was worth $749 today

1900s

You could buy 20 bars of soap with a dollar.

• Joann of Arc was released

• The average family income was $3,000

• Teddy Roosevelt was preisdent from 1901- 1909

Billy Murray - Yankee Doodle

1905

Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy! Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy!

• $20 was worth $690 today

1890s

You could buy a pair of shoes for one dollar.

• The Man in the Moon was released

• The average income was $485

• Benjamin Harrison was president from 1889 - 1893

America the Beautiful

1895

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

• $20 was worth $617 today

1880s

You could buy a pair of shoes for one dollar.

• The very first motion picture was released

• The average annual wage was $380

• James Garfield was president in 1880

My Darling Clementime

1884

Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine