The Ballad of Twenty-Sixteen (2016 is the new 2026) | Viral Folk Rock Parody Song

Is 2016 the new 2026? This viral trend is getting out of hand! Grab your fidget spinners and skinny jeans, we're going back in time with "The Ballad of Twenty-Sixteen," a folk rock parody about the absurdity of living in the past. ????️

From Pokémon Go and man buns to The Chainsmokers on repeat, we're diving headfirst into the most nostalgic (and nuts) decade revival yet. If you've ever seen a "2016 is the new 2026" meme and thought, "What is happening?!" – this song is for you.

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LYRICS:

(Verse 1)
Got a man-bun tied up in my hair
Got a fidget spinner, I don't have a care
My Pokemon Go is on, I'm walkin' down the street
Tryna catch a Pidgey, yeah, I can't be beat
My skinny jeans are tighter than my grasp on reality
But everyone's doin' it, so it's all cool with me
They say the future's now, but I just shake my head
'Cause my entire playlist is just The Chainsmokers instead.

(Chorus)
Oh, they scream "2016 is the new 2026!"
It's a time-travel trip, but the logic's in a fix
We're ten years behind, and we're callin' it progress
Livin' in a digital, nostalgic mess
Yeah, 2016 is the new 2026!
It's a cultural loop, a repeating fix
Dabbing in the streets while the world goes to hell
I guess we're all just stuck under the old spell.

(Verse 2)
My news feed's full of Harambe memes again
And mannequin challenges are a viral trend
I'm drinkin' a Pumpkin Spice Latte in the middle of July
Wonderin' if the Cubs are ever gonna win, I'm not gonna lie
We're debating the color of a dress that's blue and black
While the real world's burnin', there's no turnin' back
Got my flip phone out, takin' a selfie for the ages
While the history books are turnin' to empty pages.

(Chorus)
Oh, they scream "2016 is the new 2026!"
It's a time-travel trip, but the logic's in a fix
We're ten years behind, and we're callin' it progress
Livin' in a digital, nostalgic mess
Yeah, 2016 is the new 2026!
It's a cultural loop, a repeating fix
Dabbing in the streets while the world goes to hell
I guess we're all just stuck under the old spell.

(Bridge)
Maybe it's easier, maybe it's just plain insane
To replay the highlights and ignore all the pain
To wear rose-colored glasses from a decade ago
When the world felt simpler, or at least that's the show
But the calendar's mockin' us, the clock's laughin' out loud
We're a circus of clowns, a lost and backwards crowd
Trading our future for a comfortable lie
With tears in our eyes and a nostalgic sigh.

(Outro)
Yeah, 2016 is the new 2026...
What a bunch of...
What a trip...
Guess I'll go listen to some Drake... from 2016.
(Spoken) "Anyone got a charger for my Zune?"