"1985" is a 2004 song by SR-71. It was interpreted by American rock band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was featured on the band's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve. "1985" was originally written and recorded by the band SR-71, led by Mitch Allan.

According to SR-71's website, Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick (a friend of SR-71) heard the song (from the group's album Here We Go Again) and asked for and received permission to record a cover version. However, according to Bowling for Soup's website, it was Allan that called Reddick to suggest the possible cover. Either way, it was Bowling for Soup's version, with slightly reworked lyrics from the original, that has become familiar to most United States radio listeners and appeared on the charts.

The song is about a middle-aged woman who dislikes modern pop culture, believing that mid-1980s pop culture was better.

Because the Bowling for Soup version of the song differs in lyrics from the SR-71 original, the two versions also differ with respect to some of their references to the 1980s. Certain references were removed from the original and replaced with new ones, while some were added in places where the original song repeated lines.

Detailed references:

A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney. The lyric changes are as follows:

The Bowling For Soup version has been covered by Richard Thompson on the live album 1000 Years of Popular Music.

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