That’s a great description! I was an 80s kid, but I loved music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
I was horrified when the local Oldies station moved from the 50s and 60s to the 80s and 90s.
I was a late effort of boomer parents, I don’t even remember the 90’s. But they raised me on tunes from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. The best, imho, was between 1956-1966. Great melodies in pop music, and the Broadway musicals had some great lyrics too.
Interesting that they play oldies in stores. According to my mom, when she was young they rarely heard a 20-year-old recording on the radio (which would have been something from the 30’s or 40’s). Today it’s pretty unavoidable to hear 50’s tunes but you still don’t hear much from earlier years — unless you watch old movies.