and it turns out it’s not actually hard, going back to the 60’s even, even though to be fair I don’t actually know a damned thing about music before 2004:

the 1960’s: A Day in the Life, the Beatles

the 1970’s: Cars, Gary Numan

the 1980’s: Once in a Lifetime, the Talking Heads

the 1990’s: Birdhouse In Your Soul, They Might Be Giants

the 2000’s: Hey Ya, Outkast

Discuss.