Most of you have probably heard the term, “I liked ______ before he/she/it/they were cool,” at least once. It becomes a point of pride for some folks, when something underrated suddenly explodes in popularity, and they can claim that they have been a fan since the start, or nearly the start. Or, they can lord it over everyone else’s heads in order to feel superior, but let’s hope most prefer the former course of action.
For example, people who read A Game of Thrones back when the first book was released can make this statement, as opposed to those of us who jumped on that bandwagon thanks to the HBO show. That’s a claim I certainly can’t make… mostly because I was 4 years old when the first book came out, but also because I only read them because I wanted to watch the show.
I actually only have one claim like this – that I can think of at the moment, anyway. I was a fan of the band fun. before they really hit it big in the mainstream with “Some Nights,” back when they released songs like, “Be Calm,” and “Light a Roman Candle With Me,” the latter of which is still one of my favorite tracks. When folks were just discovering them thanks to “We Are Young,” I could proudly (and obnoxiously) say that I knew them before they were cool. Though I suppose anyone who listened to The Format can probably claim the same. It remains a small point of pride for me whenever one of their songs come on the radio.
So… does anyone else have something, or someone, that they liked “before it was cool”? Because if so, I would LOVE to hear it!!!
Frostwritten 