Which song will be the "Stairway to heaven"/"Smells like teen spirit" of our generation that people will listen to for years to come?

Lol. Seriously though, I can't think of a song from the last 15 years that is immortalized similarly or comparable to stairway to heaven. Stairway to heaven has the status it does because it was considered an instrumental and lyrical masterpiece written by a revolutionary band. It also had a sense of mystery and controversy wrapped around it from all the infamous demonic inspiration rumors. Some songs from the last decade or so may be immortalized to some extent but in no comparable way. Music in general is treated so differently today than it was back then. Main stream music is just more mass produced and reflective of whatever current market exists. As a 90s kid, the only band that I have seen truly remain relevant in kids these days is red hot chili peppers. This could be completely anecdotal of course, but I'm always surprised at how popular RHCP remains. A lot of people here are bringing up Taylor swift who is about as big as a pop star gets right now but after she quits making music, I can't see kids continuing to be obsessed with her. The killers have a faithful following but they aren't picking up a noteworthy base of new fans.

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