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Generation X Remembers the Sony Walkman
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Generation X Remembers the Sony Walkman

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Jul 15, 2016
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In a new Forbes piece, Gen Xers get nostalgic about the Sony Walkman’s recent 37th birthday. The device perfectly encapsulated the escapism that most Xers craved, as recounted by one individual: “[Mine] had a brown leather case, and I listened to ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ and ‘Depeche Mode’ to drown out my family.”

—Forbes

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