Nick Davies Blockbusters and chills on “Naughty Like The Noughties”

With “Naughty Like The Noughties,” Nick Davies serves up a joyfully cheeky, nostalgia-soaked romp through the late '90s and early 2000s — a time when life was simpler, fashion was questionable, and romance often depended on how quickly you could T9-text someone back. This track is the musical equivalent of digging through a shoebox of old memories and finding your Tamagotchi still technically alive. Davies gleefully weaponises pop-culture references, name-dropping everything from Smash Mouth to Amanda Bynes to multicoloured Heinz ketchup with a wink that says, “Yes, we lived through this — and no, we aren't ashamed.”

The lyrics land like inside jokes shared between millennials who remember what it was like to flirt via flip phone, rely on Blockbuster for date nights, and consider Capri Suns a perfectly acceptable precursor to romance. Lines such as “Would I be in your top 8 friends?” and “Let's get freaky like it's Friday” cleverly repurpose bygone technology and teen-movie clichés into double entendres that feel both playful and oddly wholesome. The chorus — “Let's get naughty like the noughties” — is irresistibly catchy, delivered with just the right mix of irony and genuine affection for the era.

What makes the song especially fun is how Davies balances the silliness with a subtle sense of wistfulness. Grown-up responsibilities may loom, but for three and a half minutes, he lets the listener slip back into a world of Dino nuggets, Spongebob marathons, and MySpace emotional stakes. It's a comedic love letter to a decade where the drama was petty, the music was loud, and the possibilities felt endless. Davies captures that spirit perfectly, reminding us that sometimes the quickest way to reconnect with our youth is simply to Blockbuster and chill.