prepositions: [songs from/of]

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prepositions: [songs from/of]

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I have made up the sentences below.

(1a) My dad is a band member. He likes to play songs from the 1980s.
(1b) My dad is a band member. He likes to play songs of the 1980s.

(2a) My uncle loves songs from 1963.
(2b) My uncle loves songs of 1963.

Most of my non-native friends think "from" works for both pairs of sentences. My other friends think "of" sounds more natural.

What is your opinion? Thanks.
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Re: prepositions: [songs from/of]

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Use 'from' for both.
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