blast from the past noun a song that was popular in the past and is still popular with those who were young when the song was popular US,1965
He’ll be autographing copies of his great new album, “Blasts from The Past.” — ChicagoTribune, p. 10, 19 January 1962
Speedy went with a blast from the past: cold-storaged Kate Smith, a known quantity once, of uncertain mornings of late[.] — Bill Cardoso, TheMalteseSangweech, pp. 127–128, 1984