Remember cassette tapes? Do you remember how happy you felt when you completed an entire tape — front to back — with your favorite songs from the radio? When you realized you didn’t have to wait all day to hear that ultimate summer jam because you finally got it on tape and could now play it whenever you wanted? Or the excitement you got after you strung together your hottest tracks from your fave artists to give to your crush? *Le sigh* Those were the days.

Sadly, modern-day youngsters will never get a chance to experience what kids in the ’80s and ’90s had the pleasure to experience. Fortunately, BuzzFeed has got them covered with their latest video Mixtapes Explained to Modern Kids. Watch and learn, kiddos.