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nyadrn
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Jul 22, 2017 10:13 PM UTC

The Songs About Getting Older

""Hope I die before I get old," sang 21-year-old Roger Daltrey in 1965—and 43 years later, he's still singing it. Rock 'n' roll has always been invested in a Byronic cult of blazing youth and beautiful corpses. But as tyros have turned into reunion-tour warhorses, rockers have had to come to terms with the ironies—and the indignities and the glories—of old age."

 

What are the songs that talk about getting older, looking back, etc?

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    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 3:17 AM UTC

    Like a rock - Bob Seeger

    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 3:06 AM UTC

    A VERY old song: "Silver Threads Among the Gold".

    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 2:47 AM UTC

    Randy Travis' Forever and Ever Amen.   Alan Jackson's Remember When

    Contributor ⭐⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 2:19 AM UTC

    beatles - mccartney "when i's 64"

    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 1:15 AM UTC

    Can't go wrong with Frankie Valli tunes. 

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    Oct 21, 2017 1:02 AM UTC

    Wouldn't It Be Nice (if we were older) the Beach Boys

     

    Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin

     

    A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffett

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 12:51 AM UTC

    The  Song that fits me exactly is....Sinatra's "It was a Very Good year"

    sunrisephoenix
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    Oct 20, 2017 11:58 PM UTC

    When I'm 64

    sunrisephoenix
    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 21, 2017 12:03 AM UTC
    Since most of my friends are already 64+, we change it to 84.
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    nyadrnAuthor
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    Oct 21, 2017 12:10 AM UTC

    @sunrisephoenix wrote:
    Since most of my friends are already 64+, we change it to 84.

    Hahahahaha. Good one!  

     

     

    Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith
    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 20, 2017 11:41 PM UTC
    My fave is "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" by Joe South
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    Oct 21, 2017 12:10 AM UTC

    Oh, this is a great song. I only heard it a couple of times then totally forgot about it. I remembered the other Joe South songs, but totally forgot about this one. Didn't realize how much I missed it, until now. Thanks for the post.

    Contributor ⭐
    Oct 20, 2017 8:56 PM UTC

    I play the piano at my church and one of my favorites is "When We All Get To Heaven"

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    Oct 20, 2017 10:19 PM UTC

    Old and Crazy.  Bruno Mars

     

     

    Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith