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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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    Jun 22, 2021 12:51 PM UTC
    BobH07
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    Jun 21, 2021 9:35 PM UTC

    I Need Never Get Old:  Nathaniel Rateliff

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    Jun 21, 2021 2:29 AM UTC

    Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young (1967)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur30bn_3G58

    BeatleloverKT
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    Jun 20, 2021 7:01 PM UTC

    Calico skies   Sir Paul McCartney

    MaVolta
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    May 17, 2021 9:22 PM UTC

    Life's Like A River  -  Scorpions

     

    As years are passing by
    Silence becomes your friend
    You see the world in a different way
    Don't be afraid of getting old
    Life's still full of joy
    And the beauty of the past is rejoicing your mind
    When days are getting short
    And winter comes along
    Your life slows down and down
    Like a river is getting wide
    The worlds have lost their voice
    You remember your morning flowing to the endless sea

    Life's like a river in the mountain

    Life's like a sea without end

     

    Songwriters: Corina Fortmann, Rudolf Schenker, Uli John Roth

     

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
    BeatleloverKT
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    May 13, 2021 3:03 PM UTC

    Friends, 1971, Sir Elton. His third US hit. A

    poignant take on friendship and growing up.

    Always one of my favs of his 🎼💜

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    May 13, 2021 12:20 PM UTC

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    BeatleloverKT
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    May 13, 2021 12:02 AM UTC

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    May 13, 2021 12:19 PM UTC

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    DarcyFarrow
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    Dec 30, 2020 7:03 AM UTC

    Sugacity (Today is the First Day) (John Denver)

     

    "To grow old is to change, and to change is to be new.
    To be new is to be young again"

    DarcyFarrow
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    Dec 3, 2020 9:23 PM UTC

    Running on Empty (Jackson Browne)