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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 ⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 8:43 PM UTC

    How about "I wish I was 18 Again" By George Burns

    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 6:11 PM UTC

    Fly Like An Eagle: Steve Miller aband

    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 2:41 PM UTC

    The Old Lamplighter: The Browns

    Community Champion ⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 7:05 AM UTC

    Spirit in the sky by Norman Greenbaum

    Contributor ⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 5:56 PM UTC

    Old Folks Boogie by Little Feat

    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Mar 1, 2019 12:25 AM UTC

    Funny How Time Slips Away-  Joe Hinton, Willie Nelson & many others.

    Contributor ⭐⭐
    Feb 28, 2019 11:18 PM UTC

    The Old Gray Mare - attributed to Stephen Foster but might not be his original.

    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Feb 28, 2019 9:52 PM UTC

    Wait For Me-   The Playmates (I’ll grow up just as fast as I can).

    MaVolta
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    Feb 28, 2019 11:06 PM UTC

    But I feel I'm growing older
    And the songs that I have sung
    Echo in the distance
    Like the sound
    Of a windmill going round
    Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

     

    Soldier of Fortune - Deep Purple  Heart

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
    Contributor ⭐⭐
    Feb 28, 2019 9:20 PM UTC

    Grow Old With Me - John Lennon

    Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
    Feb 27, 2019 3:02 AM UTC

    Silver Threads Amongst The Gold-   Bing Crosby; Jerry Lee Lewis; others.

    BeatleloverKT
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    Feb 27, 2019 12:21 AM UTC

    When I’m sixty four by the Beatles

    Contributor ⭐
    Sep 7, 2019 7:57 PM UTC

    Sunrise, Sunset swiftly go the years