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AARPLynne
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June 25, 2019

What Songs Could Go on a Cross-Generational Playlist?

  • June 25, 2019
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Today’s high schoolers and their grownup counterparts reminisce with lyrics and try to sing favorite songs. What music do teens and parents have in common? Lady Gaga? Boyz II Men? “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”?

 

What songs could go on a cross-generational playlist?

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    Contributor ⭐
    October 23, 2019
    You've Got A Friend by James Taylor
    cm9889168
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    November 4, 2019
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    November 4, 2019

    I would have to say that any songs from The Eagles and of course Bob Seger!!

    cm9889168
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    December 27, 2019

    "American Pie"  by Don McLean

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ecvBaqHBk

    EricC28201
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    March 12, 2022

    Folks who are Speed Metal enthusiasts might be surprised to find out that Uriah Heap's Look At Yourself was released in 1971.

     

    On the whole, though, music is timeless so most songs have at least a chance of being cross-generational.

    MaVolta
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    March 12, 2022

    Let It Be - The Beatles

     

    This song charted for the second time in 2021 coming in at #5    on the Billboard 200. It was #1 in 1970. The Beatles had over 1 Million in record sales in 2020 making them #1 that year. They were #2 in vinyl sales for 2021. Queen is another band whose album sales also reach the top 5 in recent years. Good music will always be timeless.

     

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
    SummerOnTheWay1
    January 17, 2026

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    WebWiseWoman
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    January 22, 2026

    What a shame...

    Contributor ⭐
    January 7, 2026

    New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

    somewhere over the rainbow

    Contributor ⭐⭐
    January 11, 2026

     I think any song that parents played and danced with their children in the living room or sang in the car would work. For us, it was the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, CSN&Y, and The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast. 

    SummerOnTheWay1
    January 22, 2026

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    WebWiseWoman
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    January 22, 2026

    Recognizing the original post is 5.5 yrs old, going to go ahead and add...

     

    Think anything Green Day (founded in 1987), our 60s heroes Janis, Jimi and Jim, of course Grateful Dead, and truth tellers, Dylan, Ozzy, Elton...

     

    Then Imagine Dragons came along and we found life ever after (imo)...

     

    Now we need the truth tellers again, please...