The Songs About Getting Older

[nyadrn]

""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?

[pajduska]

Not ever a mainstream song, but really quite sweet: Simon and Garfunkel's "Old Friends". "Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be seventy."

Even more obscure: Jacues Brel's "Les Vieux" ("The Old Folks")

[KurtD219630]

Jimmy Buffett"s "Growing Older But Not Up "   

'Let those winds of time blow over my head..."

[pr9908]

"Cat's in the Cradle," by Harry Chapin.

[cesarmuniz]

"Older ladies" by Donnalou Stevens. Very good

[w975231b]

https://youtu.be/OOgd9hitEAE

[rh97821964]

When I Grow Up (To Be A Man): Beach Boys

[rr5215]

Yesterday When I Was Young  - Roy Clark

[dn3832]

the song by Clint Holmes: Playground in my Mind
and
Allen Shermon : Camp Kernada (not sure of spelling)

[dl73698250]

Granada

[cyberbikerbob]

"My Way" by Sinatra. Ain't that the only way to live your live rather than trying to please everyone?

[cesarmuniz]

How about George burn's "I wish i was 18 again?"

[dw87599639]

"Donald And Lydia" by John Prine.

"You know that old trees just get stronger. 

  Old rivers just get wider every day.

  Old people just get lonesome,

  Waiting for someone to say 'Hello in there, hello"

[seagull22]

Wheels by Kansas

https://youtu.be/KWt9dnzazGU

[ShirleyDipert]

I wish I were 18 again

by

George Burns

[dl73698250]

This one is really about WWII. But, it also describes getting older quite well.

Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson; Heroes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvUuZw1G3YY

[dl73698250]

Other animals and humans have a lot in common. They grow old, too.

It's A Beautiful Day; White Bird

White Bird must fly.....

[MaVolta]

Memory (from Cats) - Barbara Streisand (Elaine Page and Betty Buckley from the musical)

[nyadrn]

16 Shades of Blue   Tori Amos

[ln95232066]

At the risk of “dating” myself......this Baby Boomer loves “Grow older along with me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter. So bittersweet! 

[ip3285]

The "Happy Birthday" song.  

[dl73698250]

Cat Stevens; The Wind

[dl73698250]

Barbara Striesand; The Way We Were

[dl73698250]

Faith Hill; The Secret Of Life

[dl73698250]

Rich Mullens; A Boy Like Me, A Man Like You

[dl73698250]

Toby Keith; As Good As I Once Was

[nyadrn]

Joe Tex  Buying  a Book

https://youtu.be/fU8JCzOKxKM

love the tempo of these songs : )

[dl73698250]

This one's not so obvious:

Asia; Heat Of The Moment.

It actually compares imediate (Heat Of The Moment) events with long term effects/realities.

[mp8908]

                 Cry When You Get Older           Robyn

[dl73698250]

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@mp8908 wrote:

                 Cry When You Get Older           Robyn

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Checked it out. Don't know what to make of it. Whether it's true or not is irrelevent. What I'm more interested in, is why people keep participating in something that doesn't really work. I would have at least not condemned any off-spring to that disaster. That's one can that shouldn't be kicked down the road. I sure wouldn't want that as my legacy.

[vitom712041]

Old and in the Way ========== Old and in the Way

”... Gold will turn to gray and youth will fade away
They'll never care about you, call you old and in the way ...”