""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?
Pizza Pie: Norman Fox & The Rob Roys (His entire life, from dating to marrying to having children to making his funeral arrangements, has been chronicled and defined by his love of pizza. Probably a Sicilian).
"These lines of stress, one bloodshot eye The unhealthy pallor of a troubled ghost Where did I put my spectacle case? I'm half blind and as deaf as any post"
More of a folk singer, but Mike Cross has a song called Rock 'N Rye. It's about sitting in front of a fire & drinking a toast to the past, reflecting on people, places & past actions and hoping that the memories make you a better person today. Mike Cross was a part of my teenage & early college years - fabulous story teller who could make you laugh, think and cry all in the same performance.
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place: The Animals (see my daddy in bed he’s dyin’, see his hair been turning grey, he’s been working and slaving his life away).
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place: The Animals (see my daddy in bed he’s dyin’, see his hair been turning grey, he’s been working and slaving his life away).
