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Day 31: "An old man turned 98/He won the lottery and died the next day..."

Alanis Morissette - "Ironic" (1995).

Thanks to The Somnambulist over on what was once Twitter.

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August 30, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Day 28: "How terribly strange to be 70..."

Simon & Garfunkel - "Old Friends/Bookends" (1968).

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August 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Day 14: "30 years old, never danced a step."

PJ Harvey - "Joy" (1998).

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August 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Day 12: "I came out my momma pussy, I’m on welfare/26 years old–still on welfare!"

Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Raekwon and Method Man - "Raw Hide" (1995).

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August 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Day 17: "You tried and tried, but you're a flop/You're 35, still pushing a mop..."

Ramones - "Bop 'Til You Drop" (1987).

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August 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Day 24: "I don't wanna live to be 34 [or 43 or 57]."

Circle Jerks - "Live Fast Die Young" (1980).

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August 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Day 20: "She was 41 and her daddy still called her baby..."

Bette Midler - "Delta Dawn" (1972).

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August 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Day 23: "Forget that I’m 50 ’cause you just got paid..."

David Bowie - "Cracked Actor" (1973).

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August 23, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Day 18: "He's 39 and holding and acting 23..."

Jerry Lee Lewis - "Thirty-Nine and Holding" (1980).

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August 18, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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Day 22: "I am only 48..."

Rod Stewart - "I Don't Want to Get Married" (2018).

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August 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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Day 15: "I'm not the cat I used to be/I got a kid, I'm 33, baby!"

The Pretenders - "Middle of the Road" (1983).

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August 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Day 10: "What was the deal? A pretty girl aged 24."

Craig David - "7 Days" (2000).

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August 10, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Day 26: "Whether I'm 12 or whether I'm 64/Spend my time like there ain't gonna be no more..."

Montrose - "Make It Last" (1973).

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August 25, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Day 4: "He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison..."

Kenny Rogers - "Coward of the County" (1979).

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August 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Day 2: "I was five and he was six, we rode on horses made of sticks..."

Nancy Sinatra - "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (1966).

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August 1, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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Day 11: "Sold multi-platinum, eight times gold/But died of homicide, 25 years old."

Public Enemy - "Is Your God a Dog" (1998).

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August 11, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Thanks to @ watermia over on X. One of many I'll miss, most of all sotachetan. I'll play his #MusicoftheAges here.

Day 31: Free.

"Some cold new river that led out to the sea, an unknown sea..."

Wang Chung - "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985).

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July 30, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Day 27: "65 years old, my mother, God rest her soul..."

Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Alone Again (Naturally)" (1972).

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August 26, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Day 30: "My grandpa, he's 95/And he keeps on dancing, he's still alive/My grandma, she's 92/She loves to dance and sing some, too..."

Steve Miller Band - "Dance, Dance, Dance" (1976).

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August 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Day 16: "I was just 34 years old and I was still wandering in a haze..."

Pete Townshend - "Slit Skirts" (1982).

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August 15, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Day 13: "[The doctor] said, 'Son, it says here you’re 27. But that’s impossible...You look like you could be 45.'"

Jackson Browne - "Cocaine" (1977).

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August 12, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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"28" by Agust D

Perhaps, I'm gradually becoming an adult
I can't remember
What are the things that I hoped for?
Now I'm scared
Where did the fragments of my dream go?

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August 4, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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Day 8: "For a girl of 19, it's more than sad, it's obscene!"

The Specials - "Little Bitch" (1979).

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August 8, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Day 29: "What makes a lady of 80 go out on the loose?"

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires - "Elmer's Tune" (1941).

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August 28, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I may not be on X anymore, but I still appreciate The Somnambulist enough to share his latest here. #MusicOfTheAges
July 30, 2024 at 5:35 PM