Originally Posted By barboy .......by a song. Every few years this sort of thing happens to me. I did not know the artist/group but I had heard it 100-200 times prior and paid it no real mind. But this time my soul's firewall must have been turned off because it got me good, penetrating deep. "My Back Pages"(ya, I looked it up) by Dylan and Byrds. The main chorous gives us, "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now". Damn that is a musically profound offering. Ya it's an oldie but it still knocked me senseless an hr ago. Anyone else have some song stories to share, songs that have deeply moved you?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Man barboy, you must be YOUNG!! That song was totally ingrained into the fiber of every teen/young adult who "came of age" when I did! You are right though (even if you discovered it late), it is a FANTASTIC song!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Sure but you have to remember that we were so much older then. We're younger than that now. Just saying!!
Originally Posted By barboy Well RT, I am too old to be young and too young to be old.........I grew up in the 70's and 80's.
Originally Posted By ophellia The Dutchman, can't recall who wrote it, but Steve Goodman does the best version I feel...it's describe's a couple in their later years..."Margaret sings a song she learned when it was very nes, he hums a line or two, he falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out" Music=life for me
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin My aunt and uncle sang Memories at my grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary. Very moving.
