Even though I can claim to have a little sister who is celebrating her 35th birthday today (Happy Birthday Sis!), I've never been particularly bothered by age.
As I am quite generous with my working hours Monday to Thursday, I feel no guilt whatsoever in trying to claim the odd one back by getting a flyer on a Friday afternoon. If I get away early enough, I get to hear the non-stop oldies feature on Steve Wright's radio show on the way home, although I do sometimes struggle with the concept of what some people consider to be "oldies".
Amongst today's collection I heard a song I'd completely forgotten about which despite my initial horror at not being an "oldie", I discover this evening is 29 years old. Now there is a girl who works for me who is mystified by those of us that refuse to admit to middle-age and firmly believes that nobody should indulge in bedroom activity after the age of forty - this song is older than she is.
Back in the day of course, we were mid Mod-revival and having found myself much more comfortable in the "rocker" category, could never have owned up to thinking that this was actually a good song.
These days of course, I'm too o... actually never mind. Let's just say that the passing years have allowed my musical tastes to become much more eclectic and I'll say that I think this is a good song without caring particularly whether anyone agrees with me or not...
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Hi Sean, isn't it amazing how relaxed you become about caring what other people think of your music tastes. My Daughters 'rock' friends were disgusted when I told them I love everything from Beethoven to Britney so long as it moves me. I told her that youth is wasted on the young... She came right back with "Experience is wasted on the old." Can't argue with that. It's a bloody good job some of us are young and experienced. :-)
It's me Paul by the way. I just can't be bothered to create an accoont thingymejig.
Or to spell correctly apparently.
Whether experience or youth, I fear I may simply have spent far too much time wasted!
I've not heard this song in years. It was years before I could admit to liking Abba and that was round about the time when fashions and others opinions no longer mattered. I welcomed middle age but still feel young...ish at heart.
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I'm not sure if it is still going but you know how kids hate chocolate....
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