Yesterday was my birthday.
56. Spectacularly unimportant.
It got me thinking about music.
There are songs of teenage dreams and youthful rebellion.
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
Teenager in Love – Dion and The Belmonts
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
Forever Young – a-ha
Young at Heart – The Bluebells
Tracks reflecting on a life lived, contemplating the end.
My Generation – The Who
When I’m Sixty-Four – The Beatles
Golden Years – David Bowie
Too Young to Die – Jamiroquai
Live Forever – Oasis
Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
But nothing on middle age.
Midlife. The musical wilderness years.
They say age is just a number.
But it’s also another year. A reason to celebrate.
And in my case, a reminder it’s only 13 weeks until Christmas.
What does your birthday make you think about?
Enjoy your Quick PINT.
Cheers
Nigel
