Ben by Daniel Shelton for January 24, 2025

He’s younger than I thought.

Youngsters need to learn our generation’s music. It changed the world.

Darn it! I came to the comment section hoping someone knew the answer.

It’s a gas, gas, gas.

Is music old when it qualifies to vote or for Medicare?

It’s a song whose lyrics even Whoopie Goldberg couldn’t understand!

Yep. Sex and drugs and rock n roll. It did wonders.

It’s all right now.

Why is she so shocked. I don’t think the song had any nasty meaning.

I just bought a set of Sonos speakers and am enjoying my classical favorites more than ever. Sorry if I’m showing my age. ㋡

Jumpin’ Jack Flash was released in 1968, making it 56 years old right now. Assuming Mom’s 30, the number one song in 1938, 56 years before she was born was “A-Tisket A-Tasket” by the Chick Webb Orchestra. I think it’s fair for the kid to call The Stones old, regardless of how offensive the Boomers might find that.

Play, “If you want it here it is come and get it….you better hurry cause it may not last.” That will really open her eyes!

Freddie Mercury even did opera. He could do it all.

Supposedly it was Mick Jagger who told the Beatles (who at the time did cover songs mostly) to write their own songs if they ever were to get a recording contract, and then the rest is history.