THROWBACK THURSDAY - "When Did You Get Old"

(Originally published on July 5, 2009)

When Did You Get Old?

Okay, here's the deal...using this list, you can pinpoint exactly when middle age kicked in by identifying the first song on the list for which you can’t hum the melody.

* * * * 1964 “A Hard Day’s Night” The Beatles
* * * * 1965 “I Got You Babe” Sonny & Cher
* * * * 1966 “Summer in the City” The Lovin’ Spoonful
* * * * 1967 “Light My Fire” The Doors
* * * * 1968 “People Got to Be Free” The Rascals
* * * * 1969 “In the Year 2525″ Zager and Evans
* * * * 1970 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” The Carpenters
* * * * 1971 “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Bee Gees
* * * * 1972 “Alone Again (Naturally)” Gilbert O’ Sullivan
* * * * 1973 “The Morning After” Maureen McGovern
* * * * 1974 “(You’re) Having My Baby” Paul Anka with Odia Coates
* * * * 1975 “Jive Talkin’” the Bee Gees
* * * * 1976 “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” Elton John & Kiki Dee
* * * * 1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” Andy Gibb
* * * * 1978 “Miss You” Rolling Stones
* * * * 1979 “My Sharona” the Knack
* * * * 1980 “Magic” Olivia Newton-John
* * * * 1981 “Jessie’s Girl” Rick Springfield
* * * * 1982 “Eye Of The Tiger” Survivor
* * * * 1983 “Every Breath You Take” the Police
* * * * 1984 “Ghostbusters” Ray Parker Jr.
* * * * 1985 “The Power of Love” Huey Lewis & the News
* * * * 1986 “Papa Don’t Preach” Madonna
* * * * 1987 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2
* * * * 1988 “Roll With It” Steve Winwood
* * * * 1989 “Right Here Waiting” Richard Marx
* * * * 1990 “Vision of Love” Mariah Carey
* * * * 1991 “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” Bryan Adams
* * * * 1992 “Baby Got Back” Sir Mix-A-Lot
* * * * 1993 “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You UB40
* * * * 1994 “Stay (I Missed You)” Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
* * * * 1995 “Waterfalls” TLC
* * * * 1996 “Macarena” Los Del Rio
* * * * 1997 “I’ll Be Missing You” Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
* * * * 1998 “The Boy Is Mine” Brandy & Monica
* * * * 1999 “Genie in a Bottle” Christina Aguilera
* * * * 2000 “It’s Gonna Be Me” ‘N Sync
* * * * 2001 “Bootylicious” Destiny’s Child
* * * * 2002 “Hot In Herre” Nelly
* * * * 2003 “Crazy In Love" Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
* * * * 2004 “Confessions Part II” Usher
* * * * 2005 “We Belong Together” Mariah Carey
* * * * 2006 “Promiscuous” Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
* * * * 2007 “Big Girls Don’t Cry” Fergie
* * * * 2008 “Leavin’” Jesse McCartney


Mine kicked in around 1987 (although I got a few after that). 
What about you? When did YOU get old?


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