Made to feel very old.

I was at wedding reception way back in the 1990s and the DJ announced a Beatles record by saying "Now here's something for all you old timers." It was the first time I began to feel old.

Isn't the Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld?
I wonder how many of today's tunes will still be hummed by youngsters in nearly 200 years time.

I have a memory card in the car radio system with a huge selection of music from Handel to Françoise Hardy. 7 year old DGS is keen on "the clock song", by Bill Haley and the Comets. His 9 year old brother was humming the Can Can yesterday (not on the memory card).

BlueBelle

Well they wouldn’t know them would they? Why would they ? do you know the name of the latest rap artist ???

No BlueBelle, but I do know the names of some stars of the past, which youngsters these days don’t.
I am also open to giving today’s songs a chance, and liked a couple of them.
When I was a teenager in the 60s, the 1940s songs that my parents loved at the time were, to me, dreadful. Lily Marlene, anyone? (To compound my dislike of that song, I was named after it 😩)
I saw Cliff live once. Our local cinema had live shows. We heard Adam Faith, Gene Pitney, Helen Shapiro, Dickie Valentine, to name just a few. My parents were friendly with the cinema manager and he used to let me in free to see as many as I wanted!

When elder DD (now 47) was 10 years old she went to Canada to stay with my sister's family for a year because of problems at home. She had one of those new-fangled little casette recorders and I decided to buy her some tapes to listen to on the 'plane. I must say, I was surprised when she asked for Glenn Miller!

Witzend

Can’t say I’m at all surprised. TBH if I bumped into e.g. Taylor Swift in the street I wouldn’t recognise her and couldn’t tell you the title of any of her songs.

It does please me, however, that my elder Gdcs (10 and 9) adore Queen and can (and do) sing along very lustily to Bohemian Rhapsody and e.g. We Are the Champions in the car!

I had heard Taylor Swift 's name in the pub quizzes as a singer but didn't realise it was a woman until she was in the news because of her tour recently.
When I see questions on TV quiz shows about today's music, not only don't understand the questions I am usually no nearer when I hear the answer.

My son's girlfriend who is 21 did not know what a Walkman was.

Yes, although she is only 25.
She seemed older than that, not her looks but she seemed mature.

I was surprised when Cat on “Celebrity Traitors” claimed not to have heard of Judy Dench or Helen Mirren.

I might like to add I feel old when they use music from my youth in TV adds, particularly Donna Summers 'I feel love'. I used to dance to that in night clubs!

Well I have just turned 70 and liked the Beatles when I was young. I can still sing along to the songs my mother used to sing to me (which I guess were popular in her day). However I got into rock music and still love it now. I have two sons who were brought up on Genesis and Fleetwood Mac, Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath etc (Any Black Sabbath Fans should check out Greta Van Fleet) My eldest son who is 43 today has an awful taste in music. My younger son however loves rock music and has introduced me to many new rock bands which I thoroughly enjoy. Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost among them. I am not saying I like all the modern rock stuff but I particularly like is a version of Sounds of Silence by 'Disturbed'. Apparently even Simon and Garfunkel think it is a better version than their original! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4 Incidentally I love Metallica Crossstitchfan! I am working on my little 3 year old granddaughter who seems to like Guns and Roses!

Now what is odder is someone my age, (75) not knowing who
Darth Vader is/was as he has never seenStar Wars! not only not seen but unaware of the franchise - how is this even possible?

Erica23 HA HA HA!

Also, I never took to The Beatles!

I never took to Cliff Richard or Elvis Presley - they both give me the creeps, and I never liked their music either.

As a 14-year-old, I used to swoon over Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond ... and I still do, aged 60!

WithNobsOnIt, perhaps your Dolly was named for the wonderful Dolly Parton.

I remember listening to the Top Twenty with my Dad on the radio on Sunday nights in the fifties. I enjoyed the music that he liked. If I recall, it was on from 11.00 till midnight.

I have tickets to see Barry Manilow & David Essex next year. My son said at their age you will be lucky if they are still around next year. It’s a shame when the people you grew up with get old. Obviously if I’m in my 60s they will be older.☹️

I work in a nursery and mentioned the Beatles to which a young girl said “ who’s the Beatles? I’m 65 she’s 18

I felt really ancient on Sunday .
After the Remembrance service I was chatting to one of the rather elderly ladies who cleans the church .
We walked up the road together and then she stood by to see me cross the road safely.
Careful ,she called out .
It wasn't as bad as a man ,
who dragged me across the road in our High Street when I didn't actually want to cross and was protesting .

I was quite surprised when I heard my GC mention Charles Manson the other day!

It's called the Generation Gap and part of getting old. I'm afraid. Happens to us all.

Went to the only branch in town of a well known high street bank a few weeks ago. Having problems with a card pin number.

Served by a delightful and very helpful young lady called Dolly who sorted my problem out.

I asked her, if Dolly was her real name.

She said it was, and l asked her had she ever heard the famous song Hello Dolly by Louis Armstrong and she said no.

So l.told her to get it up on YouTube as she might enjoy it

At about age 11. l also remember watching TV with my family and hearing Mrs Mills tinkle the ivories This was when l was hoping to be a trainee young Mod.

Not my scene at all.

But she was terrific women pianist.. A National Treasure. Gran and Mother really loved her.

Happy Memories.

😻👍🌻

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The first time I felt old was actually in my mid thirties when I said to a colleague “it’s as bent as a nine bob note”. Their blank look said it all- it was very difficult to explain the saying in a few words. It was followed a few years later when my daughter came home from school and told me that they were studying Greenham Common in History lessons.

Oh Gawd - I was talking to the grandchildren about when I was young (the Beatles and all that) and the youngest said “Was that when everything was in black and white”

Allira No thank goodness

The Everly Brothers were my favourites. I used to dream of snuggling up between the two of them.