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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 aging songs #68923 05/06/02 02:23 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada B boronia OP enthusiast OP boronia enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada Given the success of the lyric-linking thread, here's a variation: Can people think of songs that include lyrics about being specific ages? It would be helpful to post them in chronological order, and I'd love to begin, but the youngest age I can think of mentioned in a song is 4. So -- does anyone have songs that make reference to being 1, 2 or 3 to get this started? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter just a-borning song #68924 05/06/02 02:55 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,852 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,852 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA You want the youngest ages first, eh? Let's start with "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (By Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett recorded by the Ames Brothers, 1954): The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane has hit the town like a bomb The backfence gossip ain't been so good since Mabel ran off with Tom. Our town was peaceful and quiet before she came on the scene The lady has started a riot, disturbin' the suburban routine! Chorus: The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane Has the town in a whirl! The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, Me oh my oh what a girl. Bom-biddy-bom-bom-bom, bom Bom-biddy-bom-bom-bom You should see how she carries on with her admirers galore She must be giving them quite a thrill the way they flock to her door She throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick, and Joe When offered some liquid refreshment, the lady never never says "No." Chorus Bom-biddy-bom-etc-modulate up a half-step The things they're trying to pin on her won't hold much water, I'm sure. Beneath the powder and fancy lace there beats a heart sweet and pure She just needs someone to change her, and she'll be sweet as can be If you're in the neighborhood, Stranger, you're welcome to drop in and see! Chorus The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, So delightful to hold, The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane She's delectable, quite respectable,... ...and she's only nine days old! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: just a-borning song #68925 05/06/02 04:02 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 32 USA J JosieWales newbie JosieWales newbie J Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 32 USA From the Billy Elliot soundtrack: T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer I was dancing when I was twelve I was dancing when I was aaah I danced myself right out the womb Is it strange to dance so soon I danced myself right out the womb I was dancing when I was eight Is it strange to dance so late I danced myself into the tomb Is it strange to dance so soon I danced myself into the tomb Is it wrong to understand The fear that dwells inside a man What's it like to be a loon I liken it to a balloon I danced myself out of the womb Is it strange to dance so soon I danced myself into the tomb But when again once more I danced myself out of the womb Is it strange to dance so soon I danced myself out of the womb. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: before-a-borning song #68926 05/06/02 04:29 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 131 Alabama C Chemeng1992 member Chemeng1992 member C Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 131 Alabama How about an 'embryonic' reference??? From Ray Boltz "What Was I Supposed To Be?" I wonder if up in Heaven Do you suppose we'll see Little children ask Him What was I supposed to be What was I supposed to be What were my eyes supposed to see Why did I taste of death Before I even drew a breath Or laid my head at my mother's breast to sleep Oh Jesus What was I supposed to be Surely there are some that would even pre-date this one.....some cheesy lyrics about 'a gleam in daddy's eye' or something similar. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: aging songs #68927 05/06/02 04:31 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Kill't him, a b'ar when he was only three. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Post deleted by SilkMuse #68928 05/06/02 05:45 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 170 S SilkMuse member SilkMuse member S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 170 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: aging songs #68929 05/06/02 05:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Aren't we supposed to be doing this chronologically? (I was waiting till "17") Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: aging songs - age 4 #68930 05/06/02 06:01 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada B boronia OP enthusiast OP boronia enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada I don't know what went wrong, I couldn't understand You grew up much too fast for me I wish it was before, like back when you were 4 I held you on my knees and I told you lots of pretty things the title escapes me (I'll add it tomorrow, after I check my LP at home tonight), but it's by the Boomtown Rats edit"Never Bite the Hand that Feeds" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: aging songs #68931 05/08/02 01:30 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 You come on like a dream Peaches and cream Lips like strawberry wine You're 16 You're beautiful And you're mine. -- You're Sixteen, Ringo Starr I'll do anything For my sweet sixteen, And I'll do anything For little run away child -- Sweet Sixteen, Billy Idol You're only sixteen But you're my teenage queen Oh, you're the prettiest, the loveliest girl I've ever seen -- Sixteen Candles, The Crests Wells she was just 17, You know what I mean And the way she looked Was way beyond compare -- Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles I learned the truth at 17 That love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles Who married young and then retired -- At Seventeen, Janis Ian Lines form on my face and hands Lines form from the ups and down I'm in the middle without any plans I'm a boy and I'm a man I'm eighteen and I don't know what I want Eighteen, I just don't know what I want -- I'm Eighteen, Alice Cooper Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: aging songs #68932 05/08/02 01:51 AM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 A Angel addict Angel addict A Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 When first I saw the love-light in your eyes, I dreamed the world held not but joy for me. And even though we drifted far apart, I never dream but what I dream of thee. I love you as I never loved before, Since first I met you on the village green. Come to me or my dream of love is o’r, I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet, When you were sweet sixteen. I love you as I never loved before, Since first I met you on the village green. Come to me or my dream of love is o’r . . . I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet, When you were sweet sixteen. When You Were Sweet Sixteen ~ from the Bing Crosby productions, Inc., picture "The Great John L." Music and Lyrics by James Thornton and Published 1898 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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