Comments on: Sunday Open Thread: I’m Getting Older, Too.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:12:04 +0000

I totally agree with Brenda :)
and I also Like Sara Evans’ “These Four Walls”

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:02:32 +0000

Two recent songs that took my breath away when I first heard them…

“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins
“Don’t Blink” – Kenney Chesney

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:33:11 +0000

“80s Ladies” by Kate Oslin rang true for a lot of women while “I Wish I Was 18 Again” by George Burns (and later Jerry Lee Lewis) carried a lot of meaning for many.

By: lcb

lcb — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:11:33 +0000

“There never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them.”

From “Time In a Bottle” by the late Jim Croce

That song really hits me harder now than when I first heard it 35 years ago. Funny, but today I think Croce would be considered “country.”

I’m surprised his songs have not been covered more. There are several country singers who could have big hits with “Alabama Rain” or “These Dreams,” to suggest just a couple.

By: Hard Times

Hard Times — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:22:17 +0000

I’m really into “The Story” by Brandi Carlile, a folkie singer. It starts out:

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I’ve been
and how I got to where I am

It’s being used right now as the soundtrack for the GM commercial during the Olympics for hybrid cars — not sure why, but who cares.

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:23:31 +0000

Rosanne Cash was just mentioned in the ‘Say What’ thread above, so my mind is still preoccupied with thoughts of her and her music … But my favorite coming-of-age song (for me anyway) was her ‘Seven Year Ache’. Trisha Yearwood covered the song on her Inside Out album and that was released my senior year of high school – a major turning point in many people’s lives, including myself. So while I prefer Trisha’s vocals, the song is and always was Rosanne’s. And it just tells the real story of love I believe, the nitty gritty so to speak.

You look so careless when they’re shootin that bull/Don’t you know heartaches are heroes when their pockets are full/Just tell me you’re tryin’ to cure a seven year ache/See what else your old heart can take

This is the song that really made me fall in love with country music as a genre and seek out its rich history. I had already been a fan of 90s powerhouse artists like Garth & Reba. Leave it to Ms. Yearwood to start me down the right path towards great discoveries …

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:07:32 +0000

As someone else said, I love Martina’s “When You are old.” I’m only twenty, but it makes me think of the (Hopefully) days when I’m old when the person I love. I also love Sara Evans’ “These Four Walls”, as she talks about how far she’s come from her childhood to now.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:45:53 +0000

Vince Gill’s “In These Last Few Days” always forces me to reflect on my relationships with people. I don’t want to reach the end of my life with unresolved issues:

In these last few days, you’ve been on my mind.
An’ we should get together an’ talk about old times.
An’ put the past behind us before life slips away.
I been thinkin’ ’bout you in these last few days.

In these last few days, I have felt my age.
I wish that I was younger, but time has turned the page.
I sure miss the water and the rhythm of the waves.
I’ve been feelin’ fragile in these last few days.

Another song that makes me think of the passing of time is also from Vince, “These Days.” It just makes me think about how my life has taken turns that I wouldn’t have expected as a kid or a younger person, though I’m only 27. I like where my life is right now and I know that I’ve almost always felt that way. But it always turns out that I often think that “I’d take these days over any other days I’ve known.”

On a less serious note, I also often feel like Jake’s choice, “Much Too Young to Feel This Damn Old.” It all depends on the day, Folks!:)

By: Darren Mullins

Darren Mullins — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:11:13 +0000

Wrinkles by Diamond Rio is perfect for the this category.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:17 +0000

“he told a good story and all of us kids listened ’bout his life on the border and the way it was then…”

garth brooks “cowboy bill” from his debut album is a song packed with life, death, old and young, heroes and villains and a big texas sky. 4’28” have rarely been used better in country music. a real beauty, especially for those of us, who have ever dreamt of being a cowboy.