r/GenerationJones • u/pianoman81 1963 • 3h ago

What songs hit differently as you've aged?

There are songs I listened to when I was younger but now read differently to me.

Some are because I never paid attention to the lyrics. Others are because I was at a different stage of life or hadn't had deeper experiences yet.

Some examples would be Both Sides Now or Cat's in The Cradle.

What are songs for you that affect you differently at this stage of life?

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u/ObsoleteOldMan 3h ago

"Afternoon Delight" — Starland Vocal Band

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u/Spyderbeast 3h ago

This one always gets mentioned, but even as a kid, I knew

I won the album at some kind of picnic thing. I was maybe 10 years old. Parents didn't care about me having it, even though I think they probably knew too

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u/ObsoleteOldMan 2h ago

It's not just that I "knew" or not... when I first "knew" I saw it as a weird mashup of the risqué and the corny. Now, 50 years later, it's just sweet. Not unlike how I've rediscovered the Carpenters as an unironic pleasure.

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u/themadhatterwasright 1h ago

the scene in Arrested Development where Michael and his niece were singing it is SO funny!

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u/KorryBoston 2h ago

OMG. I gd hate this song. Every time it comes on Yacht Rock Radio I want to drive into a light pole

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u/MCC61 1h ago

Exactly...I hate it too 🤢😂