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Best songs by 50+ musicians?

Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:51 pm
Posted by litenin
Houston
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:51 pm
Sometimes I don’t know why newer songs from my favorite musicians don’t sound as great as the music from their youth. I’m not sure if it’s more the artist or me.

What are the best songs created by musicians that were over 50 at time of song being written? In theory, it seems like their 50s would be peak talent and understanding of arrangement + production.
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:56 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 5:59 pm to
A 60s band reunited in 2018

Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:01 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:03 pm to
Age 51. Great power pop remake of an Everly Bros song

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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:06 pm to
2007 album by the great Shangri-Las' singer

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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:08 pm to
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:24 pm to
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 6:55 pm to
How about entire albums?

Bob Dylan Oh Mercy!
Keith Richards Talk Is Cheap
Roy Orbison Mystery Girl
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 7:46 pm to
Iris Dement - Workin' On A World (62 yrs old)

John Prine w/ Iris Dement - In Spite Of Ourselves (63 yrs old)
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:06 pm to
That remake of Bowling Green is fantastic.
Posted by Saintsisit
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

Sometimes I don’t know why newer songs from my favorite musicians don’t sound as great as the music from their youth


I feel that way too, but when you hear something like Hardwired with the AJFA tone, you realize it's more recording techniques than song writing.


This post was edited on 4/1/25 at 8:34 pm
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:37 pm to
I feel like that live aid we are the world had like 50 musicians on it
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:56 pm to
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 7:00 am to
I didn’t count them, but:



Lulz, I misinterpreted the thread title. I’ll leave the song anyway.
This post was edited on 4/2/25 at 12:46 pm
Posted by BogeyTX
Member since Apr 2018
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 8:39 am to
Tom Petty Highway Companion (released 2006) is an underrated album. One of my favorites of his.

Mark Knopfler Tracker (released 2015) is another great album.
This post was edited on 4/2/25 at 8:46 am
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 8:57 am to
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 3:01 pm to
This could be reason not to record after 50 (or at least 70).

Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 5:41 pm to
quote:

50+ musicians?

Like a really big band?
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 4/2/25 at 5:57 pm to
I think Robert Plant's voice was in pretty good shape on this song considering he was around 65-66 when he did it



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