Slowly Going Bald

Bugger -- the twenties? That disqualifies Winger's whole catalog. Here's another for 25, though: Ben Folds Five, "Last Polka."

She said, You've been pushing me like I was a sore tooth / You can't respect me 'cause I've done so much for you / He said, Well I hate that it's come to this /
But baby I was doing fine. How do you think / That I survived the other 25 before you?

That's an odd coincidence, all right. How about the following:

20: "20 Going On" - Tsunami Bomb
21: "The Story Of My Life" - Good Charlotte
26: "My Fault" - Eminem
28: "All Over Me" - Drowning Pool

Also, the Tragically Hip's "38 Years Old" refers to a prison break by the main character 18 years after his incarceration for killing his sister's rapist. So it's kind of a reference to the age of 20 (but really more of one to age 38).

"24 Turned 25" by Dension Witmer would qualify for two years.

"22" by Richard Buckner qualifies very clearly, but it's too depressing a song to include on any mix about an entire decade of one's life.

Peter, I tried to post on your blog, but was stymied by your security system. I posted about the calendar mix idea a while back, here:

http://specialwayofbeingafraid.blogspot.com/2005/11/mix-2-calendar.html

We had three overlaps.

21: "Unemployed in Summertime," Emiliana Torrini

29: "Twenty Nine" by Ryan Adams.

21: Hives - Statecontrol
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/h/thehiveslyrics/statecontrollyrics.html

21. This is getting into ancient territory, but Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" would qualify here

My security system's been acting funny. Lately, it gives some internal server error that makes it look like the post has failed, even though it's actually worked just fine. And if you try to preview the post, it messes things up and gives the "I've activated a feature to prevent malicious posting" malarky. I don't know what's going on there, but at least it keeps out the ridiculous amounts of spam I used to get.

I like your list. I was never happy with my October, as it's an instrumental. It's also nice to see that everyone seems to want to pick September Gurls. There's no other reasonable choice.

(Dan: Sorry to hijack your comment thread.)

(That was of course addressed to JMW, by the way.)

Hey, hijack away.

I also meant to post on your blog, but was barred by your security system, which seems to have taken a personal dislike toward me. On your Rock Around The Clock mix, I would go with Tom Waits' "Ol' 55" for 6 a.m.

25: by the time you're 25, by sleater-kinney.

I'm sure I'll think of more.
I have a friend that we do mix tape games like this all the time... the last one we did were songs referring to murder.

General Rudie is a (disbanded) ska band from Montreal. They have a song called "You're Not 21"
www.generalrudie.net to listen to their last album.

Hmmm. This is harder than I thought.

18 & 23: "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" by Paulo Nutini.

Billy Bragg, A New England - 21 & 22.

(Hi Dan. Long-time lurker, first time commenter).

Here are a couple by Neil Young:

20: "Sugar Mountain"
24: "Old Man"

you've already got "Twenty-four" by Switchfoot, but they've got another song (written when Jon Foreman was turning 22):

"It's my birthday tomorrow / No one hear could know / I was born this Thursday / Twenty-two years ago" (from "Let That Be Enough")

Well, there is a cranberries song called "21." I kind of hate it though, and also it's rather a downer. I was going to mention "old man" (my theme song for the year I was 24) but nicole up there beat me to it.

25: "Chocolate" by Snow Patrol

It's interesting that the majority of the songs are for the twenty-somethings.

I guess, at that age, every year seems like some momentous milestone that should be laden with cosmic meaning or marked with some world-changing accomplishment.

Then you hit your thirties and realize that's all pretty much bullshit.

this could be open to some interpretation, but you could do "Needle Time" by Elvis Costello for 27.

The lyrics....
"I've got this suitcase of phony wisdom to dispense
These twenty-seven or so years
You'd think I (would have) made them some cents
Now they want me fingerprinted
Like I was smuggling drugs
While the government does deals with the most convenient thugs"

Even if you don't use it, you should check out that album anyway. I can't stop listening to it.

this could be open to some interpretation, but you could do "Needle Time" by Elvis Costello for 27.

The lyrics....
"I've got this suitcase of phony wisdom to dispense
These twenty-seven or so years
You'd think I (would have) made them some cents
Now they want me fingerprinted
Like I was smuggling drugs
While the government does deals with the most convenient thugs"

Even if you don't use it, you should check out that album anyway. I can't stop listening to it.

ooops.

in fact it's so good i had to say it twice.

you suck ultimate balls geek man

oh yeah.... i can't believe you don't have "niteclub" by the old 97's for 22.

"The Good Life" by Weezer might fit as an end to the mix too, although they don't mention a certain age in it.