Old farts- are you sad to see the music you grew up with become irrelevant?

[Kenrychard]

Its when something that was so edgy my parents hated it I now hear in elevators and stores that I am bothered. I haven't yet encountered irrelevant. I'm 66, had kids late in life, in my 40s. And my kids and their friends, teens to early 20s, will go through my CD collection and be, "Wow, you have this!" and then listen to it and love it.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

During the Wuhan Red Death lockdowns I started watching a ton of U-Tooob vids and I discovered these Reaction Vids. Young kids hearing real music for the first time. I only followed a couple of them and had no idea how many are out there, but here is a montage of these hearing Pink Floyd’s Time for the very first time. Note the emotion it elicits during Gilmour’s soaring solo into the bridge…

There is hope.

 

[Baldo_bearded]

I'm not an old fart, or at least not ready to admit it. Grew up listening to Motown and oldies mostly. It makes me so nostalgic to find a temptations stream or the like now, and I know I will miss it when they are gone.

 

[TallMan69]

I prefer old coot to old fart.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

 

[Caspoggio]

Music itself never really becomes irrelevant, it is always enjoyable, whatever era it comes from, especially instrumental pieces.

Songs that speak of universal and enduring themes, like family, love, joy, fear, sadness, they also remain relevant throughout the ages, even if the musical style dates them to a specific era.

Songs with specific lyrics to a time or event become irrelevant to the current era, very often, but still often encapsulate something more abstract and relatable to current times, even if the specificity of it is now historical. People still sing “The Digger’s Song” from the 17th century as a rail against capitalism and greed, for example

I’m delighted to see music I grew up with still around, but firmly in the historical era category now. There is always so much new to discover and enjoy, and it’s uplifting to see the evolutions and energy that new people bring to music. As it always has