In this first episode of A Symposium of Popular Songs, we’ll be listening to music about middle age and talking about its various indignities. Send us your song recommendations at symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” (Magic, 2008)
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5:38
T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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7:45
Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al” (Graceland, 1986)
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14:19
Dusty Springfield, “Yesterday When I Was Young” (See All Her Faces, 1972)
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18:39
Jeffrey Eugenides, “Find the Bad Guy”
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21:58
Willie Nelson, “September Song” (Stardust, 1978)
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26:32
Wilco, “When You Wake Up Feeling Old” (Summer Teeth, 1999)
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30:57
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
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33:49
Starflyer 59, “This Recliner” (Miami, 2020)
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38:52
LCD Soundsystem, “Losing My Edge” (single, 2002)
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46:26
Old 97’s, “The New Kid” (Drag It Up, 2004)
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50:56
Luxury, “The Gates of Paradise (Praise Where Praise Is Due)” (Trophies, 2019)
