You know you’re old when . . .
Some of the vocal artists of the ’60s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers.
They include:
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1. Herman’s Hermits Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Walker
2. The Bee Gees How Can You Mend a Broken Hip
3. Bobby Darin Splish, Splash, I Was Havin’ a Flash
4. Ringo Starr I Get By With a Little Help From Depends
5. Roberta Flack The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face
6. Johnny Nash I Can’t See Clearly Now
7. Paul Simon Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver
8. The Commodores Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom
9. Marvin Gaye Heard It Through the Grape Nuts
10. Procol Harem A Whiter Shade of Hair
11. Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Napping
12. The Temptations Papa’s Got a Kidney Stone
13. Abba Denture Queen
14 . Tony Orlando Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall
15. Helen Reddy I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore
16. Willie Nelson On the Commode Again
17. Leslie Gore It’s My Procedure and I’ll Cry If I Want To
Thanks to cousin Sherry for reminding me just how old I am!
September 27th, 2006 at 6:46:57 AM
It took the Oldies station playing a 1980 Billy Joel song to remind me I’m no teenager anymore.
Ah, that’s not entirely true; my kids do a darn good job of it too. 
September 27th, 2006 at 7:14:09 AM
This is a test. This is only a test. Do not panic!
September 27th, 2006 at 12:38:10 PM
It works. It really works!
September 28th, 2006 at 11:09:53 AM
LMAO! That’s hilarious! I guess we can leave John Prine’s “Please Don’t Bury Me” just as it is…
September 28th, 2006 at 11:26:31 AM
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