Something different...

I began by looking for a video clip of a performer I was reminded of by a recent Jethro Tull concert.
It was his falsetto I recalled with 'Tull's' "Mine is the Mountain" (the refrain sung by Ian Anderson).

Meanwhile the Tull vid is drawing all sorts of discussions, Anderson should give it up, what's a Jethro Tull, give them a break, respect the legend, people age, parallels to Robert Plant and others ... OK, so this is for all the old folks still bogeying away, be it on stage for generations of fans, or on the couch or rocking to oldies or tuning into the current decade's music.... This is for those who can and do.

Little Feat: Old Folks' Boogie

Old Folks Boogie

Off our rockers, actin' crazy
With the right medication we won't be lazy
Doin' the old folks boogie
Down on the farm
Wheelchairs, they was locked arm in arm
Paired off pacemakers with matchin' alarms
Gives us jus' one more chance
To spin one more yarn

And you know that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Doin' the old folks boogie
And boogie we will
'Cause to us the thought's as good as a thrill

Back at the home,
No time is your own,
Facilities there, they're all out on loan
The bank foreclose, and your bankruptcy shows
And your credit creeps to an all-time low

So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Try and get a rise from an atrophied muscle,
And the nerves in your thigh just quivers and fizzles
So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill

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Little Feat - song by Paul Barrere

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