Ever wonder what happened to that little hottie from Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen" that had no idea who Aretha Franklin was? Well she's 51 now. (For the record, I was 18 in 1980 and, thanks to the "Blues Brothers", damn well knew who she was.)
Other name-checked song subjects haven't fared much better:
Stevie Nicks's protagonist is on "The Edge of 48" (1981)
Kiss's "Christine Sixteen" is sharing her 51st birthday with Steely Dan's chanteuse (1977)
Alice Cooper probably sounds even more confused and conflicted singing "I'm 60" (1970)
Chuck Berry (who I hope to see next Wednesday - hang in there Chuck!) is now paying homage to "Sweet Little 70". (1958)
. . . and top of the heap, Jimmy Buffett's Pirate is now looking at 78. (1974)
It could be worse. The man who sang "When I'm 64" hit that milestone six years ago, but sadly two of his band-mates didn't make it past 40 and 58 respectively.
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