Generation Gap Musical Interlude

Dear Digital Natives

I hope you are not too angry that I called you out on your ("lack of") manners. I am over thirty something, so I guess I am old enough to be cranky. Anyway, here is a song from my dad's era, that still resonates. I think it will cheer you up! Dr. B.

Reference Below from Wikipedia

"My Generation" is a song by the British rock group The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. The song was named the 11th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll.[3] It's also part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. In 2009 it was named the 37th Greatest Hard Rock Song by VH1.[4] The song, composed by Pete Townshend at the age of twenty in 1965, was written for rebellious British youths called Mods, and expressed their feeling that older people "just don't get it".



The song was released as a single on 5 November 1965, reaching #2 in the UK, the Who's highest charting single in their home country [5] and #74 in America.[6] "My Generation" also appeared on The Who's 1965 debut album, My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation in the United States), and in greatly extended form on their live album Live at Leeds (1970). The Who re-recorded the song for the Ready Steady Who! EP in 1966, but this version was only released in 1995 on the remastered version of the A Quick One album. The main difference between this version and the original is that instead of the hail of feedback which ends the original, the band play a chaotic rendition of Edward Elgar's "Land of Hope and Glory". In the album's liner notes the song is credited to both Townshend and Elgar. A music video featuring a montage of live performance clips has been played on music stations."

Lyrics

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)



Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)






This is my generation


This is my generation, baby






Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)






This is my generation


This is my generation, baby






Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)






This is my generation


This is my generation, baby






People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)


Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)






This is my generation


This is my generation, baby