[Music] Finally the Boomer Anthem has been put out to pasture

[MattBackHome]

I'm hactually seeing Billy Joel live for the first time ever on Friday at Hyde Park (trains inshallah) and my Gen X knickers are wet with anticipation.

 

[BadFish]

Great song, one hit wonders though?

Who needs hits when you make music as good as they did

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Not content with ruining the economy, environment, and the planet in general, with your 'im alright jack - but didn't we have it hard' mantra.
You Boomers also ruined music with your woe is me anthem.

Well not any more, thankfully Fall Out Boy has come to the rescue of us young'uns and we've made your dirge relevant.



Unsurprisingly you Boomers aren't happy, probably because you can no longer randomly shout "JFK blown away what else do I have to say", like that has some kind of meaning.

You ok hun xx?
(I mean, could you you kindly translate this post into something easily understandable?

 

[Crawley Dingo]

Shallow and irrelevant cultural politics.

I got called a child of the 60s by a millennial when I said to him I was born in 67. So boomers may be the most deluded of generations but they are not the most stupid imo.

 

[Brovion]

I would say Blowing in the wind is more of a boomer anthem.

Good choice. The Boomers were the first generation to care about injustice and the environment, even if they didn't get everything right. All young people care about today is getting 'likes' on their social media accounts.

*Ducks out of thread before the inevitable abuse about that generalisation*

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

That moment when he finds out Fall Out Boy are made up of Gen X and Xennials.

 

[BrianB]

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

That moment when he finds out Fall Out Boy are made up of Gen X and Xennials.

When I read your post I wondered what the f*** a Xennial was.

Turns out its me.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Boomer anthem? I'm absolute peak boomer and it's not a song I've ever heard. How on earth can it be described as anthem?

Seriously? What gives?

 

[pasty]

When I read your post I wondered what the f*** a Xennial was.

Turns out its me.

I’ve never understood any of the generational names. Don’t even know what I am.

Born in ‘65 makes me a what?

 

[BNthree]

Is it really such a Boomer anthem?

 

[Javeaseagull]

As a boomer I look back fondly on the days we had electric vehicles delivering milk and more in recyclable containers. University was free as was the NHS including Dentists. We didn’t have billionaires or food banks either so who f***ed that lot up?

 

[GT49er]

I was thinking American Pie but, yes, Blowing in the Wind is a good suggestion

The Times They Are A Changin for me. Dylan at his most brilliant.

Won't Get Fooled Again (for the behefit of weenies who moan about boomers and have never heard of it, it's a song by The Who, who were an extremely good band). Every time!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I’ve never understood any of the generational names. Don’t even know what I am.

Born in ‘65 makes me a what?

First year of Gen X.

 

[Wozza]

Actual boomer anthem...

 

[BadFish]

Good choice. The Boomers were the first generation to care about injustice and the environment, even if they didn't get everything right. All young people care about today is getting 'likes' on their social media accounts.

*Ducks out of thread before the inevitable abuse about that generalisation*

2 Likes so far . . you're doing well

 

[Icy Gull]

Actual boomer anthem...

Just the seven years too early for new born Baby Boomers

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Good choice. The Boomers were the first generation to care about injustice and the environment, even if they didn't get everything right. All young people care about today is getting 'likes' on their social media accounts.

*Ducks out of thread before the inevitable abuse about that generalisation*

Not really abuse but, if you know that it's going to ruffle feathers – and you know it's an inaccurate generalisation – why make it in the first place?

 

[Stat Brother]

I’ve never understood any of the generational names. Don’t even know what I am.

Born in ‘65 makes me a what?

I'll let you into a little secret - neither have I.
Just blag it and nobody will notice.