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30-year reunion

1999

Generation

Gen X

You'd be about

75

Middle School

19621964

Awkward dances and your first favorite band.

Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art
Stranger On the Shore
Acker Bilk
1962
Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys — cover art
Surfin' U.S.A.
The Beach Boys
1963
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles — cover art
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
1964
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles — cover art
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
1962
The End of the World by Skeeter Davis — cover art
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis
1963
Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp — cover art
Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp
1962
Rhythm of the Rain (LP Version) by The Cascades — cover art
Rhythm of the Rain (LP Version)
The Cascades
1963
Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong — cover art
Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong
1964
Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton — cover art
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton
1962
He's So Fine by The Chiffons — cover art
He's So Fine
The Chiffons
1963
Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison — cover art
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1964
The Stripper by David Rose — cover art
The Stripper
David Rose
1962

High School

19651969

The lunch table, the hallway crush, the parking lot.

Wooly Bully (Re-Recorded) by Pharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs — cover art
Wooly Bully (Re-Recorded)
Pharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
1965
California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas — cover art
California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas
1965
To Sir With Love by Lulu — cover art
To Sir With Love
Lulu
1967
Hey Jude by The Beatles — cover art
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968
Sugar, Sugar by The Archies — cover art
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
1969
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops — cover art
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
Four Tops
1965
96 Tears by ? and The Mysterians — cover art
The Letter by The Box Tops — cover art
The Letter
The Box Tops
1967
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat — cover art
Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat
1968
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension — cover art
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
1969
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones — cover art
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1965
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin — cover art
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
1966

First Car

19671969

Windows down, volume up, finally free.

To Sir With Love by Lulu — cover art
To Sir With Love
Lulu
1967
Hey Jude by The Beatles — cover art
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968
Sugar, Sugar by The Archies — cover art
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
1969
The Letter by The Box Tops — cover art
The Letter
The Box Tops
1967
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat — cover art
Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat
1968
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension — cover art
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
1969
Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry — cover art
Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
1967
Honey by Bobby Goldsboro — cover art
I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations — cover art
I Can't Get Next to You
The Temptations
1969
Windy by The Association — cover art
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding — cover art
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
1964
Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones — cover art
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
1969

College Years

19691973

Dorm rooms, road trips, and figuring it out.

Sugar, Sugar by The Archies — cover art
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
1969
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel — cover art
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night — cover art
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
1971
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack — cover art
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
1972
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn — cover art
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn
1973
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension — cover art
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
1969
(They Long To Be) Close To You (Live At Féile, Tipperary, Ireland / 1994) by The Cranberries — cover art
(They Long To Be) Close To You (Live At Féile, Tipperary, Ireland / 1994)
The Cranberries
1970
Maggie May by Rod Stewart — cover art
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
1971
Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan — cover art
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1972
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Live) by Jim Croce — cover art
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Live)
Jim Croce
1973
I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations — cover art
I Can't Get Next to You
The Temptations
1969
American Woman by The Guess Who — cover art
American Woman
The Guess Who
1970

Early Adulthood

19741978

First apartment, first heartbreak, first paycheck.

The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand — cover art
The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
1974
Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille — cover art
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille
1975
Silly Love Songs by Wings — cover art
Silly Love Songs
Wings
1976
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart — cover art
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
1977
Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb — cover art
Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
1978
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks — cover art
Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
1974
Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell — cover art
Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
1975
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee — cover art
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
1976
I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb — cover art
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
1977
Night Fever by Bee Gees — cover art
Night Fever
Bee Gees
1977
Love's Theme by The Love Unlimited Orchestra — cover art
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John — cover art
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
1975

The world when you walked the stage

At the MoviesEasy Rider
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Midnight Cowboy
On TVThe Brady Bunch
Scooby-Doo
Sesame Street premieres
In the HeadlinesApollo 11 — Moon landing
Woodstock
ARPANET (the early internet) goes live

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