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30-year reunion

2000

Generation

Gen X

You'd be about

74

Middle School

19631965

Awkward dances and your first favorite band.

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
Wooly Bully (Re-Recorded) by Pharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs — cover art
Wooly Bully (Re-Recorded)
Pharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
1965
The End of the World by Skeeter Davis — cover art
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis
1963
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
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
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones — cover art
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1965
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
You Were On My Mind by We Five — cover art
You Were On My Mind
We Five
1965
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton — cover art
Blue Velvet
Bobby Vinton
1963

High School

19661970

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

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
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel — cover art
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
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
(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
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin — cover art
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
1966
Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry — cover art
Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
1967

First Car

19681970

Windows down, volume up, finally free.

Hey Jude by The Beatles — cover art
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1968
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
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
(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
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
American Woman by The Guess Who — cover art
American Woman
The Guess Who
1970
(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
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head by B.J. Thomas — cover art
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
B.J. Thomas
1970

College Years

19701974

Dorm rooms, road trips, and figuring it out.

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
The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand — cover art
The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
1974
(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
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks — cover art
Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
1974
American Woman by The Guess Who — cover art
American Woman
The Guess Who
1970
I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King — cover art
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
1971

Early Adulthood

19751979

First apartment, first heartbreak, first paycheck.

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
My Sharona by The Knack — cover art
My Sharona
The Knack
1979
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
Bad Girls by Donna Summer — cover art
Bad Girls
Donna Summer
1979
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John — cover art
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
1975
Best of My Love by The Emotions — cover art
Best of My Love
The Emotions
1977

The world when you walked the stage

At the MoviesPatton
M*A*S*H
Love Story
On TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Partridge Family
Monday Night Football
In the HeadlinesFirst Earth Day
Beatles break up
The floppy disk is introduced

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