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30-year reunion

2004

Generation

Gen X

You'd be about

70

Middle School

19671969

Awkward dances and your first favorite band.

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

High School

19701974

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

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

First Car

19721974

Windows down, volume up, finally free.

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
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 Pie by Don McLean — cover art
American Pie
Don McLean
1971
Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack — cover art
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
1973
Love's Theme by The Love Unlimited Orchestra — cover art
Without You by Harry Nilsson — cover art
Without You
Harry Nilsson
1972
Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye — cover art
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
1973
Come and Get Your Love by Redbone — cover art
Come and Get Your Love
Redbone
1974

College Years

19741978

Dorm rooms, road trips, and figuring it out.

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

Early Adulthood

19791983

First apartment, first heartbreak, first paycheck.

My Sharona by The Knack — cover art
My Sharona
The Knack
1979
Call Me by Blondie — cover art
Call Me
Blondie
1980
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes — cover art
Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
1981
Physical (Remastered 2021) by Olivia Newton-John — cover art
Physical (Remastered 2021)
Olivia Newton-John
1982
Every Breath You Take by The Police — cover art
Every Breath You Take
The Police
1983
Bad Girls by Donna Summer — cover art
Bad Girls
Donna Summer
1979
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 by Pink Floyd — cover art
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Pink Floyd
1980
Endless Love (Endless Love Soundtrack Version) by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross — cover art
Endless Love (Endless Love Soundtrack Version)
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
1981
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor — cover art
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
1982
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson — cover art
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
1983
Le Freak by Chic — cover art
Le Freak
Chic
1978
Magic by Olivia Newton-John — cover art

The world when you walked the stage

At the MoviesThe Godfather Part II
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
On TVHappy Days
Little House on the Prairie
Good Times
In the HeadlinesNixon resigns
Rubik's Cube invented
Hank Aaron breaks the home-run record

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