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Oldies Lyrics
Oldies lyrics once were considered nothing but that – old.
But gone are those days, now they are considered classics in an industry that sometimes seems to be running out of ideas.
With revivals, remixes and retouches, oldies song lyrics have come back with a vengeance. And why not? Indeed, some of the most beautiful and meaningful
songs that we know come from those magic years of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's.
Think about it – you can change the singer, you can change the music treatment, but the song lyrics... they never change.
To this date, the music lyrics of What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong, 1940's) can make any person regardless of age, sex or race, sit back
for a few seconds and just feel darn good about himself/herself and everything and everyone. Now THAT is the power of good music lyrics!
What happened to the 50's? Why, Frankie Avalon, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers and... ELVIS PRESLEY!
The 60's was a very turbulent period for the United States and the music scene addressed this call by producing song lyrics for what is now known as
'soul music' and R&B. And the most popular of this oldies lyrics genre? The Motown of course!
With all of these changes, Britain was not far behind and gave the world Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan and The Beatles.
The early part of the 70's saw the advent of heavy metal and punk music, but this era will probably be most remembered for the Bee Gees, John Travolta
and the smashing success of the music lyrics of Saturday Night Fever.
Whether they are called oldies or classics, for a great many, the song lyrics produced in these eras will just be plainly categorized as timeless.
And so take part in those memorable songs by searching for free oldies lyrics here at a-z-music-lyrics.com.
I have the most popular song lyrics of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's from the most prominent artists of that time. Seek your favorite oldies lyrics
and you shall find them!
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Beatles, The [Back to Top]
De Burgh, Chris [Back to Top]
Eagles [Back to Top]
Falco [Back to Top]
Gabriel, Peter [Back to Top]
Idol, Billy [Back to Top]
Pet Shop Boys [Back to Top]
REM [Back to Top]
Sandra [Back to Top]
Turner, Tina [Back to Top]
Whitesnake [Back to Top]
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