Welcome fans, friends, listeners, lovers, senior citizens from coast to coast and around the world. Welcome to Vol. 23 of "From My Home to Yours", titled "Old Bones". Old bones, hell yes! I got 'em! And they speak to me every day. They snap, pop or crack inside my knees. My knees have a language all of their own, and I listen to them. Here is Guided by Voices, with "Old Bones".
And that was Toby Keith with "As Good As I Once Was". Quote: "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once, as I ever was". God damn straight! And, uh, before that, that was Guided by Voices, formed in Dayton, Ohio, in 1983. They have released 30 full-length albums and they thrive on a very, very dedicated cult following. This is Murray Ross, with "Old Bones".
That was Jerry Lee Lewis with George Jones, singing "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age". Let me know about that. Hell, I'm 71. Anybody wants to do something about that, you know where to find me! Don't be ashamed of your age". All right. Here's Carl Perkins with a song that I … I just love this song. It is called "The Class of '55".
That was Bob Dylan and one of his greatest songs about time moving on: "Restless Farewell", borrowing the melody of the Irish traditional, "The Parting Glass". And this is Moe Bandy, with "Till I'm Too Old to Die Young".
That was Marion Bandy, born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1944, nicknamed Moe by his Pop. This is my good friend, John Mellencamp … I played on a few of Johnny's tracks on his upcoming record. We had a great time out there in Bloomington, Indiana. I'm sending all my love to Johnny Mellencamp and Ms. M. This is called "Don't Need This Body".
That was John Mellencamp, the Bloomington Flash, with "Don't Need This Body". Before that, Moe Bandy. And this is "Veronica", Elvis Costello's beautiful song about Alzheimer's, written with Paul McCartney. It was inspired by Elvis' own grandmother, who experienced severe memory loss.
Thank you, Elvis. Coming up, Lefty Frizzell, with one of my favorite Lefty Frizzell tunes, "I'm an Old, Old Man (But I Don't Want to Go Home)". Come on, Lefty!
That was Joe Grushecky with "I Still Look Good” — damn good! — "for Sixty". And before that, Lefty Frizzell. Damn straight! All right. What do we got here? This is the Would-Be-Goods. They are a British indie-pop band fronted by singer Jessica Griffin, and this is a very cool little song called "Too Old".
That was The Would-Be-Goods. Coming up, Kitty Wells.
That was yours truly, with "Kingdom of Days", and before that, Kitty Wells with her lovely interpretation of "Forever Young". And that's our show. Until we meet again, stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive, and may you stay forever young. Go in peace.
