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"Old Hippie" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from their album ''Howard & David''. The song reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in July 1985〔(The Bellamy Brothers Chart History )〕 and No. 1 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.〔(RPM Country Tracks )〕 In June 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked "Old Hippie" 95th in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.〔http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/100-greatest-country-songs-of-all-time-20140601/95-bellamy-brothers-old-hippie-1985-0243162〕 ==Song background== The title "Old Hippie" refers to the unnamed title character, an aging hippie who uses marijuana, listens to the Woodstock-influenced rock music of the late 1960s and for years refuses to let go of his lifestyle, despite societal changes around him. It is also explained that, sometime prior to Woodstock, he was drafted to Vietnam and forced to "become a man while he was still a boy." Afterward, he began waiting in for something good to happen in his life, before adopting his way of life. Eventually, the man does change, taking up such interests as jogging while staying away from parties and nightclubs. The song's lyrics reference the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, which had taken place in August 1969, and the December 1980 shooting death of John Lennon. Two versions of the song exist. In addition to a slightly different guitar lick at the end, the major difference comes at the line "''He's got young friends into new wave ... ''". The album version follows with the line, "''but he's just too friggin' old,''" while the single version replaces the word "friggin'" with "damn." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Hippie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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