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I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues

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Sometimes doing the math on how old I was when a song was released it just depressing. Take, I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues, for example. This song by Elton John was released in 1983. That's 30 years ago for the mathematically-challenged. Thirty freaking years! I was 13 at the time and loaded with teenage angst. I was in love with being in love and this song played to every emotion I had about what "real" love was supposed to be like. By the time this song was on a regular rotation …

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