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This week’s theme is “Songs that includes somebody famous in it.”
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From his 2006 album, Water and Bridges, Kenny Rogers’ The Last 10 Years chronicles life on the planet, milestones achieved, hardships and tragedies… and the lives lost by those who’d made their mark in history and our hearts.
Though I”m still not over the cosmetic surgery that forever changed his appearance, that voice is still classic Kenny.
FUN FACTS:
- Kenny Rogers has recorded 65 albums and sold over 165 million records.
- On January 28, 1985, Rogers was one of the 45 artists who recorded the worldwide charity song We Are the World to support hunger victims in Africa.
- He has charted more than 60 top 40 hit singles (including two number ones—Lady and Islands in the Stream).
- As an entrepreneur, he collaborated with former Kentucky Fried Chicken CEO John Y. Brown Jr. in 1991 to start up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters.
Enjoy!
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The Last 10 Years
by Kenny Rogers
Songwriters: Tommy Conners / David Vincent Williams
Oh, the last ten years, it’s been quite trip
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip
But within the realm of our atmosphere
We’re ’bout as out of whack as we’ve ever been in a million years
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip
But within the realm of our atmosphere
We’re ’bout as out of whack as we’ve ever been in a million years
We watched the Y2K scare in a panic
An’ we watched as time proved Nostradamus wrong
An’ we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet
An’ cellular replaced the telephone
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles an’ Johnny Cash
We even lost Superman, hmm
An’ we watched as time proved Nostradamus wrong
An’ we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet
An’ cellular replaced the telephone
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles an’ Johnny Cash
We even lost Superman, hmm
Well, the last ten years, look at the hills we’ve climbed
The best golfer’s black, the best rapper’s white an’ it’s about damn time
But we best beware, there’s a brand new fight you see
An’ I hate to say, we might be our own worst enemy
The best golfer’s black, the best rapper’s white an’ it’s about damn time
But we best beware, there’s a brand new fight you see
An’ I hate to say, we might be our own worst enemy
We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage
An’ we watched a US President get caught
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish
We all cried when we watched those towers fall
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I am
We even lost Superman
An’ we watched a US President get caught
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish
We all cried when we watched those towers fall
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I am
We even lost Superman
Expensive gas an’ free downloads
The dot-com boom, an’ reality shows
What’s gonna happen next
Is anybody’s guess
The dot-com boom, an’ reality shows
What’s gonna happen next
Is anybody’s guess
Satellite radio and hybrid cars
Hand-held computers an’ a trip to Mars
It’s all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years
Hand-held computers an’ a trip to Mars
It’s all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years
In the last ten years
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash
Hell, we even lost Superman
Gonna miss you, Chris
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash
Hell, we even lost Superman
Gonna miss you, Chris
Compiled from Genius Lyrics, Google, Wikipedia, Songfacts.com, and YouTube.
Nesie's Place 
Kenny Rogers does have that distinctive voice you’d recognize anywhere. New song for me, though. So much history mentioned in this one. Super choice. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Nope, you can never mistake that voice! I had never heard this one before, though and it was a great one, thanks for sharing! 🙂
We used to have some kind of Kenny Rogers restaurant here in a town I used to live in, but I never got the chance to try it before it closed its doors. Not sure if it was the chain you were referring to, just remember seeing his name on the building.
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I played Kenny so much in the 80s, the mister swore the only way he could get my attention was to sing The Gambler! 😀 😀 😀
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LMAO! Heard them all, too, when I was growing up, he was definitely a regular on our record player. Mom even still has the albums. Gotta love the 80’s! 😀
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What a great song! I forget how good Kenny Rogers is. Thanks for sharing this one!
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Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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What a time capsule. It’s been years since seeing or hearing Kenny Rogers. He looks pretty good!
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Great song, I always love Kenny Rogers and he drops a lot of names in this one.
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