My wish, everyone’s wish I’m sure, is that at 90 years old I can say, without crossing my fingers, that “My Way” was my theme song. Right now my way isn’t always clear, but my fingers are crossed. Until that time it’s tempting to go with Tori Amos’s Girl Disappearing, but that’s predictable, not old school enough for the occasion, and I’m tired of metaphors. Sometimes saying it like it is is better. If it weren’t labeled “Old School” I go with India Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair”. This because I am not my hair, nor are you, a good thing for those who happen to be bald.

This version with Pink.

The Old School label leads me down elder street where it’s back to metaphors with Moon River, a good theme for this time of my life. I loved this song before I ever saw the film.

The song, as everyone living on the planet knows, is from the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Audrey Hepburn sang it in the movie, on the original soundtrack it was dubbed. The song has many covers, from Mancini’s orchestrated soundtrack version, Streisand, the version my grandmother insists is the best - Andy Williams, Lena Horne, Morrissey, Diana Ross with Carreras Domingo, Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Elton Johns kick-ass version, Andrea Ross, Sarah Brightman and more, including some entertaining you tubers performances.

I’m going with R.E.M today, because Michael Stipes with hair was before my time ( Old School). He’s not his hair either, as we’ve seen over the years, but I like this version. Enjoy them all via the links.

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