Name: Twenty-Nine
Duration: P00H02M40S
Description: My aunt and sister have a recurring joke where if anyone asks them how old they are turning at a birthday, etc., they always say "29" or "29 again". While it is still funny, there is an inherent sadness behind it (as many jokes do when you overthink them). I wrote this song in response to this societal idea of women, younger and older, being expected to perpetually look and act roughly 29.

Twenty-Nine

from Twenty-Nine b/w Reciprocate by Little Fanfare

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My aunt and sister have a recurring joke where if anyone asks them how old they are turning at a birthday, etc., they always say "29" or "29 again". While it is still funny, there is an inherent sadness behind it (as many jokes do when you overthink them). I wrote this song in response to this societal idea of women, younger and older, being expected to perpetually look and act roughly 29.

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Twenty-Nine

Who decided pigtails have to come down
At the same time that hemlines start to crawl their way up?
What happened to the phase between playing princess
And getting it inked on your back?

They love to tell you who you are.

She’s already twenty-nine.
Is there only twenty-nine?

When did they take salt and pepper off of the table?
There’s no room for shades of gray;
Keep it chestnut or mahogany.
Keep every laugh inside
To stay away all of the smile-lines
Whom will we look up to if
The only concern is whom we are looking at?

They love to tell you who you are.

She’s still just twenty-nine.
Is there only twenty-nine?

Fourteen or forty-one: look whatever age you want.
I’m thinking of a number between
None and of-my-business.

Only twenty-nine.
Is there only twenty-nine?

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from Twenty-Nine b/w Reciprocate, released September 1, 2022
Recorded between 2021 and 2022 at The Iceberg Lounge in Tacoma, WA.

Lyrical Consultant and Foot-in-mouth Avoidance Supervisor: Hilary Joyner

Dedicated to Shelly Joyner and Cheri Theil as well as anyone else feeling the pressure of having another 29th birthday.

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Little Fanfare Tacoma, Washington

Space Ballads and Rock and Roll from Tacoma, WA with a lot of Memphis, TN thrown in.

Fletch Joyner - Vocals and Guitar
Anson Scarbrough - Bass and Vocals
Bobby Theil - Drums and Vocals
David Lee Jr. - Keys and Vocals ... more

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