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時代的流行總是不斷的在變換，對於美國鄉村音樂來說亦復如此。80年代末期，新一代的鄉村歌手如Garth Brooks及Tim McGraw等人掘起，並替鄉村音樂注入了一些不同的元素而謂為潮流。多數的鄉村音樂電台，也不再播放「老派」的鄉村歌曲，此意味著「老」鄉村歌手們，似乎該打包退出他們原先所佔據的舞台。

尤其自1991起，歌曲的銷售開始走上自行下載的電子消費，此更需要電台的播放促銷，卻反而遭到冷落，對老歌手們無異是雪上加霜，曾是炙手可熱的鄉村歌手George Jones也未能倖免。George Jones在1988年曾與女歌手Dolly Parton合錄了一首《Rockin' Years》，卻被歌倫比亞唱片公司擔心因Jones年紀太大，會影響電台的播放機會而將之冷凍。之後另找了年輕的Ricky Van Sheltont重錄，於1991再發行，也果然拿下了鄉村榜的冠軍。該曲歌詞中「And I'll stand by you through our rockin' years ，Rockin' chairs, rockin' babies, rock-a-bye, rock of ages」，有提到Rockin' chairs，不知是否為刻意 ，Jones跟著在1992發行了此首《I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair》，收錄在專輯《Walls Can Fall》中 。

此曲雖非Jones自己所寫，而歌曲內容則完全是針對其個人，不僅反駁時下對他的看法，也表達了他的心聲，他不覺得自己老，也沒準備要退休，他會繼續的唱下去。感覺像一位老兵，要奮戰到最後一刻，的確有些令人動容。歌曲雖然只拿到鄉村榜的第34名，卻獲得不少樂評正面的評價，而Jones自己則認為此曲是他「對音樂的態度」。

 

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亂談(721)Rockin' Years

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I don't need your rockin' chair

Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired

Well I don't need your rockin' chair

 

I ain't ready for the junkyard yet
Cause I still feel like a new corvette
It might take a little longer but I'll get there

Well I don't need your rockin' chair

 

I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired

Well I don't need this rockin' chair

 

Retirement don't fit in my plans
You can keep your seat I'm a gonna stand
An Eskimo needs a Fridgedaire

Like I need your rockin' chair

 

I don't need your rockin' chair
Your Geritol or your Medicare
Well I still got Neon in my veins
This grey hair don't mean a thing
I do my rockin' on the stage
You can't put this possum in a cage
My body's old but it ain't impaired

Well I don't need your rockin' chair

 

My body's old but it ain't impaired
Well I don't need your rockin' chair
Uh huh.