oldie
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Yet the 76-year-old singer and songwriter remains a much-talked-about pop-culture fixture, not least on TikTok, where his oldie “Zanzibar” never seems far from cropping up on one’s scroll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
The PA played an oldie: “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” while the ice crew picked up the hats.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
It's an oldie but a goodie, I guess.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
But she added: "They will do just fine. Wish them luck from an oldie, tell them enjoy their youthful looks while they can."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
Putting shrink film on windows to lock in heat and reduce drafts is an oldie, but a goodie.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
"It wasn't just the oldies who knew it the first time around. It's a classic song - it was really lovely hearing kids singing along with it."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We're a bunch of oldies, but everyone gets stressed, everyone suffers loss and gets sad, everyone's happy, everyone has people in their life they love and people who annoy them," Forte said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
"It's a couple of oldies - he's probably favourite," said O'Sullivan.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
The jams are mostly rock oldies, Lennon’s deeply ingrained repertory from the early Beatles days, and they offer a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the more relaxed, private side of his music making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
“All they play are oldies now. I thought it was a joke at first, or something Washington wanted, but apparently that’s all that gets requested these days.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
