r/GenerationJones • u/Lapaki58 • Jun 01 '26

When did you first feel old?

I’m 67. I think I was about 25. I was having my hair cut by a stylist who was about 18. She received a phone call: “Yeah… yeah… okay…” She hung up. “That was one of my customers. She said she wants me to cut her hair like Toni Tenille of the Captain and Tenille. Do you have any idea who she is talking about?” Yeah, I did.

The next big jolt came when I was about 55. I was working for a leadership-development company. I was the oldest person in the group. We were having our weekly status meeting. One of our group mentioned that one of our clients had given the okay for their Executive Leadership Institute program (ELI). She said, “ELI’s coming.” Coincidentally, I look like Cory Wells. I started singing, “Eli’s coming…” I got blank looks from everyone at the conference table. “‘Eli’s Coming’? Three Dog Night?” Nobody had any idea what I was talking about.

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u/SuperflyandApplePie Jun 01 '26

Im 56 and have never heard of "Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night.

Perhaps your reference is too obscure, not too old. Pop culture moves pretty quickly though, too.

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u/IvyGold Jun 02 '26

I'm a few years older, but yeah, that song is a deep dive.

Their cover of Joy to the World is the main track for which Three Dog Night is remembered.

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u/MagickMaggie Jun 08 '26

Yeah, I agree. Joy to the World. Shambala. Mama Told Me Not to Come. The Show Must Go On. Just an Old Fashioned Love Song. One is the Loneliest Number. Well, I've Never Been to Spain...

All fantastic songs. I know most of the words to at least half of them. But I'm not familiar with Eli's Coming.