Hey, Brits, just fyi: 18 is age of legal adulthood in US, as well.
― a charisma-free shitlord (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 August 2016 15:48 (seven years ago) link
Kate Bush was 13 when she wrote The Man With The Child In His Eyes. Think Stevie Wonder was like 15 when he wrote Uptight as well.
― Matt DC, Monday, 1 August 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
Frankie Lymon, age 13, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."― briania (briania), Friday, October 1, 2004 10:41 AM (11 years ago)
came to post this
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 August 2016 15:51 (seven years ago) link
the Kate Bush writing The Man With The Child In His Eyes when she was 13 thing is always astonishing to me (and apparently it was recorded when she was only 16, a couple of years before the rest of Never For Ever was taped?) I wonder if it was amended and redrafted at all, or if the version she wrote at 13 is the same as the version on the record?
― soref, Monday, 1 August 2016 15:55 (seven years ago) link
Frankie Lymon, age 13, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."
Probably actually written by Herman Santiago, who was 14; Lymon was given dubious credit on some releases
― Josefa, Monday, 1 August 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
I believe so. You mean "The Kick Inside" ? xpost
― Mark G, Monday, 1 August 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONIJXHvoynw
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Monday, 1 August 2016 16:06 (seven years ago) link
^ never heard of this until it showed up in my spotify discover playlist today. officially freaked out.
― chad valley of the shadow of death (ledge), Monday, 1 August 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
yeah it's great
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Monday, 1 August 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
Taylor Swift wrote "Our Song" for her freshman year high school talent show, so I guess about 14
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, 1 August 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
Also, Debbie Gibson was the sole credited writer, performer, and producer on #1 hit "Foolish Beat" at age 17
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, 1 August 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
Suzanne Vega wrote "Silver Lady" when she was 14. A pretty good song that she still plays live occasionally.
― heaven parker (anagram), Monday, 1 August 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
It's too bad he didn't write the song or Jordy would've won this one in a walk.
― a charisma-free shitlord (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 August 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
dunno how y'all feel but I think Ben Lee wrote some pretty solid pop-rock songs w/ Noise Addict when he was 14/15ish.
― alpine static, Monday, 1 August 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
Alex Chilton "The Letter", think he was 16
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Monday, 1 August 2016 22:02 (seven years ago) link
chilton didn't' write that tho
― dynamicinterface, Monday, 1 August 2016 23:50 (seven years ago) link
Mark Radice wrote 'Natural Morning' when he was 8 and recorded it in 1967 when he was 10. quality sunshine pop that could have been a hit in someone else's hands (Frankie Valli covered it the following year, but his recording was never issued)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keknvMXL3Oo
― hippie lady from california who loves that god (unregistered), Tuesday, 2 August 2016 00:20 (seven years ago) link
the answer to this revive is the first Throwing Muses album
1st Donnas album is pretty good too
― ro✧✧✧@il✧✧✧.c✧✧ (sleeve), Tuesday, 2 August 2016 00:23 (seven years ago) link
Jimmy Webb was 19 when he wrote "By The Time I Get To Phoenix."
― henry s, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 18:24 (seven years ago) link