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No, that lyric wasn’t written by the Byrds in 1965, and even atheists who hear “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on oldies radio might want to understand that the song is drawing from a deep well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 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

As with his later books, “The Old Barrio Guide” made it clear that most of the oldies beloved in his community came from African American artists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"It's a couple of oldies - he's probably favourite," said O'Sullivan.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The music is some kind of oldies rock 'n roll that Lola might boogie to while gardening.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio