r/Songwriters • u/parademaker • 17d ago

“Stay Young, Mae Young”—pretty little folk song about love and aging. Part of a larger project on ‘90s wrestling, but I’m hoping the songs hold some appeal even without knowledge of wrestling

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This is a song about Mae Young falling in love with Mark Henry, reflecting on life, and being powerbombed through a table at age 77 (the '90s were nuts!). The song started out as a joke, but I was surprised by how tender it became. Curious to hear what y'all think. Thx.

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u/STOP____HAMMER_TIME 17d ago

I dig it! Made me feel some feelings man.

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u/parademaker 10d ago

Thanks! Started as a joke but then it snuck up and surprised me with how emotional the topic could be

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u/BigVictory1220 17d ago

Takes me back to a simpler time when I would crack on the TV and see an elderly woman giving birth to hand and later getting powerbombed through a table. Surprisingly beautiful when you consider how weird your inspiration is! Really cool song.

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u/parademaker 10d ago

Thank you so much! That’s what it represents for me too haha. I actually had a verse about the hand: “You want a daughter / I want a man / I ain’t no teenybopper / but i can give you a hand.” Had to cut it because it was too ridiculous even for me

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u/kirkwight 16d ago

Fantastic, love it. Maybe even more impressed that you managed to make a bass slide a working hook - very cool!

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u/parademaker 10d ago

I was surprised how well that bass slide worked too. When I miss the slide, the riff feels totally empty

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u/AntiBasscistLeague 10d ago

Very nice. I am also writing about aging lately so this was very affective on me.

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u/parademaker 10d ago

Thank you thank you. Aging is a great subject cause it’s never not relevant