Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1923

Your twenties, 1943–1952: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1943–1952

  1. You were 20in 194340s

    14 songs
    If You Please

    If You Please

    Bing Crosby
    That Old Black Magic

    That Old Black Magic

    Glenn Miller
    Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

    Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

    Judy Garland
    Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Frank Sinatra
    I Heard You Cried Last Night

    I Heard You Cried Last Night

    Harry James and His Orchestra
    It's Always You

    It's Always You

    Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

  2. You were 21in 194440s

    19 songs
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Judy Garland
    I Love You

    I Love You

    Bing Crosby
    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    Frank Sinatra
    I Didn't Know About You

    I Didn't Know About You

    Duke Ellington
    There! I've Said It Again

    There! I've Said It Again

    Vaughn Monroe
    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Johnny Mercer

  3. You were 22in 194540s

    9 songs
    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    Judy Garland
    White Christmas

    White Christmas

    Bing Crosby
    Lover Man

    Lover Man

    Billie Holiday
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Vaughn Monroe
    Candy

    Candy

    Johnny Mercer
    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    Harry James and His Orchestra

  4. You were 23in 194640s

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Louis Jordan
    Ornithology

    Ornithology

    Charlie Parker

  5. You were 24in 194740s

    12 songs
    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Hoagy Carmichael
    Round Midnight

    Round Midnight

    Thelonious Monk
    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    Dick Haymes
    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    Buddy Clark
    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Bill Monroe
    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Dorothy Shay

  6. You were 25in 194840s

    6 songs
    One for My Baby

    One for My Baby

    Frank Sinatra
    Well, You Needn't

    Well, You Needn't

    Thelonious Monk
    Buttons and Bows

    Buttons and Bows

    Dinah Shore
    It's Magic

    It's Magic

    Doris Day
    Manteca

    Manteca

    Dizzy Gillespie
    Serenade of the Bells

    Serenade of the Bells

    Sammy Kaye

  7. You were 26in 194940s

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    Hank Williams
    Ran Kan Kan

    Ran Kan Kan

    Tito Puente
    La Vie en Rose

    La Vie en Rose

    Édith Piaf
    Tennessee Waltz

    Tennessee Waltz

    Pee Wee King

  8. You were 27in 195050s

    I Love You a Thousand Ways

    I Love You a Thousand Ways

    Lefty Frizzell
    Rollin' Stone

    Rollin' Stone

    Muddy Waters

  9. You were 28in 195150s

    5 songs
    3 O'Clock Blues

    3 O'Clock Blues

    B.B. King
    Get Happy

    Get Happy

    Judy Garland
    Mom and Dad's Waltz

    Mom and Dad's Waltz

    Lefty Frizzell
    Straight, No Chaser

    Straight, No Chaser

    Thelonious Monk
    Too Young

    Too Young

    Nat King Cole

  10. You were 29in 195250s

    You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

    Jo Stafford