Tracey Thorn's lesson in maturing gracefully

The chanteuse's 'Love and Its Opposite' is a startling album that aims to depict 'real life after 40.' Popular music, common wisdom says, is the province of kids. In 1959 it still hurt to be "a teenager in love," but by 1965 the message had changed to "hope I die before I get old," and from that moment onward, pop's overt bias toward youth increased exponentially.

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