200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #9: AT SEVENTEEN. Continues: tomorrow.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#9

AT SEVENTEEN

JANIS IAN

“…Those of us with ravaged faces,

lacking in the social graces,

desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone…”

Janis Ian penned "At Seventeen", a song that gives a description of what it is like to be an "ugly duckling". She outlines the way a teenager not considered attractive is treated and life from that perspective. It is raw and as brutal as peers can be at that time. Ian does not present a pretty picture of how it is for the girls that are ignored or rejected. 

The song was released as a single in 1975 and was included on her 'Between The Lines' album. Ian's recording won her a Grammy Award.

As new songs are covered on this blog, a definitive version will be added to a spotify playlist. Find it and the other Caffé Latté playlists at:

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https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte/playlist/7FJhffENQ1Siz0aLBE9ilv