Unlike what my daughter told me after she had her first boyfriend break-up (“Dad, how come EVERY song is about love?”), some songs are about hip replacement surgery.
Here is a playlist for you by artists who have experienced hip pain and then released an updated version of their previous hit:
> How Do You Mend A Broken Hip? – The BeeGees
> What Is Hip? – Tower Of Power
> By The Time I Get To Phoenix, I Will Need A New Hip – Glen Campbell
> Get Up, Stand Up, Use Your Walker – Bob Marley & The Wailers
> It’s Too Late, But Not For My New Hip – Carole King
> I Can See For Miles, And Now I Can Walk For Miles Too – The Who
> Hit The Road Jack, For Your Hip Rehab – Ray Charles
> I Will Survive With My New Hip – Gloria Gaynor
> No Longer Killing Me Softly With His Bad Hip – Roberta Flack
> You Make Me Feel Brand New With A Hip Replacement – The Stylistics
> Papa’s Got A Brand New Hip – James Brown
> I Walk The Line, And It’s, Finally, A Straight Line – Johnny Cash
> I Saw Her Standing There With A New Hip – The Beatles
> Help Me (Pay For This Hip) – Joni Mitchell
> I Feel Really, Really, Really Good – James Brown
> Stand By Your Man, Now That He Has A New Hip – Tammy Wynette
Tunes To Relieve Pain – You will experience post-surgical pain by watching these videos.
> How Do You Mend A Broken Hip? – The BeeGees
> What Is Hip? – Tower Of Power
> By The Time I Get To Phoenix, I Will Need A New Hip – Glen Campbell
> Get Up, Stand Up, Use Your Walker – Bob Marley & The Wailers
> It’s Too Late, But Not For My New Hip – Carole King
> I Can See For Miles, And Now I Can Walk For Miles Too – The Who
> Hit The Road Jack, For Your Hip Rehab – Ray Charles
> I Will Survive With My New Hip – Gloria Gaynor
> No Longer Killing Me Softly With His Bad Hip – Roberta Flack
> You Make Me Feel Brand New With A Hip Replacement – The Stylistics
> Papa’s Got A Brand New Hip – James Brown
> I Walk The Line, And It’s, Finally, A Straight Line – Johnny Cash
> I Saw Her Standing There With A New Hip – The Beatles
> Help Me (Pay For This Hip) – Joni Mitchell
> I Feel Really, Really, Really Good – James Brown
> Stand By Your Man, Now That He Has A New Hip – Tammy Wynette