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'Help the Aged' by Pulp is a 1998 rock track from the album 'This Is Hardcore'. The lyrics take a directly exhortative stance towards ageing and care, urging listeners not to consign older people to isolation, but to offer practical and emotional support. A refrain of assistance sits alongside images of people who once lived more like you, complete with hints of youthful self-indulgence, then pivots to the need for somewhere humane to land. One line sums up the attitude, “Help the aged”.
"Help the Aged" is a single by Pulp, from the album This Is Hardcore, released 18th March 1998. The track is 4:29 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.
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