21sts, 50ths & the Songs That Mark the Milestones

From Monday 1 November 2025

21sts, 50ths & the Songs That Mark the Milestones

We celebrate the big birthdays – the 21sts that launched us, and the 50ths that polished us!

Your task is simple:
Play a song connected to a milestone birthday. It can be:

🎂 A special song you remember from someone’s 21st or 50th birthday — the one that played while the candles melted, the drinks flowed, or the speeches dragged on…

🎁 A song YOU would choose for someone else’s big day — sentimental, chaotic, nostalgic, or totally unhinged.

😈 Or… if the birthday person was a complete butthead, feel free to pick a song that would’ve made their “special day” very memorable (for all the wrong reasons).

Bring the memories, the madness, and the milestone magic.

Zosia

Johnny Clegg – “The Crossing”

Of the three milestones I remember, my 60th and 70th were both in nature reserves. So we go to the 50th which was a huge party with an “out of Africa” theme. The one song that stands out above the rest is “The crossing”.

Chrisna

Michael Jackson – Billie Jean

It was my best friend Ronel’s 21st birthday in April 1983. This song was dominating the charts and we loved it.