The elderly rockers known as The Zimmers (the name comes from the Zimmer frame, the British term for a walker) entered the British Top 40 chart Monday at No. 26 with their guitar-smashing take on The Who's "My Generation." The group, whose average age is 78, was formed by Tim Samuels for a BBC documentary. Samuels said the band was intended to combat the victim status of the elderly.
"If you can judge a society by how well it treats its old people, we'd be in trouble," Samuels said. "I wanted to do something to help them fight back; something with a little bit of attitude and chutzpah." "My Generation" was recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios, and there's a great picture of group members crossing the street the way the Beatles did on their Abbey Road album cover. The single is now on iTunes and all proceeds to go charity.
Haven't seen this yet? You should: the song on YouTube and the band's MySpace.
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