What’s Your Favorite Retirement Anthem?

As the Memorial Day holiday (and, as tradition holds, summer vacation, generally) approaches, it’s time once again to pick the best song(s) about retirement.

We’ve done this for several years now – and each year has brought together a different playlist. So, as you crank up the tunes – in your car or personal listening device, out by the pool, or as you fire up the grill – this week we wanted to give you a chance to think about – and rank – the best song(s) about retirement.

Now, in fairness, we’ve positioned this question a little differently each year. There’s been the best song about  retirement, the best theme song for retirement, the best retirement anthem, and just the best retirement song.  

Also in years past we’ve done our “voting” via our cage match approach, where you don’t so much pick your favorite song, as choose between two possibilities, and then another two, and another two and… well, you get the picture. It’s fun, but what if the song you really like never comes up for a vote?

This year we’re going to change this up a bit – giving you a chance to pick your favorite three retirement anthems – and may the best song(s) win!

You can pick your (and thus, our) favorite retirement plan anthem(s) at https://www.research.net/r/CLMG8Z7.

Past as Prologue

Last year it was the best song about retirement, and the winner(s) were:

1. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals  
2. Good Times Roll – The Cars
3. Take It Easy – The Eagles
4. I’m Free – The Who
5. You Can't Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones

The year before that the top five were:

1. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow – Fleetwood Mac 
2. Changes in Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes – Jimmy Buffet
3. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals
4. When I’m 64 – The Beatles
5. Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson

And the year before that it was:

1. Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
2. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
3. Already Gone – Eagles
4. A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
5. The Best is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra

And (for you true retirement song aficionados), the year before that?  Well, we had a completely different top five:

1. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals
2. Too Much Time on My Hands – Styx
3. I Can’t Hold Back – Survivor
4. Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
5. Too Late to Turn Back Now – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

What will top our retirement song chart this year? You’ll be the judge(s).

Reminder: You can pick your favorite retirement plan anthem(s) at https://www.research.net/r/CLMG8Z7.

And, of course, we’ll have it all wrapped up for you on Friday – in time for you to build your playlist!