I’m Old Fashioned by Ben Paterson

Ruben and I are doing a writing challenge where we each gave each other three songs and we picked one to write about. From Ruben’s list, I chose “I’m Old Fashioned” by Ben Paterson. You can read about the song that Ruben chose from my list on his website.The cover of the album on which Ben Paterson’s “I’m Old Fashioned” features, That Old Feeling is what first stood out to me before I started listening to the song. The cover depicts a pianist sitting with their back to the camera, playing a grand piano, in what I think is Washington Square Park in New York City. I visited Washington Square Park two years ago or so but when I was there I didn’t see many people. Whereas in the cover, the park is full: of people, of music. This makes me think about how a place can come alive at different times of day; how, even when a place is quiet, there may be music and life at different moments.The song itself is delightful. Starting with a piano for the first ten seconds, Paterson then starts…