The Fab Four have been retired from the music scene for quite some time, and with only half of the original members still alive, the prospect of a full-on reunion is not within the realm of possibility. Some superfans of The Beatles, however, have taken this reunion into their own hands by creating cover bands that focus solely on playing Lennon-McCartney hits.

I recently saw The Nowhere Band, a Fab Four cover band, on Jan. 14 in Eldorado.

As I witnessed my favorite band's classics being performed, the spectacle of recreating music from a previous generation made me think about my own future, and whether or not similar messages would be expressed musically 50 years from now.

One thing that made me think was the audience — made up of mostly older people — and its dancing. The dancers showed off their skills by swaying, twisting and grooving during the performance.

So, I started thinking: What would happen decades from now if a similar concert highlighted today's hits? Would 60- and 70-year-olds shuffle to LMFAO? Would senior citizens in 2075 be "popping and locking" to one of Usher's song? And worst of all, would it be possible to witness older people grinding to Skrillex?

Hopefully none of these scenarios will come to fruition.

In addition to the dancing, I also realized that this concert may have reinvigorated some bygone relationships that may have started when these songs were first released. This lead me to wonder: Would I rekindle an old flame by listening to Arcade Fire songs decades from now? Would I share a dance with my spouse to a Beirut song that came out the year we graduated high school? All sorts of thoughts filled my brain as the four middle-aged musicians got back on stage.

Ben Montoya is a sophomore at Santa Fe High School. He can be reached at booga274@gmail.com.