Possible Clues:

• Song from yesteryear
• Motown track, say
• 'Grandad' perhaps, vintage record?
• "Under the Boardwalk," e.g.
• "It's an ___ but a goodie"
• Song that's passe
• Any hit by the Everly Brothers, e.g
• Venerable person/thing
• Veteran with nothing left to pass on
• Record held for decades?