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When I'm Sixty Four
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Paul McCartney:
Vocals, piano, bass guitar
John Lennon: Electric guitar, vocals
George Harrison: Vocals
Ringo Starr: Drums, bells
Robert Burns: Clarinet
Henry MacKenzie: Clarinet
Frank Reidy: Clarinet
Recorded
December 6, 8, 20, 21 1966.
Available on:
Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Yellow
Submarine (1999 version)
Paul McCartney was just 15 when he wrote the melody to When
I'm Sixty Four. At the time he thought of it as a cabaret
song, influenced by music of the twenties and thirties,
which his father had played as a young musician. Hence clarinets
were used to recreate this kind of atmosphere.
The Beatles
had performed When I'm Sixty Four as an instrumental piece
during pre-fame concerts at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
On June 2 1966, Paul's father turned 64, and it's possible
that this gave Paul the idea to the lyrics.
When I'm
Sixty Four fitted in nicely in the midst of all the psychedelia
on the Sgt. Pepper album.
It's also
worth noting that Sir Paul McCartney turned 64 years old
on June 18 2006.
When I'm Sixty Four
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
When I get older losing my hair
many years from now
will you still be sending me a valentine
birthday greeting, bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
would you lock the door
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
You'll
be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you
I could
be handy mending a fuse
when your light have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings, go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
Every
summer we can rent a cottage on the
Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck, and Dave
Send me
a postcard, drop me a line
stating point of view
indicate precisely what you mean to say
yours sincerely wasting away
Give me your answer fill in a form
mine forever more
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
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