When I'm Sixty-Four

"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a popular love song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (but co-credited to John Lennon) and released in 1967 on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It is sung by a young man to his love, about the perils of growing old together. It begins

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The Beatles - Paul McCartney - John Lennon - 1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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:When I get older, losing my hair,

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:many years from now,

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:will you still be sending me a valentine,

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:birthday greetings, bottle of wine?

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and the chorus runs:

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:...will you still need me,

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:will you still feed me,

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:when I'm sixty-four?

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The song accompanies the "Sea of Time" sequence in the film Yellow Submarine.

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Paul McCartney will turn 64 years of age on June 18, 2006.

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June 18 - 2006

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Ironically, although it involves themes of aging, it was one of the first songs McCartney wrote, dating back from his days with the Quarrymen.

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The song was parodied by The Rutles as "Back in '64" on the album Archaeology. It was also used as the theme song for the movie version of John Irving's novel The World According to Garp.

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The Rutles - John Irving's - The World According to Garp

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When I'm 64 (using the numerals instead of spelling out the numbers) is also the name of a BBC television series starring Paul Freeman and Alun Armstrong as two older men who surprise themselves by falling in love with each other.

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When I'm 64 - BBC - Paul Freeman - Alun Armstrong

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