You're Sixteen

"You're Sixteen", a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman); unique in pop history, having reached #1 twice in the United States; first in 1960 with Rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette and then fourteen years later with Ringo Starr; the latter performance rejoining Ringo Starr with his former Beatles bandmate, Paul McCartney who sang backgrounds on the track along with his wife, Linda McCartney. Paul McCartney also plays a kazoo solo on the track. The Sherman Brothers went on to write more motion picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in history, working for Walt Disney during the last six years of his life. Film scores of the Sherman Brothers include "Mary Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "The Jungle Book", "The Aristocats", "The Tigger Movie", et al. Since 2002, the Sherman Brothers have focused their efforts on the London Stage as well as Broadway. The 1960 version of "You're Sixteen" with Johnny Burnette is featured prominently on the 1973 motion picture soundtrack of "American Graffiti".

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