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"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney [5] [6] (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and released on their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was one of the first songs McCartney wrote; he was about 14, probably in April or May 1956.
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is a set of two books combining the lyrics of songs by the Beatles with accompanying illustrations and photographs, many by leading artists of the period. Comments from the Beatles on the origins of the songs are also included. [1] The book was edited by Alan Aldridge, who also provided many of the illustrations. [2]
[1] Other such songs from McCartney's catalogue include "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Honey Pie". [2] To enhance the realism of this period pastiche, McCartney recorded his lead vocals through a filter that removed much of the lower-end frequencies to help emulate the sound of singing through a megaphone, the signature sound of Rudy Vallee. [3]
“The new Beatles song sounds like a 90s power pop band trying to sound like the Beatles,” music critic and Uproxx writer Steven Hyden commented. This article was originally published on TODAY.com.
S ixty years after the Beatles’s first U.S. visit, the rock band still holds Billboard’s record for most No.1 songs on the Hot 100 chart and the record for most No.1 albums (19) in the history ...
Fans can learn more about how the song came to be in the 12-minute documentary “Now And Then — The Last Beatles Song,” which premieres at 3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 1 on the Beatles’ YouTube channel.
Note: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 18, and 20 utilize the 2023 mixes of songs from that year's re-issue of the Beatles compilation album 1962–1966, while tracks 8, 14, 15, and 17 utilize the 2009 remasters of songs from The Beatles: Stereo Box Set, released that year.
This included the recording of two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by Lennon as well as lengthy interviews about the Beatles' career. [180] Released in December 1995, "Free as a Bird" was the first new Beatles single since 1970. [181] In March 1996, they released a second single, "Real Love".