"When I'm Sixty-Four" is credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
It was actually written by Paul, as a tribute to his father and the
music of the thirties. Paul has said that he originally composed the
melody when he was fifteen. The song became famous in 1966 as part of
the Beatles' landmark album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,"
and was also featured in the soundtrack of the animated film "Yellow
Submarine." Both CDs are widely available. This song has had recent
exposure as the theme music in a series of Allstate Insurance
commercials.
CDNow: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=873767428/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=BEATLES/ITEMID=327631
CDNow: Yellow Submarine
http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=873767428/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=BEATLES/ITEMID=789682
In addition to the Beatles' original version, "When I'm Sixty-Four"
has been recorded many times, in different arrangements, by dozens of
singers and instrumentalists. Here is a partial list of artists, and
the albums on which the song appears:
Kenny Ball/Greatest Hits (Eng)
John Bayless/Rochest/Beatles Greatest Hits
Big Daddy/Best Of Big Daddy
Vadim Brodsky / Warsaw Philharmonic/Beatles Symphony
Liz Callaway/Beat Goes On
Canadian Brass/All You Need Is Love
Grisman/Hartford/Seeger/Retrograss
Ofra Harnoy/Imagine
Hill/Wiltschinsky Guitar Duo/All Time Favorites Songs Of The Beatles
1
Hollyridge Strings/Best Of The Beatles Songbook
Lindon / Sherman/Wedding Sampler
Robert Mandell/Stardust
Andrea Marcovicci/Here There & Everywhere
George Martin/Produced By George Martin
Music Machine/Music Of The Beatles
Phil's Liverpool Band/Norfolk/24 English Pub Songs
John Pizzarelli/Meets The Beatles (Jpn)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Cl/Soundtrack
Snoopy's Classiks On/Snoopy's Beatles
Soho Strings/20 Beatles Greatest Hits
South Brisbane Federal Band/Strike Up The Brass
Various Artists-Drew's Famous Party Music/Those Were The Days
Various Artists-Platinum Strings: Beatles/Platinum Strings:Beatles 1
Various Artists-Pop/I Wanna Sing You A Song-18
Various Artists (V)/Very Best Of Classic Rock/When I'm Sixty-
Four/Yell
Kenny Ball/Midnight In Moscow/When I'm Sixty Four
Swingle Singers/Ticket To Ride A Beatles Tribute/When I'm Sixty Four
Various Artists-Guitar/Fingerstyle Guitar/When I'm Sixty Four
Neil Hogan/Beatles Collection/I'm Looking Through You
This song is still under copyright, which is strictly enforced, so we
cannot print its lyrics here in Google Answers. Here are a few links
that will enable you to get the information you need.
"When I'm Sixty-Four" is available in many songbook anthologies, such
as this one which, for only $7.95, includes sheet music, guitar
chords, and lyrics to more than one hundred Beatles songs:
Barnes & Noble: The Beatles Pocket Reference Guide
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0793545358
You'll find lyrics to "When I'm Sixty-Four," along with three slightly
different midi audio files of the melody, here:
The Beatles Jukebox: When I'm Sixty-Four, version 1
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8703/9803.htm
The Beatles Jukebox: When I'm Sixty-Four, version 2
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8703/9803_2.htm
The Beatles Jukebox: When I'm Sixty-Four, version 3
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8703/9803_3.htm
Of interest to guitarists is this page, which discusses the song in
great detail:
Soundscapes: Notes on "When I'm Sixty-Four"
http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/wisf.html
Google search strategy:
"when i'm 64"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22when+i%27m+64
"when i'm sixty-four"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22when+i%27m+sixty-four
"when i'm sixty-four" + "sheet music"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22when+i%27m+64%22+%2B+%22sheet+music
Thanks for asking a question that reminded me of one of my favorite
songs! If any part of my answer is unclear, or if links are
non-functional, please ask for clarification.
Yours sincerely (wasting away,)
pinkfreud |
