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What a Young Paul McCartney Knew About Growing Old

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To keep the flame alive, put love at the center of your life.

Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 10:12 O ne of the Beatles’ most beloved songs is “ When I’m Sixty-Four ,” the second track on Side 2 of their groundbreaking 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band . It features a 24-year-old Paul McCartney singing to his lover, asking whether she will still love him in the distant future, when he is a hopelessly ancient and decrepit 64-year-old. When I get older, losing my hair Many years from now, Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greetings, bottle of wine? This humorous, slightly schmaltzy ditty nonetheless poses a profound question for

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