McCartney Times

PART I: When I’m 64  

Paul McCartney was approaching the age of 14 in 1956 when he wrote “When I’m 64”. It was one of the first songs he wrote. The song was in honour of his father, Jim, who reached that age that year.

In the mid-1950s, it was a landmark for the average British male to make it to the age of 64. It was sentimental for Paul because the previous year he had lost his mother, Mary, who died of breast cancer. Mary was only 47 when she died.

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Maybe that’s why the lyrics speak as if Paul’s dad is asking his mum, “Will you still need me; will you still feed me, when I’m 64?”

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Source: An ode to Paul McCartney, on his 80th birthday | The Daily Star