Day 14 Valentine's Day The Fab Four

Because today is Valentine's Day, I decided this entry would be about the great love my husband and I have for one another. Unfortunately, my first song pick--"Valentine," by Patty Larkin, wasn't anywhere I could find it. I then tried finding another song by Patty Larkin. I had no luck with finding a song of hers that would work. I examined lists of love songs.Nada.

I tried country songs next. My husband, Whiskey, went to the store while I searched for something, and after he returned I asked him for ideas. We went back and forth, and he suggested "Heart Don't Forget" by Tim McGraw. I vetoed that, since they don't wind up together. I thought about a couple of other songs by McGraw, but they weren't right either. I switched to Brad Paisley and brought up his song "We Danced." A sweet, gentle, romantic song. But then I thought of Randy Travis and his song "Forever and Ever Amen," another personal favorite of mine. I thought then I'd solved it, but Whiskey came up with another suggestion, "I Want To Kiss You All Over" by Exile. Listening to that, I thought it was another song entirely. My husband wanted to know what song I thought it was, so I found and played "You Sexy Thing," by Hot Chocolate.

Up until the end, I expected to be putting in two songs, one for each of us. But we found a song, one that fits us both. It's "When I'm Sixty-Four" by the Beatles. Whiskey and I plan to grow old together, so it's perfect.

"When I'm Sixty Four"

When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?

You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you

I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?

Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck & Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
Ho!