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Of course Grow old with me wasn't for Ringo and of course he should have known about it. It's on Milk and honey! I remember when Milk and honey was new. Yoko told the story that John said it's gonna be his new "Imagine". Why should he give away a song like this???? And for Ringo!? Listen to Ringo's version. It's dull, it's bad. And no, John and George was NOT in a fistfight 1969!
How would Ringo have been unaware of this song when it was released on ‘Milk and Honey’ in 1984, which is also probably the reason they didn’t consider it for anthology.
1975-1987 were Ringo’s rough years, as he was in full blown alcoholic mode, and would be 1988 before he went into rehab…. Interviews from this period are a hard watch, and he never talks about it in interviews these days (also none of his albums from 76-80 have been rereleased, and it’s unluckily they ever will… as Ringo simply never talks about these years)
Well… simple as it may seem … I don’t think The Beatles necessarily listened to all of each other’s solo albums. So, it’s very easy for it to have gone unnoticed by Ringo. ( And “Milk & Honey”, didn’t exactly get a lot of airplay.)
Good stuff! I've actually spent a considerable amount of time the last series of months updating 'Grow Old With Me''s Wikipedia page after learning that the song was among those considered by the surviving Beatles. I never knew this somehow so have been going down a rabbit hole on it and putting what I learn up on the page. 'Grow Old With Me' has always been one of my favorite Lennon songs. It's great to see the story of the song and Starr's version rolled up in video form.
The one and only version of this song is Mary Chapin Carpenters....., that version shows how good this song actually is.... look it up, and be floored.....
Thanks very much - this comment has made my day! Ha, 'young man' is fine - in terms of music taste I do feel I was born far too late!! But I really bloody enjoy discovering and sharing stories from the past world of rock!
I prefer Lennon's version of Grow Old with me - Ringo's version is over produced slush IMO. As for Harrison and Lennon having a fist fight lol They never did, it is a newspaper story and myth! In 1974 Harrison was furious and wanted to sue the newspaper for such a lie but Lennon talked him out for it (probably due to the other legal issue Lennon was involved in). Lennon admitted that he wanted to hit Harrison for his rudeness to Yoko in 1969 and mentioned in an interview that he was surprised he never did. That is it!
There are different audio recordings of this song containing (collectively) all four Beatles….and a George Martin orchestra score. I predict this will all be put together for one final Beatle single. It’s a beautiful song.
No there is not lol The George Martin orchestra has no input from any Beatle! So where did you get that gem of misinformation from regarding all the Beatles on the song!
@@dannyvine3605 Ringo Starr, Peter Jackson, The Beatles Anthology. And George Martin usually wrote background scores without the Beatles, especially any song written by John Lennon.
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Of course Grow old with me wasn't for Ringo and of course he should have known about it. It's on Milk and honey!
I remember when Milk and honey was new. Yoko told the story that John said it's gonna be his new "Imagine". Why should he give away a song like this???? And for Ringo!? Listen to Ringo's version. It's dull, it's bad.
And no, John and George was NOT in a fistfight 1969!
How would Ringo have been unaware of this song when it was released on ‘Milk and Honey’ in 1984, which is also probably the reason they didn’t consider it for anthology.
I think he meant he was unaware of the specific demo recording which included John's message to him 🙂
Pay attention jeez
1975-1987 were Ringo’s rough years, as he was in full blown alcoholic mode, and would be 1988 before he went into rehab…. Interviews from this period are a hard watch, and he never talks about it in interviews these days (also none of his albums from 76-80 have been rereleased, and it’s unluckily they ever will… as Ringo simply never talks about these years)
Well… simple as it may seem … I don’t think The Beatles necessarily listened to all of each other’s solo albums. So, it’s very easy for it to have gone unnoticed by Ringo. ( And “Milk & Honey”, didn’t exactly get a lot of airplay.)
What a life these guys have lived. Particularly Paul.
Which Paul? There are several.
Good stuff! I've actually spent a considerable amount of time the last series of months updating 'Grow Old With Me''s Wikipedia page after learning that the song was among those considered by the surviving Beatles. I never knew this somehow so have been going down a rabbit hole on it and putting what I learn up on the page. 'Grow Old With Me' has always been one of my favorite Lennon songs. It's great to see the story of the song and Starr's version rolled up in video form.
That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for the comment 👍
@@MusicMongoose I'm still on the job. Yesterday's nugget was the first MTV air date of the 'Grow Old With Me' video - June 3rd 1984.
But, but, the song Grow Old With Me already appeared in the 1984 Milk and Honey album!
Ringo played on the entire Plastic Ono Band LP
Right you are! Must’ve been a small slip up in the research
@@MusicMongooseYes sir…Beatle fans are always into absolute accuracy! Thanks
@@BMeanies Not quite 😀 Ringo never played on 3 tracks (e.g. Working Class Hero; Love).
@@dannyvine3605That’s true….but he was still THE drummer on that LP
Ringo does Grow old with me, great!
The one and only version of this song is Mary Chapin Carpenters....., that version shows how good this song actually is.... look it up, and be floored.....
Oh wow, you weren't lying - it's stunning! Thanks for the comment
I just listened to it, very good. Thanks for letting us know...
Lennon was crazy to treat Cynthia as bad as he did & marry Yoko!!!
i so agree with you. He's no more my hero.
I always felt that way too!
@@henryfhsworking class hero.
Oh ridiculous she was his Uni days gf and only married because she was pregnant ahead of the fame to come it was never going to last.
Ringo makes most of us cry…
I wub him.💗
Mother
It makes me cry every time, as well. It's the only song from "Milk And Honey" that I like.
You lost me. You took too long.
At least you stuck around long enough to leave a comment - thanks 😃
Great video, young man. ❤ Very thoughtful and well communicated. I don’t know why I called you young man, but I’m sticking with it. 😂🙏👊🥩
Thanks very much - this comment has made my day! Ha, 'young man' is fine - in terms of music taste I do feel I was born far too late!! But I really bloody enjoy discovering and sharing stories from the past world of rock!
I prefer Lennon's version of Grow Old with me - Ringo's version is over produced slush IMO. As for Harrison and Lennon having a fist fight lol They never did, it is a newspaper story and myth! In 1974 Harrison was furious and wanted to sue the newspaper for such a lie but Lennon talked him out for it (probably due to the other legal issue Lennon was involved in). Lennon admitted that he wanted to hit Harrison for his rudeness to Yoko in 1969 and mentioned in an interview that he was surprised he never did. That is it!
I'm out of here. Man, get to the song in question! Come on..., ah forget it! Step.
Agree, you took way too horribly long to get to the effing point
When are they gonna do the AI treatment on ALL the Anthology material..?
Man, you sure put a lot of icing on your cupcakes...I never found the lyrics that made Ringo weep...a whole lot of nothing.
I never said it was lyrics that made him weep...
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Utterly tasteless transition at the opening. I won't be seeking you out in the future, Smiley.
There are different audio recordings of this song containing (collectively) all four Beatles….and a George Martin orchestra score. I predict this will all be put together for one final Beatle single. It’s a beautiful song.
Oh that's interesting! It'd be strange to release another single after Now And Then was marketed so heavily as 'The Last Beatles Song', right?
@@MusicMongoose it won’t happen while McCartney is still alive. After that, the demand will be overwhelming.
No there is not lol The George Martin orchestra has no input from any Beatle! So where did you get that gem of misinformation from regarding all the Beatles on the song!
@@dannyvine3605 Ringo Starr, Peter Jackson, The Beatles Anthology. And George Martin usually wrote background scores without the Beatles, especially any song written by John Lennon.
The fist fight thing was fake news. Just watch the get back documentary John even talks about it.
And I talk about the fact that it's talked about in the Get Back doc in the video... go and give it a watch
Caí en la trampa, otra vez. 9 minutos de mi vida perdidos en otro de esos videos cuyo título no corresponde con el contenido. 👎👎👎
You don't get to the song. Terrible video 😮
Lennon songs make me cry too.
They're that bad.
Ringo recorded the song a few years ago with Paul McCartney.
Ringo’s 💩 drumming make my ears cry 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
There is no message to Ringo on the "Grow Old With Me" demos. The messages can be found on the demos for "Nobody Told Me".