><< What was a teenager up to
> writing such a charming, corny, well-structured song in such an old
> style in the late 50's? >>
>
> he was probably grounded and was trying to suck up to mum and dad.
Good guess!
Beatlesongs says that it "was conceived as a sort of show tune that
he imagined might be useful at a later point. He put lyrics to it
years later in honor of his father's sixty-fourth birthday."
I'd say that the writing of the tune was a creative act by a budding
musical genius (which would not preclude his being grounded and
sucking up).
John Link
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkFeldenkrais
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkVocalQuintet
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