Grow Old with Me - wikipedia Grow Old with Me Not to be confused with Grow Old with Me ( Tom Odell song ). `` Grow Old with Me '' Song by John Lennon from the album Milk and Honey Released 27 January 1984 Recorded November 1980 Genre Rock Length 3 : 09 Songwriter ( s ) John Lennon Producer ( s ) John Lennon & Yoko Ono Milk and Honey track listing 12 tracks Side one `` I 'm Stepping Out '' `` Sleepless Night '' `` I Do n't Wanna Face It '' `` Do n't Be Scared '' `` Nobody Told Me '' `` O ' Sanity '' Side two `` Borrowed Time '' `` Your Hands '' `` ( Forgive Me ) My Little Flower Princess '' `` Let Me Count the Ways '' `` Grow Old with Me '' `` You 're the One '' `` Grow Old with Me '' is one of the final songs written by John Lennon. It was recorded by Lennon as a demo while in Bermuda in 1980, and later appeared on the posthumous album, Milk and Honey in 1984. It was also considered as a possible reunion single by his former bandmates during the making of The Beatles Anthology. Contents 1 Origins and inspiration 2 Recording 3 Attempted Beatles version 4 Personnel 5 Cover versions 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Origins and inspiration The song was inspired from two different sources : from a poem penned by Robert Browning titled `` Rabbi ben Ezra '' and a song by Lennon 's wife Yoko Ono called `` Let Me Count the Ways '' ( which in turn had been inspired from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ). Lennon and Ono had for some time admired the poetry of Robert and Elizabeth Browning, and the two songs were purposely written with the couple in mind. Ono woke up one morning in the summer of 1980 with the music of `` Let Me Count the Ways '' in her head and promptly rang Lennon in Bermuda to play it for him. Lennon loved the song and Ono then suggested to him that he should write a Robert Browning piece to accompany it. That afternoon, John was watching TV when a film came on which had the poem `` Rabbi Ben Ezra '' by Robert Browning in it. Inspired by this turn of events, Lennon wrote `` Grow Old with Me '' as an answer to Ono 's song, and rang her back to play it to her over the phone. Recording The two new songs, `` Grow Old with Me '' and `` Let Me Count the Ways '' were originally meant for inclusion on the Double Fantasy album. However, Lennon and Ono were working on a tight deadline to get the album finished and released before Christmas, and decided to postpone recording of the song until the following year ( 1981 ) for the follow - up album, Milk and Honey. This never happened due to Lennon 's murder in December 1980. Had the song been fully finished and recorded, Lennon and Ono had envisioned it as a `` standard, the kind that they would play in church every time a couple gets married, with horns and other arrangements ''. A few different home recordings of it were made by Lennon and Ono and one of these versions was released on `` Milk and Honey ''. Recorded in the couple 's bedroom on a cassette with a piano and rhythm box, it was the last recording ever made of the song by Lennon. In 1998, at Ono 's request, George Martin created an orchestrated version of the recording, which was released on the John Lennon Anthology box set. This version was later included on the compilations Working Class Hero : The Definitive Lennon and Gimme Some Truth. In 2009, an acoustic version and an alternative piano arrangement came to light and now circulate among Lennon collectors. Attempted Beatles version In 1994, Yoko gave Paul McCartney some cassettes containing demo recordings of four of John Lennon 's unfinished songs : `` Grow Old with Me '', `` Free as a Bird '', `` Real Love '' and `` Now and Then '' with `` for Paul '' written on them in John 's handwriting. The three remaining Beatles ( Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ) never attempted to work on `` Grow Old with Me '' in a similar way that they had with the other Beatles `` reunion '' songs. `` Free as a Bird '' and `` Real Love '' were the only ones completed. They did work on Now and Then but decided to abandon it because Lennon 's original demo required too much work to bring it up to the standard needed for an official release. There do exist, however, recorded versions of `` Grow Old with Me ''. Personnel John Lennon -- vocals, piano ; John Lennon Anthology version John Lennon -- vocals, piano George Martin -- orchestral arrangement Cover versions Peter Randall, a Canadian artist, was the first artist known to record a cover version of the song when he recorded and released it on his 1990 album, Better Times. The video received some airplay on Canadian music video channel, Much Music 's love segment entitled Mush Music. Mary Chapin Carpenter recorded a cover version of `` Grow Old with Me '' on the 1995 album Working Class Hero : A Tribute to John Lennon. This version mainly stays true to Lennon 's original home recording, featuring just Chapin singing with a piano for most of the song. The group, Youngstown, covered this song in 2001 for release on their second album, Down For the Get Down. Damian Wilson recorded a cover for his 2001 EP, which shares its title with the song and was eventually incorporated into his album, Disciple. In 2005, The Postal Service released an electronica - inspired cover of the song through the Amnesty International 's `` Make Some Noise '' campaign. The song was later released on the 2007 benefit album, Instant Karma : The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. In 2008, Glen Campbell released a version on his album Meet Glen Campbell. See also The Beatles Anthology The Beatles bootleg recordings References Jump up ^ ( 1 ), IK ! John and Yoko. Retrieved on 2007 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2007 - 09 - 28. Retrieved 2007 - 05 - 07., The Beatles Studio. Retrieved on 2007 - 05 - 07. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics John Lennon Discography Song list Studio albums John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band Imagine Mind Games Walls and Bridges Rock ' n ' Roll with Yoko Ono Unfinished Music No. 1 : Two Virgins Unfinished Music No. 2 : Life with the Lions Wedding Album Some Time in New York City Double Fantasy Milk and Honey Live albums Live Peace in Toronto 1969 Live Jam Live in New York City Compilations Shaved Fish The John Lennon Collection Menlove Ave. Lennon Legend : The Very Best of John Lennon Wonsaponatime Instant Karma : All - Time Greatest Hits Acoustic Peace, Love & Truth Working Class Hero : The Definitive Lennon Power to the People : The Hits Icon Box sets Lennon John Lennon Anthology John Lennon Signature Box Gimme Some Truth Books In His Own Write A Spaniard in the Works Skywriting by Word of Mouth Films Self - Portrait ( 1969 ) Erection ( 1971 ) Sweet Toronto ( 1971 ) Imagine ( 1972 ) John and Yoko : A Love Story ( 1985 ) Imagine : John Lennon ( 1988 ) Two of Us ( 2000 ) In His Life : The John Lennon Story ( 2000 ) The U.S. vs. John Lennon ( 2006 ) The Killing of John Lennon ( 2006 ) Chapter 27 ( 2007 ) I Met the Walrus ( 2007 ) Nowhere Boy ( 2009 ) Lennon Naked ( 2010 ) LennoNYC ( 2010 ) Family Cynthia Lennon ( first wife ) Julian Lennon ( son ) Yoko Ono ( second wife ) Sean Lennon ( son ) Alfred Lennon ( father ) Julia Lennon ( mother ) Julia Baird ( half - sister ) Mimi Smith ( aunt ) George Smith ( marital uncle ) Related People / artists The Quarrymen The Beatles Plastic Ono Band David Peel The Lower East Side Band The Dirty Mac May Pang Harry Nilsson John Sinclair Rosaura Lopez Albums The Pope Smokes Dope Pussy Cats Roots : John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits A Toot and a Snore in ' 74 Imagine : John Lennon Working Class Hero : A Tribute to John Lennon S.I.R. John Winston Ono Lennon The U.S. vs. John Lennon Instant Karma : The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute : Live from the Beacon Theatre, NYC Lennon Bermuda Songs `` That 's My Life ( My Love and My Home ) '' `` The Immigrant '' `` All Those Years Ago '' `` Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny ) '' `` Here Today '' `` Life Is Real ( Song for Lennon ) '' `` Roll On John '' `` The Late Great Johnny Ace '' `` Working Class Hero '' Other media Lennon Remembers Marx & Lennon : The Parallel Sayings The Lost Lennon Tapes Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Come Together : A Night for John Lennon 's Words and Music ( concert ) Lennon ( musical ) Lennon Legend : The Very Best of John Lennon ( DVD ) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Articles Death 251 Menlove Avenue Bagism Bed - In Nutopia Lennon -- McCartney Liverpool John Lennon Airport More popular than Jesus John Lennon Museum John Lennon 's musical instruments The Dakota Strawberry Fields John Lennon Park John Lennon Peace Monument Imagine Peace Tower LennonOno Grant for Peace Lennon Wall Book The Beatles Anthology Media Albums ( 1 3 ) Documentary Book Singles `` Free as a Bird '' `` Real Love '' Tracks from the single `` Christmas Time ( Is Here Again ) '' `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( Take 9 ) `` This Boy '' ( Takes 12 and 13 ) `` Baby 's in Black '' ( Live ) `` Yellow Submarine '' ( Remix ) `` Here, There and Everywhere '' ( Takes 7 and 13 ) See also `` All for Love '' `` Grow Old with Me '' `` Now and Then '' `` Carnival of Light '' The Rutles Archaeology Mary Chapin Carpenter singles Discography State of the Heart `` How Do '' `` Never Had It So Good '' `` Quittin ' Time '' `` Something of a Dreamer '' Shooting Straight in the Dark `` You Win Again '' `` Right Now '' `` Down at the Twist and Shout '' `` Going Out Tonight '' Come On Come On `` I Feel Lucky '' `` Not Too Much to Ask '' ( with Joe Diffie ) `` Passionate Kisses '' `` The Hard Way '' `` The Bug '' `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' `` I Take My Chances '' Stones in the Road `` Shut Up and Kiss Me '' `` Tender When I Want to Be '' `` House of Cards '' A Place in the World `` Let Me into Your Heart '' Working Class Hero `` Grow Old with Me '' Party Doll and Other Favorites `` Almost Home '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grow_Old_with_Me&oldid=849896114 '' Categories : John Lennon songs Songs written by John Lennon Songs about old age 1980 songs 2008 singles Glen Campbell songs Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2018, at 04 : 17 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote grow old with me the best is yet to be
Answer: John Lennon