I always thought the singer was 3-4 years older than the girl. When she was 6 he was about 9/10 and they played together and he was like a 'big brother' to her, when she was 10 he was 13/14 and didn't like her much cause she was a silly kid and he was a 'grown up' teenager and they "didn't like eachother', when she was 13 he was 16/17 and she probably had a teenage crush on him but he didn't feel that way back and she was a 'funny valentine'.
I love this song! I think it's maybe about a faimly friend maybe a couple of years or so older than her and they go through a relationship like the song its not realy that gross if you think about it I trun 16 next summer and this is deffinatly playing at my party!
When you grow up with someone your relationship with that person can change from "oh hes like a big brother to me/ Shes like a little sister" to an actual deep friendship and then to a real love relationship... Not everything in this world is so gross and creep as what some of you were thinking... You gotta remember this song came out back in the 60's Things were different back then... Things were alot more innocent and it was more about love then sex....
And the lines like... when you were only 6 I was your big brother... well thats how it would have been to childhood close friends... then a few years later they reach that age where boys and girls dont really like each other... then a few years later they were funny valentines... Like pretend stuff... But now shes grown up and they can actually be together...
Out of all the people that commented on here about this being creepy... Have any of you ever had an older brother who you were close with... Who had friends that you also like grew up with but still were maybe a year or so older then you... That you had a crush on.. Or had a crush on you... Or by chance you BOTH liked each other... But with him being a few years older, your parents didnt really like the idea... Well Maybe thats what hes singing about...
@jboze3131 No. He was only "her big brother" when she was six. It was obviously intended as "like the big brother you never had." It's creepy enough without the grooming being incestuous, don't make it even worse.
@MigeulP I dunno...even without him being an actual brother, there's some crazy age difference from how the lyrics sound. That and he seems to have been dreaming of this moment (when she reached 16) to have her...all the way back from when she was a little kid.
I'd say, at the least, this song is about a very much older guy watching a kid grow up to 16, probably dreaming of being with her, and that she's 16 and he's 40 (who knows?) things are "sewn up" for her for life. Ick.
@jboze3131 Could it be based on an old love story back when an age gap was more common and he waited for his "future wife" to become of age at 16? Looking back, the age differences of husbands and wives back then would be considered pedophilia now. Or does a marriage license change all that?? Whew! All of this has gotten out of hand.
@jboze3131 I know what it is..... The age of consent is different in other countries. Younger than 18 in a lot of them. Maybe he's singing about a gal halfway across the globe in a far off land somewhere and she's now old enough to do the deed. That's what it is.....she's not American.
Am I the only one who thinks the verse after the first chorus is somewhat creepy? I mean, it was sweet all the way up to "When you were thirteen, you were my funny valentine," but then the next line has me all like "0_0".
@auaiao9 That's not the part that creeps me out. I kinda figured the "big brother" line was more in a "you were like the little sister I never had" sense. The part that disturbs me is the "Now that you're grown up, your future is sewn up, from now on your gonna be mine." It sounds kind of... Possessive, like he decided it on his own.
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OjsaMr 3 weeks ago
Nobody gives a crap how old you are.
diceman31 1 month ago
@diceman31 true story
liniii0 2 weeks ago
@diceman31 ouch
jayorteg713 14 hours ago
i'm 16 today!!!!!!!
carmeli51 1 month ago
I'm sixteen today
haybabieeee1996 1 month ago
aww!! it my 16th 2 day and my mom woke me up playing this song :') xx
missrockabilly95 2 months ago
@missrockabilly95 haha that's so cute!
KatherineMaoMaoMao 1 day ago
my sweet 16 is next week :) yay
strawberry36022 2 months ago
me 16th today! :D
TheSupersonicmadness 3 months ago
I'm 16 today! :D xx
Phebes15 3 months ago
my grandpa always sang this song to me, he passed away tn :( i miss him so much!
kristinhennings2012 3 months ago
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TheVerronnicca 3 months ago
my friends and i sang this to our friend on her sixteenth :D we were horribly off-key, but it was great anyways!
rainbowdrinkemo 4 months ago
Woohooo! Today is my 16th Birthday! I love this song!!!!
01ozfan 4 months ago
i want this sung on my sweet sixteen party!!
telephone7300 4 months ago
My sweet sixteen is today! HECK YES. 16 on the 16th
jodiedwards16 4 months ago
it's my birthday today 10/10 sweet sixteen
emilytheplatypus 4 months ago
2 years later I'll be 16.
francescahatessally 4 months ago
Happy Birthday sweet 16 to me! today is my birthday! October 1 :)
mysiyetetre143 4 months ago
@mysiyetetre143 my bithday too sweet 16
royalizer 4 months ago
@mysiyetetre143 happy birthday for yesterday!!! xxx
emilytheplatypus 4 months ago
it's my sweet sixteen today ! :)
msoccerchick555 5 months ago
Im sixteen today yay
devoncottonwhisk 5 months ago
Sweet 21- now I can legally get plastered!
SEHANO 5 months ago
my mum and dad woke me up with this song on my birthday, i'm convinced it was written for me especially the tomboy bit :L
c8linMEAT6 5 months ago
I hear this on my 16 birthday along with 16 candle and I cry. I was soo happy
Eevee1dragon 7 months ago
I always thought the singer was 3-4 years older than the girl. When she was 6 he was about 9/10 and they played together and he was like a 'big brother' to her, when she was 10 he was 13/14 and didn't like her much cause she was a silly kid and he was a 'grown up' teenager and they "didn't like eachother', when she was 13 he was 16/17 and she probably had a teenage crush on him but he didn't feel that way back and she was a 'funny valentine'.
16770052 7 months ago
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16770052 7 months ago
My Sweet 16 is Today !! C;
LuisaPincess90 7 months ago
does no one else think this song is creepy?
EricOfBodomMan 7 months ago
My 16th birthday today! yes! :D
RadexxxHippie 7 months ago 4
@RadexxxHippie Happy Birthday! Hope you're having an awesome day! :D
travis7310 7 months ago 2
The melody and harmonies in this song are fantastic.
TracyxStano 8 months ago
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ANGELU072 8 months ago
it's the most beautiful song in my heat. good
ANGELU072 8 months ago 2
@ANGELU072 Glad you like it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
travis7310 8 months ago
Todays my 16th birthday <3 my friend sang this to me!
maye231001 9 months ago
its me birthday today 46 sounds like 16 LOL.
ChezCozDaz 9 months ago
I love this song! I think it's maybe about a faimly friend maybe a couple of years or so older than her and they go through a relationship like the song its not realy that gross if you think about it I trun 16 next summer and this is deffinatly playing at my party!
Raineylovesyou96 9 months ago
LOVE IT! =D
LVAOMEGA 9 months ago
When you grow up with someone your relationship with that person can change from "oh hes like a big brother to me/ Shes like a little sister" to an actual deep friendship and then to a real love relationship... Not everything in this world is so gross and creep as what some of you were thinking... You gotta remember this song came out back in the 60's Things were different back then... Things were alot more innocent and it was more about love then sex....
HeavensStar21 9 months ago
And the lines like... when you were only 6 I was your big brother... well thats how it would have been to childhood close friends... then a few years later they reach that age where boys and girls dont really like each other... then a few years later they were funny valentines... Like pretend stuff... But now shes grown up and they can actually be together...
HeavensStar21 9 months ago
Out of all the people that commented on here about this being creepy... Have any of you ever had an older brother who you were close with... Who had friends that you also like grew up with but still were maybe a year or so older then you... That you had a crush on.. Or had a crush on you... Or by chance you BOTH liked each other... But with him being a few years older, your parents didnt really like the idea... Well Maybe thats what hes singing about...
HeavensStar21 9 months ago
What about "tonight's the night i've been waiting for" what does THAT mean? oh oh is right!
susancanadamorrier 10 months ago
damien mcginty sings way better no offense i love thoriganial but i love damien's version better :)
gardenfly1994 11 months ago
yayy... i turn sixteen on march 20 =))
OutsiderzL0ver320 11 months ago
YO
cantfuckwithmeprods 1 year ago
Awwwh my Grammy posted this on my facebook wall because today I'm 16! Yay(:
DontTakeMyCrayons 1 year ago
Dear God, I never realized it, but this song is clearly about banging his little sister.
jboze3131 1 year ago
@jboze3131 I hope not.
auaiao9 1 year ago
@jboze3131 No. He was only "her big brother" when she was six. It was obviously intended as "like the big brother you never had." It's creepy enough without the grooming being incestuous, don't make it even worse.
MigeulP 1 year ago
@MigeulP This song never was a problem until now. I think it's innocent and I still like it as much as always.
auaiao9 1 year ago
@MigeulP I dunno...even without him being an actual brother, there's some crazy age difference from how the lyrics sound. That and he seems to have been dreaming of this moment (when she reached 16) to have her...all the way back from when she was a little kid.
I'd say, at the least, this song is about a very much older guy watching a kid grow up to 16, probably dreaming of being with her, and that she's 16 and he's 40 (who knows?) things are "sewn up" for her for life. Ick.
jboze3131 1 year ago
@jboze3131 Could it be based on an old love story back when an age gap was more common and he waited for his "future wife" to become of age at 16? Looking back, the age differences of husbands and wives back then would be considered pedophilia now. Or does a marriage license change all that?? Whew! All of this has gotten out of hand.
auaiao9 1 year ago
@jboze3131 I know what it is..... The age of consent is different in other countries. Younger than 18 in a lot of them. Maybe he's singing about a gal halfway across the globe in a far off land somewhere and she's now old enough to do the deed. That's what it is.....she's not American.
auaiao9 1 year ago
I turned 16 yesterday :D
Enter1Name1Here 1 year ago
Today is my sweet 16 :)
gammainsanity 1 year ago
"Tonights the night I`ve waited for, because your not a baby anymore." -LOL! hahaha
Well anyways happy sweet 16 to me today!!!!:D
phatnatyouknow 1 year ago
mine is to day
2blackbelts 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen to me :)))))
MissLilu94 1 year ago
Let's dump network radio! Can you dig it! God bless
jmscressey 1 year ago
I dont have this very clear . this song is from a dad to he daughter or from a guy to a girl ????'' please someone , answer me
Alliluya 1 year ago
@Alliluya Clearly it can not be from a father to a daughter, since it says "I was your big brother" and "You were my funny Valentine"....
mnwht7kgp1 1 year ago
Happy birthdAY:3
PrincessofDreams2129 1 year ago
Love it!
PrincessofDreams2129 1 year ago
Am I the only one who thinks the verse after the first chorus is somewhat creepy? I mean, it was sweet all the way up to "When you were thirteen, you were my funny valentine," but then the next line has me all like "0_0".
MigeulP 1 year ago 4
@MigeulP ye a little wierd
aqwsdetg 1 year ago
@MigeulP
leon28g 1 year ago
@MigeulP oh really?
leon28g 1 year ago
@leon28g Ya really.
MigeulP 1 year ago
@MigeulP Maybe he's using "I was your big brother" loosely. Like a big brother type of friend?
auaiao9 1 year ago
@auaiao9 That's not the part that creeps me out. I kinda figured the "big brother" line was more in a "you were like the little sister I never had" sense. The part that disturbs me is the "Now that you're grown up, your future is sewn up, from now on your gonna be mine." It sounds kind of... Possessive, like he decided it on his own.
MigeulP 1 year ago
@MigeulP Yeah, I see what you mean but let's just hope it's not a problem and they live happily ever after. lol!
auaiao9 1 year ago
My sweet 16 today :3
CrashedDreamComeTrue 2 years ago 9
Happy Birthday sweet 16! :)
travis7310 2 years ago 7
GREAT SONG!!!
au281 2 years ago
Thanks for this having the lyrics is pretty cool ,helps me to sing along lol.
bobarty 2 years ago 3
You're welcome. :)
travis7310 2 years ago