Grow Old With Me - Jack & Laurie Marti

It's been a while since Laurie has recorded with me, and I've been after her to remedy that situation. I had a number of songs in mind to do with her, but she really wanted to do this one. I kind of wanted to wait to do this until our 30th anniversary in August, but she insisted, so, here it is! I know I've already done this one, but really, this song works well as a duet, and it also works as well for an anniversary song as it does a wedding song, maybe even better!

This song was written by John Lennon in the summer of 1980. Here's how it happened:

The song was inspired from two different sources: from a poem penned by Robert Browning, entitled Rabbi Ben Ezra, and a song by Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, entitled "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.

Grow old along with me
The best is yet to be
When our time has come
We will be as one
God bless our love
God bless our love

Grow old along with me
Two branches of one tree
Face the setting sun
When the day is done
God bless our love
God bless our love

Spending our lives together
Man and wife together
World without end
World without end

Grow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees (original words)
We will see it through
Because our love is true
God bless our love
God bless our love

God bless our love
God bless our love

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[beckyy4321]

Hello,

I love how you do this song. I read that you will travel for weddings. I am getting married Aug 8th. Are you available? Where do you live?

Thanks,

Becky

[guitmartiman]

We live in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have nothing on my calendar for August 8th at the moment.

[charliechoco722]

Sweet sweet song very well done.

[guitmartiman]

Thank you! I appreciate all your comments! Blessings on you!

[mountnmonkey]

Great song, great singing!!! thanks for posting. ron  "mountnmonkey"

[guitmartiman]

Thank you, and you're welcome! Blessings on you!

[Alektri92]

Great cover on John Lennon's Grow old with me, His last song he recorded but not finished before he was killed

[yum2rhyme]

Becky, will You marry me !

[workingclasshero53]

un capolavoro di john lennon !

[jtls8]

Thank you Shirley for sending me here. This

is a fantastc video, beautiful song and beautifully done*****`S