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31 March 2008
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Recorded: 1972; March-July 1973
Producer: Richard Perry
Released: 2 November 1973 (US), 23 November 1973 (UK)
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Ringo
Personnel
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums
Vini Poncia. Jimmy Calvert: electric guitar
Klaus Voormann: bass guitar
Nicky Hopkins: piano
Jim Keltner: drums
Paul McCartney, Harry Nilsson: vocals
‘You’re Sixteen’ was the second single released from Ringo Starr’s 1973 album Ringo.
It was first recorded by American singer Johny Burnette, whose version reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960, and number 3 on the UK singles chart in 1961.
Starr’s recording featured Harry Nilsson and Paul McCartney on backing vocals, the latter imitating a kazoo. The 1978 video features Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher. See more…
Paul was good enough to write a song for Ringo, and we had two or three nights of wonderful recording when he and Linda came down.
In fact, the solo on ‘You’re Sixteen’, which sounds like a kazoo or something, was Paul singing very spontaneously as we played that track back, so he’s singing the solo on that.
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3.27am
30 December 2022
Offline Well, I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole that I like to call “Ringo Starr solo music” and this song is why. I know it’s a cover but oh man Ringo.. this didn’t age well. It’s okay though cause it’s a lovely song. 
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Beatlebug, Richard12.56pm
31 March 2008
Offline It’s definitely not aged well, and would never fly in this century, but I guess nobody took the lyrics too seriously back then (or should now). Carrie Fisher looks stunning in the 1978 Ringo sequence too.
Ringo should release an updated version, ‘You’re Sixty’.
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Offline There are a number of songs from similar times that haven’t aged well. Personally, I always found the song to be unpleasant ultra-sweet candyfloss, be it Ringo’s cover or Burnette’s original.
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