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*Tenth [[Thing a Week]], released November 18, 2005. | *Tenth [[Thing a Week]], released November 18, 2005. | ||
*This is a mashup of [[Wikipedia:Chicago (band)|Chicago]]'s "25 or 6 to 4" and [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|the Beatles]]' "When I'm Sixty-Four." | *This is a mashup of [[Wikipedia:Chicago (band)|Chicago]]'s "25 or 6 to 4" and [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|the Beatles]]' "When I'm Sixty-Four." | ||
+ | *This is the first of two [[Thing a Week]] tracks that draws from a Beatles song written by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]; for the other, see [[I Will]]. | ||
+ | *[[Len Peralta|Len]]'s [[Visual Thing a Week]] illustration is done in the style of [http://www.chicagotheband.com/discography.htm Chicago album covers]; it appears to be patterned most closely on [http://www.chicagotheband.com/discography05a.htm Chicago V]. "LXIV" is 64 in Roman numerals. | ||
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*Because of the questionable legality of the mashup, it was left off of the CD release of [[Thing a Week One]], which is thus the only one of the Thing a Week albums with fewer than 13 tracks. (Compare [[Thing a Week Four]], which has 14 tracks.) | *Because of the questionable legality of the mashup, it was left off of the CD release of [[Thing a Week One]], which is thus the only one of the Thing a Week albums with fewer than 13 tracks. (Compare [[Thing a Week Four]], which has 14 tracks.) | ||
*For the same reason, the track is available for [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/When%20I'm%2025%20or%2064 free download]; in the words of [[Jonathan Coulton|Coulton]], "It’s illegal, and so it’s totally free. Please don’t sue me." | *For the same reason, the track is available for [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/When%20I'm%2025%20or%2064 free download]; in the words of [[Jonathan Coulton|Coulton]], "It’s illegal, and so it’s totally free. Please don’t sue me." | ||
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When I'm 25 or 64 | |
Release | Thing a Week One |
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Length | 3:31 |
Release date | 11-18-2005 |
Related Pages | Other media |
Blog entry |
{{#song:When%20I'm%2025%20or%2064 }}
Trivia
- Tenth Thing a Week, released November 18, 2005.
- This is a mashup of Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" and the Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four."
- This is the first of two Thing a Week tracks that draws from a Beatles song written by Paul McCartney; for the other, see I Will.
- Len's Visual Thing a Week illustration is done in the style of Chicago album covers; it appears to be patterned most closely on Chicago V. "LXIV" is 64 in Roman numerals.
Availability
- Because of the questionable legality of the mashup, it was left off of the CD release of Thing a Week One, which is thus the only one of the Thing a Week albums with fewer than 13 tracks. (Compare Thing a Week Four, which has 14 tracks.)
- For the same reason, the track is available for free download; in the words of Coulton, "It’s illegal, and so it’s totally free. Please don’t sue me."
Thing-a-Week One |