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That version peaked at No. Ringo's version from went all the way to No. The lyrics are the sort of thing a pedophile would sing to a potential victim: Now, I will cut Burnette some slack.
He was 26 when he recorded the song, which seems a little creepy, but Jerry Lee Lewis set the bar pretty low for rockabilly acts when he married his year-old cousin, so to Burnette and his fans, 16 might have seemed on the old side. Ringo, on the other hand, gets no slack.
When he recorded the song he was 33, meaning he was singing to an imaginary girl less than half his age. Even if having sex with a year-old wasn't statutory rape in , a year age gap is still pretty gross. It involved people who should have known better.
Ringo was in The Beatles, for Christ's sake. Surely, Sir Paul must have sensed that it was a bad idea.
It's still pretty lame. I consider bad music so much worse than no music at all. Music is one of my things. Flag 5jh on May 24, Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. Todd Hartley wants to hear your choices for worst song ever so he can tell you you're wrong. Just don't listen for very long, or you could go insane.
Couldn't someone have convinced Ringo to cover some other rockabilly song instead? I'm almost willing to forgive the people of for propelling the song to No. Everyone back then was still besotted with anything related to The Beatles, so I can understand why they might not have recognized "You're Sixteen" for the atrocity it is. It's still pretty lame.
But that was then. These days, with Beatlemania a thing of the past and modern laws regarding the appropriateness of adult-juvenile relationships, we're free to acknowledge just how truly inappropriate and awful a song it is. I have nothing against Ringo and will always love him for his star turn in the movie "Caveman," but I think "You're Sixteen" should never be played again by anyone, anywhere.
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To read more or leave a comment, please visit zerobudget. You come on like a dream, peaches and cream Lips like strawberry wine You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine You're all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl Eyes that sparkle and shine You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine You're my baby, you're my pet We fell in love on the night we met You touched my hand, my heart went pop Ooh, when we kissed I could not stop You walked out of my dreams and into my arms Now you're my angel divine You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine You're my baby, you're my pet We fell in love on the night we met You touched my hand, my heart went pop Ooh, when we kissed I could not stop You walked out of my dreams, and into my car Now you're my angel divine You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine You're sixteen, so beautiful, and you're mine You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine All mine, all mine, all mine All mine, all mine, all mine Edit Lyrics Edit Wiki Add Video.
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General Comment why the hell doesnt anybody post for ringo?! No Replies Log in to reply.
There was an error. General Comment Nice, simple, fun song. When I sing it to myself though I change "You're sixteen General Comment I didn't really know that he was the one who sings this I've known this since I was a child. General Comment This song strikes me as almost a little bit creepy, because I picture a grown man singing this to a sixteen-year-old girl.
He sort of emphasizes how young she is peaches and cream, ribbons and curls and is pretty possessive you're mine, you're my pet. The last line is "you are mine," and it's kind of Am I overthinking things?
The protagonist is probably that age too. Ringo just sings it the first person. Flag 5jh on May 24,