Album This song officially appears on the Memory Almost Full - 2CD limited edition bonus disc Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2007
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Memory Almost Full sessions #4
April - July 2006
Officially appears on Memory Almost Full
Officially appears on Memory Almost Full - 2CD limited edition bonus disc
David Kahne talks about Memory Almost Full
Jun 01, 2007
Staring from a cardboard castle
Down and out
One of life's young students
Finds out what it's all about
Paper flutters
Angry taxy drivers shout
From the pages of a paper
Candles shine
On a perfect table
Laid for two who love to dine
They suggest a highly recommended wine
Once again the same old line
Why so sad
My fine young friend
Why so blue
Weary carriage horses stand in single file
Someone at a crowded bus stop
Wears a friendly smile
Touching nerves that
No one's heard from in a while
Papers from the same old file
Why so sad
My fine young friend
Why so blue
Sometimes
When eyes meet you know
They have to meet again
Sometimes
Birds of a feather
Got to fly together
From a dingy attic window
Candles shine
On a perfect table
Laid for two who love to dine
Now they drink the
Highly recommended wine
Free at last and feeling fine
I'm so glad
My fine young friend
Glad for you
I'm so glad
My fine young friend
Glad for you
You used to be so blue, you used to be so blue
Why so blue
Memory Almost Full - 2CD limited edition bonus disc
Official album • Released in 2007
3:12 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals Eddie Klein : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: April - July 2006 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Memory Almost Full - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:12 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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