Paul spent 67 takes getting 'I
Will' right on September 16, 1968, with Ringo playing on
cymbal and maracas and John tapping the rhythm with a piece
of wood. It was the first of Paul's songs to be written
about Linda and he was still adding and changing lines as it
was being recorded.
Unsurprisingly, there's a sense of
anticipation in the lyric, provoked no doubt by the
knowledge that Linda and her daughter were arriving in
London the very next week. Paul had previously only met
Linda in London during the Sgt. Pepper period and on two
subsequent visits to America, but he obviously felt he knew
enough about her to be confident in offering her his love
'forever and forever'.
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