Beatles song 'When I'm Sixty-four' could give older people the blues

References to “losing my hair” and “wasting away” in The Beatles’ classic When I’m Sixty-four could have a “detrimental” effect on the health of elderly people, according to researchers.

The song lyrics “when I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, will you still be sending me a Valentine, birthday greeting, bottle of wine”, associate old age with being “unlovable”, according to the new study.

Researchers said that negative connotations of growing old in songs can affect the confidence and self-esteem of older people, which in turn could lead to other health problems.