John Lennon hoped ‘Grow Old With Me’, one of his last romantic songs, would become a wedding standard, according to Yoko Ono. Released on the 1984 album Milk and Honey after his death, the song is presented in the article as an expression of enduring love. The piece places it within Lennon’s later focus on family life and the domestic contentment reflected in Double Fantasy.

Ono said Lennon envisaged horns and a symphonic arrangement, but pressure to meet Double Fantasy’s Christmas release deadline led them to save the song for Milk and Honey rather than rush it. The version listeners initially heard was much more stripped back, while a later arrangement by George Martin used strings to bring out its wedding-song qualities. The article links this romantic outlook to Lennon’s reunion with Ono and his commitment to giving their son, Sean, a stable home life.