Homage to Cynthia Lennon that would turn today September 10, 82 years old. A song that John wrote to her.Regarding When I Get Home and other songs John wrote for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album, McCartney expressed that they “may have been based in real experiences…with Cynthia or whatever, but it never occurred to us until later to put that slant on it all.” Given the extremely busy schedule that consumed The Beatles in early 1964, with concert appearances in Britain, Paris and America as well as recording sessions and shooting their first movie, it’s quite likely that this song is reflecting his longing for the comforts of home and family.As for the timeframe for the song, it also seems likely to have been written during his month off on vacation in Tahiti with wife Cynthia, George Harrison, and George’s new girlfriend Pattie Boyd (whom George had just met on the set of “A Hard Day’s Night”) in May of 1964.
