McCartney has occasionally paid tribute to his father, James, who led his own band in his youth, by writing "Music Hall numbers."^[1] Other such songs from McCartney's catalogue include "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Honey Pie".^[2] To enhance the realism of this period pastiche, McCartney recorded his lead vocals through a filter that removed much of the lower-end frequencies to help emulate the sound of singing through a megaphone, the signature sound of Rudy Vallee.^[3] This was a common recording technique during the 1920s, where singers like Vallee and Al Jolson had to compensate for the poor reception of primitive recording equipment at that time.^{[original research?]}

In concert, McCartney often dedicated this song to Fred Astaire.^[1]

• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, piano, string arrangement
• Jimmy McCulloch – electric guitar
• Joe English – drums, backing vocals
• Linda McCartney – backing vocals
• Tony Dorsey – string arrangement
• Michael J. Pierce – clarinet
• Vito Platomone – clarinet
• Carlos Klejman – violin
• Russell Joseph Bobrowski – violin
• Ronald B. Benko – trumpet
• John K. Branch – viola
• Harold Joseph Ballam – bassoon
• Bernard S. Richterman – cello