▁something ▁that ▁sounds ▁like ▁simple ▁ind ifference . ▁' Who ▁knows ▁how ▁long ▁I ' ve ▁loved ▁you ?' ▁he ▁asks , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁tempt ing ▁to ▁think , ▁' Who ▁car es ? '" ▁Howard ▁S oun es ▁wel comes ▁the ▁divers ification ▁of ▁McC art ney ' s ▁non - rock ▁White ▁Album ▁contributions ▁such ▁as ▁" Mar tha ▁My ▁D ear " ▁and ▁" H oney ▁Pie " ▁but ▁he ▁says ▁of ▁" I ▁Will ": ▁"[ It ] ▁exempl ified ▁Paul ' s ▁weak ness ▁for ▁the ▁soft - cent red ▁love ▁song . ▁The ▁mel ody ▁was ▁catch y , ▁but ▁the ▁ly ric , ▁about ▁lov ing ▁his ▁bel oved ▁forever ▁and ▁ever , ▁etc ., ▁was ▁the ▁sick liest ▁cl ich é , ▁a ▁taste ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁come ." ▁ ▁Co inc iding ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁Jacob ▁St ol worth y ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁listed ▁" I ▁Will " ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁his ▁ranking ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Album ' s ▁ 3 0 ▁tracks . ▁He ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" c ry st all ine ▁proof ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁can ▁write ▁a ▁love ▁song ▁as ▁effort lessly ▁as ▁McC art ney ", ▁adding ▁that ▁Mc Car ney ' s ▁selection ▁of ▁it ▁among ▁his ▁personal ▁favour ites ▁is ▁a ▁t ough ▁choice ▁to ▁argue ▁with . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁s ung ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁film ▁Love