“Yesterday” by The Beatles is one of the least Beatles-like of their songs, but among the most popular. In 1999, it was voted the best song of the 20th century by BBC Radio. In 2000, MTV and Rolling Stone named it the number one pop song of all time.
Those accolades may be a bit excessive, but the song is still exceptional. “Yesterday” has been covered over 2,000 times, which is amazing.
According to McCartney, the melody came to him during a dream. When he woke up, he hurried to a piano and played it so he wouldn’t forget it. The lyrics, however, weren’t written for another year.
As the months passed, the band gave the song the working title “Scrambled Eggs.” The opening verse was “Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs. Not as much as I love scrambled eggs.”
Eventually, Lennon suggested the title Yesterday, which clicked with McCartney, who finally did the rest.
Yesterday
By The Beatles, 1965
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be.
There’s a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go, I don’t know,
She wouldn’t say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go, I don’t know,
She wouldn’t say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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