Review about the song name yesterday năm 2024
As to the song being "instinctive," Paul’s explanation of how it was written has passed into the category of legend, as we’ll investigate below. Show Songwriting History As for the song idea being "around for months and months," as John stated above, a 1968 quote from Paul clarifies this somewhat. “It was called ‘Scrambled Egg’ for a couple of months, until I thought of ‘Yesterday.’ And that’s it. True story.” Paul continues, "I started to develop the idea: Scram-ble-d eggs, da-da da. I knew the syllables had to match the melody, obviously: da-da da, yes-ter-day, sud-den-ly, fun-il-ly, mer-il-ly, and ‘Yes-ter-day,’ that’s good. ‘All my troubles seemed so far away.’ It’s easy to rhyme those ‘a’s: say, nay, today, away, play, stay, there’s a lot of rhymes and those fall in quite easily, so I gradually pieced it together from that journey. ‘Sud-den-ly,’ and ‘b’ again, another easy rhyme: e, me, tree, flea, we, and I had the basis of it." In his book "The Lyrics," Paul added: "I also remember thinking, 'People like sad songs.' I remember thinking that even I like sad songs. By the time I got to Albuferia, I'd completed the lyrics." “I think I finished the lyrics about two weeks later, which was quite a long time for me,” Paul adds. “Generally, John and I would sit down and finish within three hours, but this was more organic. I put in the words over the next couple of weeks.” This would take it right up to the recording date of the song – June 14th, 1965. "People would later say to me, 'Do you believe in magic?'", Paul states in his "McCartney 3,2,1" documentary. "I'd say, 'Well, I have to!' Y'know, I mean, how did that happen? I'm sleeping (snore, da, da, da, da, da, da...Oh I love this song), wake up! Now the difference is, I remembered it. I think a lot of people hear beautiful music in their dream but don't necessarily remember them.” British EP Recording History “I brought the song into the studio for the first time and played it on the guitar,” Paul remembers, “but soon Ringo said, ‘I can’t really put any drums on – it wouldn’t make sense.’ And John and George said, ‘There’s no point in having another guitar.’ So George Martin suggested, ‘Why don’t you just try it by yourself and see how it works?’ I looked at all the others: ‘Oops. You mean a solo record?’ They said, ‘Yeah, it doesn’t matter, there’s nothing we can add to it – do it.’” Now that he had gotten his bearings, the second attempt is done far more professionally. The straightforward rhythmic chording appears right from the beginning, he sings the lines correctly in the second verse, and he holds out the last syllable of the word “yesterday” at the end of the first bridge, saving the descending notes for the second bridge. Two takes were all that was needed. "George Martin was a huge help inasmuch as he can write it," Paul explains in his "McCartney 3,2,1" documentary. "Normally you've got a song and you'll have to get an outside arranger in. And then he sort of goes off into a cupboard somewhere and you don't quite know what it's gonna be. But with George, you knew that we read each other well enough." In his book "The Lyrics," Paul describes George Martin as a person "who had now been our producer for a few years and, even though he wasn't yet forty at this point, was someone we trusted and looked up to." Concerning this “blue note,” which is heard after the words “she wouldn’t say” in the second bridge, George Martin comments: "John listened to (the finished song), and there’s a particular bit where the cello moves into a bluesy note which he thought was terrific, so it was applauded." An interesting recording of “Yesterday” sung by John Lennon has surfaced on bootlegs, reportedly recorded during Lennon's 31st birthday party on October 9th, 1971. This rough recording, featuring Lennon on acoustic guitar along with various voices and percussive sounds, depicts a combination of John poking fun at the song as well as his admiration for it. Song Structure and Style As for the structure, a typical Beatles model of ‘verse/ verse/ bridge/ verse/ bridge/ verse’ (or aababa) is utilized with a brief introduction and conclusion thrown in. While that sounds usual and a bit boring at this stage of The Beatles' game, the style of the song is anything but usual or boring. A simple two-measure introduction of vamping acoustic guitar sets the stage, Paul thumping the bass notes on the one- and three- beats of both measures. This anticipatory intro gives you a sneaky suspicion that something extraordinary is about to happen which, if you can possibly remember the first time you heard the song, doesn’t fail to satisfy. Coincidentally (or maybe not), the second seven-measure verse begins with the word “suddenly” just as we suddenly hear the string quartet emerge to add a deeper sense of heartache to the already dour landscape. The instrumentalists stay relatively within the parameters of the chords with one notable exception being the subtle melody line that dances as a harmony with Paul’s lyric “yesterday came suddenly.” A third verse is then heard which is identical in structure except for a new set of lyrics. The quartet plays nearly the same arrangement as in the second verse. The repeat of the bridge, however, reveals some interesting building in the score, a violin harmony to Paul’s line “had to go, I don’t know…” standing out as a classy touch. This is quickly followed by the “blue note” insistently included by Paul as described above. The violin harmony continues through the rest of the verse, which then ends with Paul taking center stage singing the descending line solo. John had some interesting commentary on the lyrics in 1980: “Paul wrote the lyrics to ‘Yesterday.’ Although the lyrics don’t resolve into any sense, they’re good lines. They certainly work, you know what I mean? They’re good, but if you read the whole song, it doesn’t say anything, you don’t know what happened. She left and he wishes it were yesterday – that much you get – but it doesn’t really resolve.” Paul continues: "A while back, someone asked me whether I relate differently to my songs as I grow older. A recording doesn't change, but of course we continue to age and grow, and as you get older, your relationship to a song can grow too. When I wrote 'Yesterday,' I had just moved to London from Liverpool, and I was starting to see a whole new world of possiblities open up before me. But all my yesterdays covered a pretty small period at that point. Now the song seems even more significant - yes, more poignant - because of the time that has passed since I wrote it. I must admit, that's an aspect of writing songs and playing music that I really like." The simplistic depiction in the lyrics is found to be totally suitable to this beautiful piece of music, no doubt becoming a template for love songs to this day. Right down to beginning and ending each verse with the same word, whether it be “yesterday” or “suddenly,” the intricate complexity was perfected by the composer. Nearly perfected, anyway. Call me a stickler but, in the narrative, since he was still with his girl 24 hours ago, shouldn’t it read “today came suddenly” instead of “yesterday came suddenly”? :-) American Releases "The (UK) record label wanted to release it as a single," Paul recalled about the song "Yesterday" in his book "The Lyrics." "We wouldn't let them do it in the UK, since we were a rock and roll band, but we let them get away with it in the US because we didn't live there." On September 13th, 1965, Capitol released “Yesterday” as its 11th American single; one day after the song was aired on the season debut of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on September 12th, 1965. While the television studio audience reaction was rather quiet and somewhat shocked, fans knew what to look for the next day in their favorite record shops. And they certainly did, the record topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks and selling a million copies. 3 on the Billboard albums chart at the time of its release, April 2nd, 1973. With its companion album “The Beatles/1967-1970” at1 at that exact time, I’m sure The Beatles’ feelings weren’t too hurt. “The Red Album” was released on compact disc in 1993, substituting the new 1986 stereo mix of “Yesterday” for the 1965 stereo mix as heard on the vinyl release. The CD was then remastered and re-released on August 10th, 2010.24 on the Billboard album chart.50 on the Billboard chart.8 in their home country with "I Should Have Known Better" as the b-side. Because this single was then considered an official Beatles release in the UK, it was included in this box set, although it was dropped when it was reissued as a CD box set in 1992 and as a new vinyl box set in 2019.1 spot on the Billboard album chart and sold well over two million copies.In promotion of the “Anthology 2” album came the CD Sampler single disc which was sent to radio stations for airplay. The studio “take one” of “Yesterday” was included therein. 1 spot on the Billboard album chart and achieving a total of eight weeks at the top. By 2005, it achieved “diamond” status, eventually selling well over 11 million copies in the US alone. George Martin’s 1986 stereo mix of “Yesterday” is featured on this release. A remastered version of this album was released in September of 2011 and a newer mixed version (mixed by Giles Martin) was released on November 6th, 2015.November 20th, 2006 was the release date of the Cirque du Soleil soundtrack “Love,” which featured the above mentioned flawless stereo mix of “Yesterday” (with an instrumental “Blackbird” introduction). Reaching 4 on the Billboard album chart, it sold over two million copies.Live Performances Listening to the magnificent results of the recording of “Yesterday,” with the emotional impact of the string quartet, no doubt everyone in The Beatles circle realized they had something they couldn’t help but want to promote. And promote they did! Although live performances by the group were to wind down just over a year later, they spent most of the remainder of their touring life showcasing the song. Next came the taping of their fourth and final studio appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” in the US. The taping was on August 14th, 1965 and the set comprised the same six songs they played for “Blackpool Night Out” two weeks prior. After Paul’s performance of “Yesterday,” also played with a pre-taped violin track, John returns with the words, “Thank you Paul, that was just like him.” On December 3rd, 1965, The Beatles began their final British tour, which lasted only until December 12th of that year. Among the eight cities visited on this tour was Liverpool, this being the last time the group played in their hometown. “Yesterday” was part of their set on this brief tour which, strangely enough, featured Paul accompanying himself on an electric organ. Their last international tour began on June 24th, 1966, an excursion which took them to West Germany, Japan and The Philippines. This tour, which only lasted until July 4th of that year, included “Yesterday” in their set list. Paul succumbed to playing bass on the track with a full electric guitars / drums arrangement from the entire group (no pre-taped violins). This best represents what the song would have sounded like if they had kept to their usual instrumentation at the time, many fans preferring this version in retrospect. Their Japan concert performance of the song exists and can be seen from many sources today. The song then became a regular for Paul’s solo tours of later years, beginning with his “World Tour” of 1989/1990. “Yesterday” was surprisingly omitted from his “Unplugged Tour” of 1991, but thereafter it was included in every tour he’s done since, mostly toward the end of the show or as an encore. Conclusion “It really wasn’t a Beatles record and I discussed this with Brian Epstein,” George Martin explains. When speaking to Brian at the time, he asked: “’You know, this is Paul’s song…Shall we call it Paul McCartney?’ He said, ‘No, whatever we do we are not splitting up The Beatles…This is The Beatles – we don’t differentiate.’…So even though none of the others appeared on the record, it was still The Beatles – that was the creed of the day.” Why is Yesterday a great song?Yesterday is a short but very powerful song written by Paul McCartney in 1965. It's a rather sad song and it talks a lot about feelings of regret, feelings of guilt. There's also a strong sense of nostalgia for the past, and that longing for the past is best summed up in the title of the song, which is Yesterday. What is the meaning of the song Yesterday by the Beatles?Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century. "Yesterday" is a melancholic ballad about the break-up of a relationship. The singer nostalgically laments for yesterday when he and his love were together, before she left because of something he said. What was the song Yesterday originally titled?Paul McCartney said his original title for "Yesterday" was "Scrambled Eggs." The 79-year-old said he also used "scrambled eggs" for the chorus until he could think of lyrics. "Using dummy lyrics wasn't something I did a lot," he said. How popular is the song Yesterday?The 1965 Beatles track “Yesterday” (wholly written by McCartney and performed alone with a string quartet) has been played some six million times on U.S. radio and television, far outstripping its nearest competitor. Moreover, with over 3,000 cover versions, it is also the most-recorded song ever. |