Analyzing Paul Mccartney's Song Yesterday

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I first heard “Yesterday” when I on my first cassette tape. It was Boyz to Men’s “II” album. Their rendition was a beautiful and soulful tribute to the Beatles’ classic. The song was listed in the Guinness Book of World Record for the recorded song. The entry indicated there are over 2000 different cover versions to it. Paul McCartney wrote this song first on the piano. Its original working title was “Scrambled Eggs.” He then later added the lyrics to fit the melody. The song appears to have four verses with two supporting bridges. Both of the bridges are performed to the same lyrics, ”Why, she had to go” while verses three through four repeat the same lyrics, “Yesterday, love was such and easy game to play.” He was often seen alone on stage

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