Yesterday (song)

The song "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney was originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! in 1965. According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written, while BMI asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone. The song remains popular today with more than 3000 recorded cover versions, the first hitting the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!.

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Paul McCartney - The Beatles - Help! - 1965 - Guinness Book of Records - BMI - 20th century - Cover versions - United Kingdom

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"Yesterday" takes the form of an acoustic ballad about lost love. It was the first official recording by The Beatles that relied upon a performance by a single member of the band, although the background accompaniment of a string quartet was added a few days later during the editing stage. The final recording differed so greatly from other works by the Beatles that the other three members of the band vetoed the song's release as a single in the United Kingdom. Although written solely by McCartney, the song was credited to both himself and John Lennon as "Lennon/McCartney", as were all Beatles songs written by either of the pair. (McCartney later attempted to have the credit changed to "Paul McCartney and John Lennon" for his live album, Back in the World, but backed down in the face of protests from Beatles fans and Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. http://www.triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/beatles/lennon-mccartney.shtml)

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Acoustic - Ballad - String quartet - United Kingdom - John Lennon - Lennon/McCartney - Back in the World - Yoko Ono

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