Las 500 Grandes Canciones 13

You might also like

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 2

13

TheBeatles,'Yesterday'

Writers:JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney
Producer:GeorgeMartin
Released:Sept.'65,Capitol
11weeks;No.1
PaulMcCartney'sgreatestballadholdsaGuinnessWorldRecordasthemostrecordedsongofalltime;
sevenyearslater,therewere1,186versionsbyartistsasvariedasFrankSinatra,OtisRedding

andWillie
Nelson.ButMcCartney'soriginalreadingcutonJune14th,1965,atEMI'sAbbeyRoadstudiosin
Londonremainsthemostbeautifulanddaringofall:afrankpoemofregretscoredandsungwith
hauntedelegance.TherearenootherBeatlesontherecord.Nonewereneeded.GeorgeMartin's
arrangementforastringquartetemphasizedloweroctavemelancholy,whileMcCartney'salmost
whisperedvocalreverberatedwithlonginginthebig,darkspaceswheredrumsandelectricguitarswould
havebeen.Themelody,hesaid,cametohiminadream:"Mydadusedtoknowalotofoldjazztunes,I
thoughtmaybeI'djustremembereditfromthepast."McCartneyauditionedthesongforMartin,withthe
workingtitle"ScrambledEggs,"inahotelroominParisinJanuary1964beforetheBeatleshadeven
landedinAmericabutwouldnotrecorditforanotheryearandahalf."Wewerealittleembarrassed
aboutit,"McCartneyconfessed."Wewerearock&rollband."ANumberOnesingleinAmerica,
"Yesterday"was,inhisownwords,"themostcompletesongIhaveeverwritten."
Appearson:Help!(Capitol/Apple)
RELATED:

The Lost Beatles Photos: Rare Shots From 1964-1966

Readmore:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the500greatestsongsof
alltime20110407/smokeyrobinsonandthemiraclesthetracksofmytears
20110526#ixzz3j5gdZn6Q
Followus:@rollingstoneonTwitter|RollingStoneonFacebook

You might also like