Arguably Paul McCartney's most recognizable creation, Yesterday, also has one of the fascinating backstories in contemporary musical history.
Quite literally. As McCartney explained in 1980: "I woke up with a lovely tune in my head. I thought, 'That's great. I wonder what that is?' There was an upright piano next to me, to the right of the bed by the window. I got out of bed, sat at the piano, found G, found F sharp minor 7th – which leads you to B to E minor, and finally back to E. It all leads forward logically.
I liked the melody a lot, but I couldn't believe I'd written it because I'd dreamed it. I thought, 'No, I've never written like this before.' But I had the tune, which was the most magic thing."
McCartney was living in Wimpole Street, London, at the time, at the family home of Jane Asher, who he was dating. Asher was present, albeit asleep, several months later when the final lyrics were attached to the song during a 180-mile drive through Portugal.
Good one.
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