The rerelease of the Beatles catalog along with a signature edition of Rock Band has stirred up more Beatlemania than I've seen since the Beatles Anthology documentary series in 1995 (I'm too young to have witnessed the real thing in the 60's). Whether you like them or not, there is no denying the impact that they've had on several aspects of the musical world, including fashion, marketing guitars and, of course songwriting.
Yesterday isn't my favorite Beatles song and I probably wouldn't even rank it in my top ten, but i'm not naive to it's influence on pop music, let alone the emotional command it has on listeners. It's also the most covered song of all time according to BMI.
I'm also fascinated by the story of how Paul McCartney came up with, then evolved the song.
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I'm not too young to remember the Beatlemania of the 60's. I still recall watching thier first US television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show(in black and white). The performance was something never heard or seen before. I agree, whether a fan or not the impact these four men have had on numerous aspects of american life can not be denied.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to how "Yesterday" was written. Unliike you, it is one of my favorite Beatle recordings and I enjoyed reading the history of it.