Today I’m going to explain about the most popular pop song in Korea. The name of this song is “Yesterday” and singer is Beatles. “Yesterday” was in an album which named “Help!” released in 1965. This song was composed by Paul McCartney and remade as much as 2200 cover versions by other singers. Also in 1999 the song was selected by BBC radio that the best song in 20 century.
Yesterday” is a song about who go one’s separate ways with an acoustic melody. It was the first time to Beatles that only one member recorded the song without other members. In this song, there was a special story with McCartney. McCartney said he heard the melody when he took a nap in his girlfriend’s home. After he woke up, he played a piano to remember the melody. He worried about plagiarize because it wasn’t his own song that also he heard it. So he asked to people who concerned with music for about a month. However nobody heard this melody and McCartney decided to think it was his own song.
After the song released, John Lennon said, “For complete this song, it took several month. If we (member of Beatles) met, we always talked about the song. We called this song ‘Scrambled Egg’ but it wasn’t harmonized. Then one day, the title was selected by Paul and it was ‘Yesterday’.
‘Yesterday’ was awarded ‘Outstanding song of 1965’ in Ivor Novello Award. Also Broadcast Music Incorporated claimed the song was showed approximately 7 million time in TV and radio. It means ‘Yesterday’ was included in the most played 3 songs with ‘Never My Love’ and ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’. Lots of people think this song is so emotional song and that is a reason that people like the song. I heard it when I feel lonely or gloomy. If I heard it I’m able to feel comfortable so I really like to listen the song. I think the best time to listen this song is 8:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM after eat dinner and before sleeping. The song’s melody is nice for sleeping.
I wanted to recommend the song to other people because of the song’s mood. The song’s mood is differ from other American rock style. It has classical mood so the song was able to popular in many people. And the lyrics also we can sympathize the story. Lyrics are about recall memory with a person who loved. I can think about my memories in past. I recalled that when I have to part with my father. When I was 7 years old, I lived in Jakarta but I have to go Korea with my mother. My father wanted to stay in Jakarta alone so my mother and I went to Korea without my father. Now I live with my father again, but at that time I feel so lonely and sad. My feeling at that time is similar with the lyrics of ‘Yesterday’.
Also I think the song is good for my studying. I heard it when I study. The melody helps me to concentrate to study. Usually I heard some R&B or ballad when I studying. ‘Yesterday’ is also good at concentrate so I like to listen the song when I study.
< Lyrics of ‘Yesterday’ >
:: Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Why she had to go, I don't know, She wouldn't say. I said something wrong, Now I long for yesterday. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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