Beatles Fact of the Day

It's about time I have another one of these right? I mean, look at my banner; they're basically my logo. Anyways, here you go.

The song "Yesterday" from the Help! album is one of the greatest Beatles songs ever written. It was written by Paul after he woke up one morning with the tune in his head. He sat down at a piano and played the tune, and it was the melody to the song he eventually recorded. It took him about 2 weeks to pen the lyrics, and while he was working on them, he would substitute the words "scrambled eggs" in spaces without lyrics. When it was released, it was the first Beatles song that didn't feature all 4 of them. Only Paul is heard, along with a string quartet. When he would perform this in concert however, it would just be him, a chair, and a guitar. What a sight that would have been. It is also noted as one of the first pop songs to use elements of classical music. Since it's release, it has become the most covered song in the world, with an amazing 3000+ recorded versions of it out there. It was also the most played song on the radio until 1999 when "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" passed it. (Damn you Top Gun). However, at any given time, somewhere in the world, "Yesterday" is probably playing.