The Beatles came to be around 1960.  The band was comprised on four musicians with incredible talent, who together created something so great that it is still celebrated and today is Global Beatles Day. The band first began playing shows in their native England, after they became pop sensations at home they came over the U.S. to what was known as the “British Invasion”. This one of a kind band gave us some of the most prolific songs. One of these classics was the song “Yesterday”. The song was released in 1965 and is credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul was apparently such a gifted musician that he wrote songs in his sleep, literally.

The story goes like this, Paul was asleep one night and when he woke up he remembered a tune from his sleep. Luckily for him and for everyone who has enjoyed the song, he had a piano handy at the home of his then girlfriend’s family. He ran to the piano and played the song right away as to not forget it. Paul’s primary concern was that he had subconsciously taken the song from somewhere else and supposedly went around for months playing the song for friends to see if anyone had heard it.

After he has convinced he had not in fact sleep-stolen the melody Paul wrote the words to the song. This process took quite some time and for a while the song was referred to as “Scrambled Eggs”. The band decided that the song worked better with a single-word title and McCartney eventually came up with “Yesterday”. When they recorded the song, Paul played the guitar and sang the vocals alone. The song was one of The Beatles hits and to think it all started with a dream.

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About Nadine Segal

I am a writer and editor from New York with a passion for music. I write predominately about music, musical artists and the issues they face.

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