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"Scrambled eggs / Oh, my baby how I love your legs / Not as much as I love scrambled eggs."

The Song That Started with Scrambled Eggs: The Story of "Yesterday" The Beatles - Yesterday

Today, is recognized as one of the greatest songs of the 20th century. Here is the fascinating history behind The Beatles' most legendary ballad. The "Scrambled Eggs" Era "Scrambled eggs / Oh, my baby how I

One morning in 1964, Paul McCartney woke up in a London attic with a melody so perfect he was certain he’d stolen it. For weeks, he played the tune for friends and music experts, asking, "Is this someone else’s? Did I steal this?". When no one claimed it, he finally accepted it as his own. For weeks, he played the tune for friends

The joke lasted for months. It wasn't until a long car ride in Portugal in May 1965 that Paul finally found the one-word hook he needed: Yesterday . A Radical Departure for The Beatles

Before it had those famous melancholic lyrics, the song had a much less poetic working title: . To keep the rhythm while he worked on the melody, Paul sang: