{"id":28873,"date":"2024-02-26T21:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartney-reveals-inspiration-behind-iconic-yesterday-lyric\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T21:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:05:22","slug":"paul-mccartney-reveals-inspiration-behind-iconic-yesterday-lyric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartney-reveals-inspiration-behind-iconic-yesterday-lyric\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney reveals inspiration behind iconic \u201cYesterday\u201d lyric"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-26\/M_PaulMcCartney_ABC.png\" alt><figcaption>ABC\/Heidi Gutman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong> is opening up about the inspiration behind one of the iconic lyrics to his classic tune \u201cYesterday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the latest episode of his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkin.fm\/podcasts\/mccartney-a-life-in-lyrics\/yesterday#play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>McCartney: A Life in Lyrics<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> podcast, the former <strong>Beatle<\/strong> explains that the line \u201cI said something wrong, now I long for yesterday\u201d was inspired by a time he corrected how his mother pronounced a word, something he deeply regretted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Sometimes, it&#8217;s only in retrospect you can appreciate it,\u201d he says. \u201cI remember very clearly one day feeling very embarrassed cause I embarrassed my mum.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;She would talk what we thought was a little bit posh,\u201d he explains, noting, \u201cI know that she said something like, &#8216;Paul, will you ask him if he&#8217;s going?&#8217; and I went, &#8216;Arsk?! Arsk! It&#8217;s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">ask<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, mum!&#8217; And she got a little bit embarrassed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He adds, &#8220;I remember later thinking, &#8216;God, I wish I&#8217;d never said that.&#8217; And it stuck with me &#8230; after she died.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While the song seems to be about a heartbreak over a failed relationship, McCartney later realized it&#8217;s also about the loss of his mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;So I don\u2019t know. Does this happen? Do you find yourself unconsciously putting songs into girl lyrics that are really your dead mother?\u201d he says. \u201cI suspect it might be true. It sort of fits, if you look at the lyrics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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