Title: “Yesterday”: The Most Recorded Song of All-Time - Neatorama
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“Yesterday”: The Most Recorded Song of All-Time
Tags: Deezen, Eddie Deezen, Yesterday, Paul McCartney, Beatles
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Content: To date, at least 4,000 different versions of the classic Beatles tune have been recorded by artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Liberace, Tammy Wynette, Daffy Duck (!), The Mamas and the Papas, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles and Placido Domingo. In the mid-sixties, long before “Yesterday" was known to the general public, singer Billy J. Kramer said he was looking for a new song to record and Paul played him “Yesterday.” Poor Billy turned it down because he said it wasn't right for him. Chris Farlowe also turned down the number, telling Paul, “It's not for me. It's too soft. I need a good rocker, a shuffle or something.” Although “Yesterday" has been covered by thousands of different and diverse artists, only four versions have actually made the charts: those by the Beatles, Matt Monro, Ray Charles and Marianne Faithfull. “It was the only song I ever dreamed,” said McCartney.