Posted on 02/26/2024 2:59:04 PM PST by nickcarraway
Indeed, Macca remains haunted by a regretful remark he made to his late mother Mary — a lament that lives on in a legendary line from The Beatles’ 1965 No. 1 single.
While “Yesterday” — which was ostensibly a McCartney solo song, with the singer strumming acoustic guitar over a sorrowful string arrangement — has always been considered a breakup ballad, the classic lyric “I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday” is actually a mea culpa to his mother.
It was inspired by “feeling very embarrassed because I’d embarrassed my mom,” the 81-year-old Beatle reveals in the latest episode of his songwriter podcast “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics.” That embarrassment goes back to Macca’s mother having what he describes as a very “posh” accent.
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“Speaking words of wisdom, LET IT BE”
Too bad those three words are not to be found in the vocabularies of the Neocons.
Doesn't that just make you wonder if "Michelle" is better known as "Mike"?
Necromancy?
Not enough that you had to go mention them.
Good grief.
Why do you want to make something stupid like that, of a man’s memory of his mother?
In interviews, he says his mother but when people ask about it being about the Virgin Mary, he won’t disagree but I attribute that more to him being asked the same question three million times.
It would be his earthly mom....The mother of Jesus doesn’t make appearances on earth.
I believed in Y2K.
Always thought he was talking about a nun.
A strange story from a strange land.
The problem with Paul’s interviews the last decade or so, is that he is constantly revising the inspirations, history and meanings of his songs. Maybe he’s trying to get everything down, as he is in his 80’s, or, memories do get a little faulty 60 years on.
Did he invent the Macca Rayna?
I don’t see the song as regretting nothing; but as turning from the past and starting over.
Everyone has to do that about something; otherwise we couldn’t live and carry on.
There’s just as much wrong with dwelling on the past as failing to learn something from it.
George Allen doesn't.
Not anymore.
Yes, the nobody named Chuck dares to call Sir McCartney “Macca”… little piece of garbage…
A non-story. He said something nasty to his mom and wrote the song as an apology. It’s not like the song insulted his mom.
Thanks, I always wondered where Macca came from too.
‘I won’t have to stare at the ceiling at night worrying about this anymore!’
and here I thought I was the only one that had this problem...
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