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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What a relief to know! I won’t have to stare at the ceiling at night worrying about this anymore!
The Brits called her Madge.
Some gal named Rayna.
I still think Paul should collaborate with Taylor Swift on a break up song about Heather Mills.
Brits.
Oops - I got her annoying Brit-inflicted nickname wrong. Thanks.
Madge.
Neither of them is great. But William is Muslim.
Engraved in my soul is a nun’s description of one of our high school students having had a fight with her mother in the morning. The mother died while the student was in school.
It burns the heart that there are things which can’t be taken back directly. It doesn’t stop the sparks of anger that ignite within us, but maybe it damps down the combustion at times in the hopes that the probability of damage will be lowered.
Why do you think he’s muslim?
There were many articles on Free Republic about how Charles and to a lesser extent. William were Muslim. I don’t remember as much about why. William. But it also may be because of his mother who was in the process of converting when she died.
I guess I used to know that. :-). Thanks.
“Who among us does not harbor such regrets? “
Indeed. Who amongst us has never said something stupid or unkind to a loved one that we wish we could take back or apology for? And once the person to whom those words were directed is gone, and it’s no longer possible to apologize to them, well, then there will be those regrets.
Paul has a conscience.
It’s only the sociopath or the psychopath who regrets nothing.
“I’m from Liverpool and they abbreviate everything in Liverpool,” McCartney explains. “McCartney is a bit too formal for ‘Hey, Macca.’ So, George Harrison, ‘Hey, Hassa.’ John Lennon, ‘Lenny.’ So, they just abbreviate everything there and so that’s why. It’s a derivation of McCartney.”
Another relief! It’s not a derivation from the dance name. I never did see him do it.
Or Edith Piaf.
Frank Sinatra had a few.
I doubt very much that Diana was going to ‘convert’, or that Charles or William is ‘muslim’.
What kind of gossip and British Republican rags have you been reading?
But then again, too few to mention.
Macca is what most friends call him.
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