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FROM SCRAMBLED EGGS TO YESTERDAY
Composers get inspired to write songs for many reasons and most songs have a story behind
them. The story of Yesterday by The Beatles is quite amazing. The song was written at
57, Wimpole Street, London. Paul McCartney had a small attic room there. There was hardly
any free space, but he managed to put in one thing which was very important for him.
“I eventually got a piano of my own,” remembers Paul. “Very artistic. It stood to the right of
my bed, just under the window.”
One morning, in 1963, Paul woke up with the complete melody to Yesterday in his head. It had
come to him in a dream. At first Paul didn’t know whether he had actually thought the tune up
himself or if he had stolen it from another composer. He wrote some simple words to go along
with the melody line as he didn’t want the tune to go away. The nonsense lyrics started with
the words: Scrambled eggs. He played the tune to the other Beatles, but they told him they
didn’t recognize it, so he continued working on it. When the song was finished, Paul offered it
to other musicians but they didn’t want to play it. Singer Billy J. Kramer said it wasn’t right for
him. Chris Farlowe also didn’t like it. “It’s too slow. I need a good rocker,” he said to Paul.
The song was recorded two years after the original Scrambled Eggs version. The Beatles tried
singing it together, but finally, all of them decided that Paul should sing a solo, and it became
the first-ever Beatle song recorded with only one Beatle. According to some music fans, it was
John Lennon who suggested the title Yesterday. In one interview John said, “The song was
around for months before it was completed. Paul wrote nearly all of it. We just couldn’t find
the right title.” Whether Yesterday is indeed 100% Paul’s song, or whether John also had some
share in writing it, is not certain.
In 1997, the song was entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special award to
honour extraordinary recordings. It was also voted the best song of the 20th century by music
experts and listeners taking part in a BBC 2 poll. MTV and Rolling Stone Magazine named it
the number one pop song of all time. It was performed over 7 million times in the 20th century
alone, and you can still hear it on many occasions. Not bad for a song whose tune came to
the composer in a dream and which started out as Scrambled Eggs.
adapted from http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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6.1. Which is TRUE about the piano in the attic room?
A. It didn’t belong to Paul McCartney.
B. It was put opposite the window in Paul McCartney’s room.
C. Paul McCartney found enough room for it somehow.
D. Paul McCartney found it difficult to compose songs on it.
6.2. From the second paragraph we learn why
A. the song’s melody was taken from another singer.
B. the other Beatles wanted Paul to write the song.
C. it was difficult to write the lyrics to the song.
D. some musicians refused to play the song.
6.3. According to the text, we still don’t know
A. if Lennon had anything to do with writing the song.
B. why the song was exceptional for the Beatles.
C. how long it took before the song was recorded.
D. who decided that Paul should perform the song alone.
6.4. In the last paragraph, the author informs us
A. how many singers have performed the song up to now.
B. who chose the song as the greatest hit of the last century.
C. which magazine wanted to change the lyrics of the song.
D. why it took so long for the song to join the Grammy Hall of Fame.
6.5. In the article, the author
A. describes how the song influenced its composer’s life.
B. explains why the song’s popularity increased over the years.
C. presents reasons for changes in the song’s title.
D. tells the story of a song which hasn’t lost its popularity.
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