“So, if I’m a young guy, looking around, eager for love, sex and attraction, it’s going to reflect in the language I use and the references I make.” “The way we look at the world is reflected in our language,” says Jamie Pennebaker, an expert in linguistic psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away… So, he scribbled down some simple lyrics to help commit it to memory, until he later found the perfect words to pair with it: When he awoke, he hurried to the piano in his loft to play it, but the words didn’t come quite as easily. The melody of the song, which has been broadcasted on American radio more than 7 million times and holds the record for the most recorded song in history, came to him in a dream. Scrambled eggs, oh, my baby, how I love your legs… The 1964 releases included overdubbed vocals and handclaps not taped in 1961.If Paul McCartney would have written “Yesterday” based on the first words that came to his mind, the song would sound like a concupiscent teen singing about breakfast: In March the following year ‘Why’ was the b-side of the single ‘Cry For A Shadow’ (Polydor NH 52275), which was also recorded at the Hamburg session. The song was first released on the German EP Tony Sheridan With The Beatles, which was issued in July 1963 as Polydor EPH 21610. The session was produced by Bert Kaempfert, and saw the recording of several other songs including ‘My Bonnie’ and ‘The Saints’. ‘Why’ was recorded with Tony Sheridan on vocals, at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany. One of the songs recorded with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg in 1961, ‘Why’ was written by Sheridan and Bill Crompton. Tony Sheridan: vocals John Lennon: rhythm guitar George Harrison: lead guitar Paul McCartney: bass guitar Pete Best: drums Written by: Crompton-Sheridan Recorded: 22/ 23 June 1961 Producer: Bert Kaempfert Engineer: Karl Hinze
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