Paul McCartney regrets haunting Beatles ‘Yesterday’ lyric about his mom
By Social Links for Chuck Arnold
Published Feb. 26, 2024, 4:20 p.m. ET
Yes, folks, Paul McCartney still longs for “Yesterday.”
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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