A closer look
Paul McCartney woke up with the melody for Yesterday fully formed in his head and originally used the placeholder lyrics 'Scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs' to remember the tune. He spent a month asking everyone in the British music industry if they had heard it before, terrified he had accidentally plagiarized someone else's work in his sleep. Once he realized his subconscious was just a brilliant hit-making machine, he swapped the breakfast-themed nonsense for some depressing words about a breakup. It became the most covered song in human history, which really makes you wonder if we missed out on a cultural renaissance of egg-based pop anthems. Honestly, it is mildly infuriating to realize that musical genius apparently requires zero conscious effort if you happen to be a legendary mop-top, while the rest of us struggle to compose a coherent email before noon
