“Yesterday” is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. According to the Guinness Book of Records, “Yesterday” has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than [SIZE=“2”]3,000 recorded cover versions[/SIZE], the first hitting the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone
Φανταστείτε δηλαδή τί να πουν και κάτι ιρλανδικά, π.χ. The Rocky Road to Dublin, Whiskey in the Jar, The Wild Rover κτλ., που έχουν διασκευαστεί δεκάδες χιλιάδες φορές…
Αναλόγως αν μιλάμε για ηχογραφημένες ή μη διασκευές. Προφανώς και κλασσικά, παραδοσιακά σε κάθε χώρα έχουν διασκευαστεί υπερ-άπειρες φορές. Δεν εκπλήσσομαι για το Yesterday. Προσωπική αγάπη:
αν και προσφάτως ανακάλυψα ότι το νο1 που είναι και η, με διαφορά, αγαπημενότερη εκτέλεση του, δεν πρέπει να είναι από τον Redding και ψάχνω μανιωδώς να μάθω πως και τι
Title Written by First release by Covers
1 Yesterday John Lennon, Paul McCartney The Beatles 160
2 Eleanor Rigby John Lennon, Paul McCartney The Beatles 153
3 Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber 142
4 Cry Me a River Arthur Hamilton Julie London 135
5 Summertime George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward 132
6 Silent Night! Holy Night! John Freeman Young 132
7 Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, E.Y. Harburg 118
8 Take Five Paul Desmond The Dave Brubeck Quartet 116
9 White Christmas Irving Berlin Ernest Tubb 115
10 And I Love Her John Lennon, Paul McCartney The Beatles 107
11 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction Mick Jagger, Keith Richards The Rolling Stones 106
12 Imagine John Lennon John Lennon 100
Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. According to the Guinness Book of Records, “Yesterday” has the most cover versions of any song ever written.
