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Beatles Lyrics

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Here Comes the Song: The Personalities Behind Your Favorite Beatles Lyrics

October 5, 2018 by Rachel White

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: Scrambled eggs, oh, my baby, how I love your legs… The melody of the song, which has been broadcasted on American radio more than 7 million times […]

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