George Martin與Yesterday

Beatles合唱團製作人George Martin三月八日於英格蘭家中去世，被暱稱為第五名披頭團員的他享年九十歲。

出生倫敦的他雖然早年主要製作古典和逗趣唱片，但是1962年他在EMI旗下的Parlophone唱片公司工作，簽下了來自利物浦的the Beatles合唱團，是他成為日後搖滾樂名製作人之一的濫觴。

除了the Beatles之外，他和British Invasion｢英國搖滾入侵美國｣的Gerry and the Pacemakers、Cilla Black、Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas合作過，後來還協助過America、 Cheap Trick,、the Bee Gees 與 Ultravox這些著名合唱團。

前Beatles合唱團團員Paul McCartney在George Martin去世後發表專文悼念，他說:｢世上失去了一位偉人，他留下無法忘懷的印記在我心靈和英國音樂史上｣。

Paul回憶當年他帶著Yesterday的歌譜到錄音室，隊友們建議他用吉他自彈自唱，當他拿錄好的試唱帶給George Martin聽，George建議他改用弦樂伴奏，Paul當場反對說:｢我們是搖滾樂團，我不認為這是個好的構想｣，但George很紳士的對他說:｢我們試過如不行再改回你的Solo唱法｣，還好Paul同意了，隔天並去George Martin家裡一同編曲，一首偉大的作品就這樣問世，而且後來Frank Sinatra、貓王、Ray Charles、Marvin Gaye等上千歌手錄過這首歌。

Yesterday於1965年獲得四周排行榜冠軍，是BMI百名最常播出歌曲榜第三名的歌。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho2e0zvGEWE

Yesterday

Songwriters

 LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAUL

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

 Now it looks as though they're here to stay

oh, I believe in yesterday

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be

 There's a shadow hanging over me

 Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go?

 I don't know, she wouldn't say

 I said something wrong

 Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play

 Now I need a place to hide away

 Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go?

 I don't know, she wouldn't say

 I said something wrong

 Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play

 Now I need a place to hide away

 Oh, I believe in yesterday...