Last week I posted a parody of the Beatles’ song, Yesterday. Well, I decided to make it into a video:
(Click here if you don’t see the video below)
Now do you see why I usually sing with a vocoder instead of with my natural voice? ;) And, yes, I was trying to look and act a bit silly in the video – it was not supposed to be serious at all!
I tweaked my original parody a little, but not much. Here is what I sang:
Yesterday
The Covid Virus seemed so far away
Now it looks as if it’s here to stay
Oh, I believe in Yesterday
Suddenly
I’m locked inside instead of free
There’s a facemask hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
Why I had to hide, stuck inside, I couldn’t say
I coughed, is something wrong?!??! Now I long for yesterday!
Yesterday
Meeting friends was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why I had to hide, stuck inside, I couldn’t say
I coughed, Something’s wrong!!!! Now I long for yesterday!
Yesterday
Meeting friends was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
MM mm mm mm mm mm
I hope you enjoyed this bit of fun :)
* Copyright for Yesterday – Lennon and McCartney (Paul McCartney wrote it, but they shared song writing credits during the Beatles). I wrote the parody words, arranged it slightly, and played and sang the song in the video.
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I’m sure sir Paul would enjoy this. I certainly did! Funny without ditching the song’s melancholy and musicality. Put in on Youtube!
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Thanks! I tried to change Paul’s words as little as possible, which I think (hope) helps this type of parody. Yes, it is on YouTube – the link above the embedded video goes to the YouTube page.
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Your parody is brilliant, your voice is so sweet and full of emotion.
Best Wishes, Charlotte
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Thanks, Charlotte. It was a lot of fun doing this, I just need to figure out how to keep from being a bit flat… ;)
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Haha you have the right face and hat for the mask you’re wearing!
My take on weekly smile. https://wp.me/p9EWyp-1KV
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Thanks. I’ll be by in a minute. I’m also going to copy the link to this week’s smile post so I don’t lose it.
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hahahah I had the best sing along at 7am this morn with you. Thankyou so much for the fun. You have a great voice. keep writing & playing & have a awesome rest of the week.
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Thanks! Pretty much every Beatles’ song makes for a great sing along, even when the words are changed for a parody. Hope you have a wonderful week.
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Brilliant
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Love this! And I like your face mask! :)
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Very Paul McCartney, well done.
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Thanks! I don’t know if channeling my inner Paul worked, but it was a lot of fun :)
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😂😂😂 thank you oh so much for this!
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Thanks, Lane, I’m glad you liked it :) (Sorry – somehow I missed the comment earlier..)
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Wonderful! :-)
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Thanks! :)
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A classic in the making
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Thanks – it is fun playing with a real classic :)
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A ha ha haaaaa…. you made my day, Trent! Your expression reminds me a bit of Michael Palin [Monty Pythons]. Sad thing is that it looks like ‘Yesterday’ will never return! ;-)
Have a lovely Tuesday, my friend!
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Thanks! yes, I’m sure I have watched much, much more Michael Palin than Paul McCartney, so maybe I was unconsciously being influenced that way ;) No, I don’t think Yesterday will ever return…
I hope you are having a great week!
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