We all want to be rich and famous, but few can imagine what it really must be like to have the world craving everything you do. And fame doesn’t get any bigger than The Beatles. While this generation might be growing up with the most media coverage the world has ever seen and the likes of YouTube and music videos making it easier for artists to get their music out (even if they don’t get the monetary compensation they deserve), the Beatles remain not only one the world’s best-selling artists of all time, but perhaps its most recognisable too.
After all, who can forget their infectious list of hits such as Yesterday, Hey Jude, I
That is the scenario that plays itself out in this new movie from the pen of Richard Curtis and directing talents of Oscar-winner Danny Boyle. Yesterday stars Himesh Patel as Jack, an aspiring singer-songwriter who survives a bus accident during a freak global blackout (possibly caused by Eskom) and wakes up in a world where The Beatles never existed. But Jack still knows all the Beatles’ great songs and by passing them off as his own, becomes a worldwide mega-star.
This certainly sounds like a fun concept and thanks to Boyle’s strong penchant for
Yesterday is scheduled for release on June 28th and could prove to be quite a hit for Universal Studios. Not only is the story a novel idea, but much like last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody, audiences are probably going to eat this up just for the nostalgia of the incredible music.
Fun Fact: The Beatles’ Yesterday is the most covered song in history, having been covered more than 2200 times by other artists over the years (including Daffy Duck). So, when people claim it might just be the greatest song ever written, there is definitely some relevance to that claim.
Last Updated: February 13, 2019
Kromas
February 13, 2019 at 12:35
Well it was a hit because yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
Guz
February 13, 2019 at 13:45
Great music from a great band!
BradeLunner
February 13, 2019 at 14:06
Sounds really cool, strange I only heard about this actor for the first time yesterday when he spoke to Joe Rogan about getting kicked off stage by some SJW.s
Original Heretic
February 13, 2019 at 13:07
Extra fun fact: McCartney dreamt Yesterday. He went around asking people if they knew the song, because he figured that if he’d dreamt it, he must have heard it somewhere. Nobody knew nothing.
Guz
February 13, 2019 at 13:56
Like dreamt the whole song….naaa come on , cant be, maybe the melody or the hook, but surely not the whole thing
Original Heretic
February 13, 2019 at 13:56
That’s what he claims. In the interview I saw, he said he played it for people, tried to figure out where it came from.
After a while, he recorded it and released it.