Blog #6 Yesterday by the Beatles --Cael Rowley

 "Yesterday"

The Beatles



    The Beatles were a famous phenomenon like we all know, but their hit song Yesterday has something very unique to it that made it so popular. It was one of their first hits, because of how unique the topic of the song was to the audience. In this era, people were used to hearing about how to fall in love and how great love is, and in this song, it was one of the few that starts talking about how love drifts away and its more than just a memory. That concept sunk deeper to people back then. Not every love story worked for people, in fact, most couples broke it off rather than stayed together during that time. 

    Another thing that I loved, was how they used very common instruments like the banjo and acoustic guitar to start the song, and it began to build. Later on, it descended back down to that soft tone like it did to the start. What a dramatic, heart felt song! Its good to see how important dynamics are in music, and I am a firm believer that if we didn't have dynamics, songs would be bland and not reach popular status. The Beatles wrote a legendary song here, as they did others, and this song will continue to stay popular as long as it is played in the future.

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  1. Haylee StrattonOctober 19, 2021 at 12:54 PM

    Hi Cael! I love how you mentioned the importance of dynamics. I also believe that without them, music would be a bit bland. In a way, it gives each song a personality. For example, how some songs share a melody but the dynamics and the tone make them unique!

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  2. AbbyOctober 20, 2021 at 12:27 PM

    Hey Cael! I agree this song will stay popular because I don't know a ton of songs but I know this one! I think that whatever string instrument in the back also gives it a good song. The dynamics are much better heard in the type of music we are learning about now because of the better recording devices we have. Music sounds and just feels right when there are good dynamics in it.

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