{"id":607,"date":"2026-02-17T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=607"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:36:19","slug":"the-working-title-of-the-beatles-hit-yesterday-was-a-silly-breakfast-related-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-working-title-of-the-beatles-hit-yesterday-was-a-silly-breakfast-related-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"The Working Title of The Beatles\u2019 Hit \u201cYesterday\u201d Was a Silly Breakfast-Related Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A working title can help a songwriter work out a melody first, before replacing it with the final title. That’s exactly what Paul McCartney<\/a> did for The Beatles’ 1965 hit “Yesterday.” In 1964, McCartney assigned the working title “Scrambled Eggs” so he wouldn’t forget the melody before he found something more suitable. It’s funny to consider this No. 1 hit as initially being about breakfast food, but it’s true. In 2010, McCartney sang the original “Scrambled Eggs” version on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon<\/em><\/a>. The melody of the song came to McCartney in a dream, and the only phrase he could use to hold onto the melody was about eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally, McCartney Believed He Was Plagiarizing Another Song<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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