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[GH85Carrera]

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[CurtEgerer]

[GH85Carrera]

A woman demonstrating how to use the first commercial microwave oven called the Radarange, 1947. This was made by Raytheon.

[Racerbvd]

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One morning in 1964, Paul McCartney awoke in the small attic bedroom of his girlfriend Jane Asher’s house at 57 Wimpole Street in London. A melody had come to him in his sleep, so complete, so moving, so natural that he was convinced it had to belong to someone else. He darted to the piano at the foot of his bed and began playing the tune before it could fade. To make sense of its structure, he filled in placeholder lyrics that began with the line, “Scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs.”
He spent weeks asking everyone around him, bandmates, friends, and industry insiders, if they had heard the melody before. George Martin, The Beatles’ producer, shook his head. None of the musicians or engineers at Abbey Road recognized it. Even Ringo Starr and George Harrison hadn’t heard it before. Still, Paul hesitated. “I thought someone must’ve written it already,” he recalled. “I had to make sure it hadn’t come from somewhere else.” It felt too perfect to be entirely his.
During these uncertain weeks, McCartney carried the tune with him everywhere. He would test it out on friends, cautiously humming the melody and asking, “Does this ring any bells?” No one could name it. There was no trace of it in any existing catalog. Gradually, he came to accept that it had come from his own subconscious, a fully formed gift that arrived in sleep.
As The Beatles began work on the album "Help!" in 1965, Paul began refining the lyrics. The humorous “Scrambled Eggs” lines gave way to something more poignant. The opening verse eventually settled on “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away,” and the song took on a tone of heartbreak and loss. Unlike most Beatles songs that featured harmonies or full band arrangements, "Yesterday" was stripped down to Paul’s voice, an acoustic guitar, and a string quartet. It marked a distinct stylistic turn.
Recording took place on June 14, 1965. Paul sat alone in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, with George Martin overseeing the session. The string arrangement, crafted by Martin, added a classical elegance that was rare in pop music at the time. When the final take was completed, McCartney stood back, unsure how people would react to such an intimate departure from The Beatles’ usual sound.
Upon release, "Yesterday" was not immediately issued as a single in the UK due to internal hesitations about branding it as a Beatles song. In the United States, however, Capitol Records released it in September 1965. It reached number one and remained there for four weeks. Over time, the song’s reputation grew to astonishing heights. It was recorded by over 2,000 artists, becoming one of the most covered songs in modern music history.
Paul later remarked that “Yesterday” felt like something handed to him by some invisible force, something he was meant to carry forward. Its origins in a dream, its evolution from parody to poetry, and its enduring emotional depth all point to a creative process that defied logic.
That one morning, in a quiet London bedroom, an unwritten song waited for a voice. Paul McCartney gave it one, and the world never forgot.


When you get paid by the foot and know how to wire in cursive.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

One morning in 1964, Paul McCartney awoke in the small attic bedroom of his girlfriend Jane Asher’s house at 57 Wimpole Street in London. A melody had come to him in his sleep, so complete, so moving, so natural that he was convinced it had to belong to someone else. He darted to the piano at the foot of his bed and began playing the tune before it could fade. To make sense of its structure, he filled in placeholder lyrics that began with the line, “Scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs.”

It was John Lennon who wrote most of the Beatles lyrics. Paul gave John "scrambled eggs" to get the feel for the rhythm of the song.

Parody:

[GH85Carrera]

Towing 101,.....a kids car broke down so he calls his friend to come pull his car home ,no problems on the way, so ...they didn't know where to hook the tow strap to so......hood looks like a great idea

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

AI got close. According to
https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/elizabeth-robinson

Betty Robinson was a 16-year-old student who did not know she was a good runner until a teacher spotted her running after a train and timed her in a corridor back at school.
First women’s track Olympic champion

Robinson competed in her first meet only four months before the 1928 Olympic Games. In her first outdoor meet, she set a world record for 100m. The 1928 100m was the first women's track event to be contested in Olympic history. Robinson won the final by half a metre in what was only her fourth track meet ever. She also earned a silver medal in the 4x100m relay.
Surviving an airplane crash

Three years after her Olympic triumph, Robinson was badly injured in an airplane crash. The man who found her thought she was dead, so he put her in his car trunk and drove her to a mortician. She was unconscious for seven weeks and she could not walk normally for two years…but she did survive. Robinson wanted to return to competitive sprinting, but she was no longer able to bend her leg fully at the knee, so she could not assume the crouched starting position. She could, however, run in relays. In 1936, Betty Robinson won a second gold medal as a member of the U.S. 4x100m relay team.

Anyone remember this female olympic runner?

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by masraum

Anyone remember this female olympic runner?

I remember her name- Zola Budd, and she was a big deal. I looked it up- she was pretty good!

[Steve Carlton]

[GH85Carrera]

The red-lipped batfish – A sea creature that walks

[Nielske]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

It was John Lennon who wrote most of the Beatles lyrics. Paul gave John "scrambled eggs" to get the feel for the rhythm of the song.

Are you very sure of this?

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[Dmond]

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[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Nielske

Are you very sure of this?

I know that Lennon and McCartney had an agreement to "co-write" all their songs. It was also very common for Paul to turn the lyrics over to John. I remember reading somewhere the above explanation about scrambled eggs and it made sense. I cannot tell you where I saw it so I would have to say I am not 'very sure'.

[Bill Douglas]

She's been growing them in her garden.