Elvis Presley Got Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" Wrong! | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross 

Handssi It’s 2020 He didn’t. But now he’s in such good shape (for his age!) that he can kick the can and sing when I’m eighty four. Hahaha

Handssi I’ll probably be doing the same thing in two years time from now

Ringo: When im 104!

What a lazy and unfunny comment.

For Sure♪♫♪

Yeah true, but also I think this comes down to how Elvis being a Southern American would naturally phrase that, and it would be different to British English. 'I must've done something wrong' sounds more American, than 'I did something wrong', probably he knew the song in his head, but unconsciously just sang it how he would in his normal Southern American speaking style.

Oh good grief...it was a freaking joke...no deeper than that... no more, no less. Nothing to do with interpretation or style. Other examples of the same kind can be heard in unreleased session tapes, rehearsals, and live performances throughout his entire career. Just Elvis being silly. For example: After kissing a girl at the front of the stage during 'Love Me Tender' he would change the line from " you have made my dreams come true"... to ..."you have made my nose turn blue"...just having a laugh. John Lennon was notorious for doing things like that. Fact is...if anybody changed the lyric like Paul describes here, it was Frank Sinatra, not Elvis. Paul has told this story on several occasions, even recently, and it's become part of his schtick....it's showbiz folks...nothing to wax philosophical about.

And by the way...I'm Southern, and it is totally natural for a Southerner to say "I did something wrong". Not all Southerners have the same accent or dialect. Same with Northerners or the British.

@@teleblaster61 Calm down calm down, people are entitled to express views and discuss it, to some it's an interesting point because of the cultural difference. It's pretty obvious it was a humorous comment by Paul and no criticism of Elvis was intended. The point we're discussing is whether Elvis got the lyrics wrong or simply changed them and many seem to agree he simply changed them. Even Paul got them wrong himself! And yes, many American Southern States (especially around where Elvis lived) I have heard definitely have distinctive ways of saying things, very different to the North. Much the same in England but reverse, Northerners have a distinctive style with common words phrases and ways of speaking we in the Midlands and South never use, and it does cross dialects and regions, much like in US Southern States.

Suspicious Minds: let's not let a good thing die, you know I'd never lie to you...added ("noooo, not much") (that tongue in cheek and cheeky grin)...typical Elvis lol

I've just listened, not I just listen.

jose cooli absolutely! Even though those were well written songs they were popular for the time. Elvis never needed to sing them but when he did he owned them. Case in point, The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” The original is one of the all time greatest .. but Elvis slows the tempo until the epic chorus.. and makes it his own. Tremendous.

No pal. The fat man changed the lyrics.

@Mort Coil What the fuck are you trying to say lol?

@@Revolver1981 but he sounded like he was god singing!

Suspicious signal....

"It's a big club and you ain't in it. You and I are not in the big club.” - George Carlin

0:22.

It's 2023 and people are still believing that?

Why did he do it then?@@paulnottherealmccartney8558 And I think it's BECAUSE it's 2023 that people still believe that...

The man's name is Jonathan. And actually he obviously did hear the joke McCartney was attempting but just ignored him and moved on by saying "yeah I know" slightly mocking Sir Paul.

@Joe Craven in britain, charming people doesn’t involve kissing peoples arse lol we have some banter etc

That hand sign at 0:22 was more interesting than the song.

No he didn't you fool. He changed the exact bit that McCartney said in this interview.

@@Revolver1981 Listen to the version uploaded by JC Productions. Then we'll see who's the fool

@@Revolver1981 owned

@@Revolver1981 No he didn't, you idiot!

Listen Mr Revolver...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JVsPLnT3WiE.html

Lol you just don’t have a clue

Yeah…no

Your right.

@@martindavis4632 It's called a preference, you putz.

I agree Elvis did every song better then the originals I can’t stand the Beatles they had so much issues no wonder they weren’t around long yes they have made a great legacy but really no lol

Wtf, you're right. How did I missed it

In music and art they are allowed to do it. But in politics it's more tricky

Precisely. It's not exactly normal behaviour.

Phew, you had 33 likes - just got you to 34 😂

@@bernishepherd4611 lol

As was Paul...He also has a great sense of humor!!

No he wasnt...he messed them up because he's a thick American

Search on google---->-global truth project

Elvis in his released version of the song and any song in front of an audience I've heard sings the lyrics correct, only time I've heard him not is in practice sessions for TWIS. the lyrics don't make sense "why she had to go, I don''t know she didn't say" then "I said something wrong" so you he did know!

Nathaniel Ahart OMG your so on the ball if only we had a time machine perhaps we could go back and save him,George was really great also with a good sense of humour I would like to pray for Paul and Ringo’s good health and luck I personally would be devastated if anything happened to them so love and prayers to them and their families 💞✝️🙏🏻💞✝️🙏🏻

For me that's dark

Think of the stories and the laughs if George was sitting there with them, in better health ofcourse.

kurikokaleidoscope indeed how I yearn for the good old days, I really miss what life was like in the 70’s&80’s so very different than today, artists of today’s calibration haven’t got a clue what a real talented artist should be like! I’m lucky enough to have lived a little bit of those times but I’m saddened by the quality of today’s world everything’s changed and not for the good, car’s are all wrong, lifestyles are all wrongly executed, I think if the likes of George and John were still alive they would be very saddened by the way of the world today their time in the world was right then but not now!

And th illuminati symbol before he sat down.

Sean Ryan he only changed the lyrics to yesterday once

I agree, many artists who cover a song will improvise a little or change the lyrics very slightly to suit their own style and that often works better for that artist. And you have to factor in also the differences between American English and British English. I think Elvis just adopted American English and how they speak in the South especially, it sounded more natural to him probably.

It was just a joke, and had nothing to do with language, or getting it wrong. Had nothing to do with American english vs British english, or being from the South. He said it for a laugh during the song one night in Vegas back in 1969. The official release of the Elvis version that came out at that time was from a different show, and the lyric was sang correctly. The version with the 'stud' comment has been floating around on bootlegs for years, and only recently has been officially released as part of a collectors set of those first Vegas shows. Paul knows this, and has told this story in some of his recent interviews...he's just having a laugh...just like Elvis was.

@@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan nope. I have a few sound board and audience recordings of Elvis singing 'Yesterday' from Vegas in 69/70 and he made that lyric change a few times at The International.

@@teleblaster61 it's perfect on the 'on stage' album, i think?

illuminati signal

And why they aren't even trying to hide it anymore is very concerning

It's a Mudra. On yoga exercises it's very commun. I'm still looking for the correct exercise name, but relax. Or believe in anything kkkk

@@robertobarokfilho8644 it's Illuminati signal

Paul is dead, remember? 😄

I don't think it's the BBC. It's probably one of Jonathan Ross's production companies, Channel X or Hot Sauce

Even McCartney got the words wrong. It’s “I said something wrong”

Hehe I just posted the very same, how silly eh, that was the main thing people were interested in too watching this!

Elvis sang just right .I SAID SOMETHING WRONG .

@@theelemental5690 When he first said "I did something wrong", I thought WHAT TAKE IS THAT AND WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD THAT BEFORE? (LOL)

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Line of people who don't know about music

"Many musicians don't realize that they actually need permission from song owners before changing inherent parts of the song. The need to get permission for major changes applies whether you're performing a cover song or making a recording of a cover song. There are some things, such as tempo and key, that you can change as a way of taking artistic license, but anything that alters the fundamental bones of the song, including changes to the lyrics or melody, requires that you get in contact with the song owners first." - Jamie Davis-Ponce, Berklee College of Music.

@@jamesythetrue Speaking like a true musician, I am gathering, respect to the original artist. Have you heard The Sounds of Silence by Disturbed, awesome remake, in my opinion, of course.

@@valeriemccart487 Ha, to be specific, speaking like anyone who follows the law. (: Yes, I have heard Disturbed's rendition of The Sound of Silence. It's well-done.

@@jamesythetrue Well James Fairclo l should have guessed l use to work for lawyers fir 20 years lol. I wrote the comment to the headline that he got it wrong, he did disclose it was his version so l am assuming that respect from musician to musician there was some communication prior to but what do l know you are in law not music so l was wrong about you lol. More complicated than doing karaoke, famous doing famous, could go either way, flattered or insulted. Now Trump using unauthorized music that hit some bad notes, call my lawyers for sure on that!

@Steve A Agree. And a very nice rehearsal version of Lady Madonno.

Wash... I just hate when Elvis sang Beatles songs...Especially Yesterday, Hey Jude or Something...It remembered me my old annoying uncle when he was signing...Too much tremolo in this voice... I hated that... I loved Elvis when he sang his songs...I mean not his own songs cause he did not write songs...but the one associated to him... In fact, Elvis is like Celine Dion...2 greats voices, 2 very rich and loved artists, both being very popular in Vegas...but still just signers...

Ton Bruins Elvis had one of the best voices ever. It’s amazing that he didn’t write his own music but he sure was entertaining.

SO TRUE Truth is Elvis over sang the ballads,his Original R N R was brilliant though In his later Years He did forget words thats what Drugs Do to the brain;;;;; Pauls Quote was correct Thats why he is still alive and not dead in his fortys He is close to EIGHTY and best of luck to him not that he needs it Over Singing suited Elvis it was not a crime just a fact

ONE OF THE BEST Commercial Voices but he also needed lots of back up like The Jordanaires Those earl recordings were limited to three musicians later on the Vegas Shows were full of musicians who were Technically Excellent

I was wondering, but didn't bother checking. Thanks! :) I think it came from having to rapidly locate the part in the song, after bringing it up and then putting himself on the spot.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rZunCBtL1_E.html

paul did it better

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

I think a lot of Paul's stories are just amusing anecdotes at this stage and the reason is simple. It is impossible to remember every days work you did after 50+ years. I can't remember what I did last Tuesday ffs. So we know he pads it out but it's still an absolute pleasure to listen to him. The man is literally a living legend.

@Strath Man thank you. I was thinking the same exact thing when Paul said that, lol. The really ridiculous thing though is this audio right here shows Elvis knew the lyrics and clearly got them right. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JVsPLnT3WiE.html The recording he's referencing was when Elvis was in a very extremely loose backstage rehearsal more or less clowning with the lyrics. (and Paul should understand this as an artist) Elvis knew the lyrics. So when it came time for singing it on stage, or the official recording, he got them correct.

Soul Man Wasn't it hey jude he did?

Great stuff strath man i checked Elvis singing yesterday snd he actually sings. ... Said something wrong . So basically the article is wrong.

Hi strath man i just found Elvis practicing yesterday from his thats the way it is outakes on you tube and he sang must've said something wrong, possible paul was thinking of that.

9 out of 10 comments are about it, dude.

Egypt Station.....

he also did "hey jude"wrong, though I love Elvis, I must admit it sounds like a train wreck. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZpZCuu1DVPE.html

@Brett Stanton exactly dude.

I personally love Matt Monro's version the best which Paul McCartney also hated according to George Martin in a Documentary on Monro

What were they thinking? Not much.

@Brett Stanton He does change the lyrics in some versions but not in others.

Illuminati

0:21 what gang is that hand sign for?

@@enabler2456 FREE MASONIC hand sign, all the Beatles where free masons.

He looked tired to me.

You should do peoples taxes.

How did you work that out? Wow!

Being that there was no year zero means it was actually 2001, which means, James P. McCartney was born in 1941, making him still 60. Never mind.

Nice one Mensa

Like someone else posted earlier, even Paul on this show got the lyrics wrong to his own song!! So easily done eh, Elvis can be forgiven, and really it wasn't like he totally changed the meaning he just re-phrased it into American English really.

Sir Paul sucks.

0:21 what gang is that hand sign for?

thats a whole generation of people tho

Exactly

@@patrickdevries6267 yep Plus this link below has Elvis singing the proper lyrics. Paul was just referring to the rehearsal where Elvis was playing around with the lyrics. Weird that Paul wouldn't be aware that Elvis got the official recording correct. He has been pushing the story for years that Elvis could never get the lyrics right on Yesterday. Sort of making himself look silly. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JVsPLnT3WiE.html

@@soulman7429 Or perhaps he doesn't take the matter that seriously. He is the most successful songwriter in history, so I doubt he cares about faceless commenters thinking he is silly.

He also said Elvis died when he wento into the army. LOL.

@@athenaminerva8954 My guess, that what he was referring to was not Elvis' physical death, but musically. When Elvis got out of the Army, he was busy making movies. The songs that he was recording didn't always have that raw energy, of his earlier music. However, the way I look at it, Elvis was evolving as an artist. He went on to prove, that he could sing anything. Most artists, who have been performing, for any length of time go through this. If you look at Paul McCartney, he evolved as an artist as well.

I just checked and it's 17 years ago.. 2002. It's Jonathan Ross being 42 that threw me.

Bruh what i was 2!

@@ProMrLecoq01 :-O

Agree

Sir Paul turned 77 in 2019.

its the illuminati sign pyramid ...look it up

Yes. Illuminati sign. He is one of them.

Not really. He knew he said something wrong, but he did not think it was bad enough for her to go.

It's a song about guilt. Many people feel like something was their fault even if it is unclear to them. The experience Paul is probably emotionally referencing is the death of his mother (he didn't especially get dumped or feel heartbreak in relationships at that time). He was never told that she was seriously ill and her death was kept from him for a while. It was only 10 years later he was told she had cancer and not until 30-40 years later he was told the fuller story. When you are a child and your parent dies or leaves you it is extremely common for the child to assume they were to blame, even if it's logically untrue, . This is why kids can get so messed up by death or abandonment by a parent. Paul didn't take his mother's death well, reacting unemotionally and internalising his grief, he distanced himself from others and distracted himself with music to deal with the depression.

Paul is a nice fellow despite his fame. Remember, he had recently lost Linda and that must-ve been real difficult for him to go through.

Yep - I notice too . I think he does it more out of obligation.

It's only due to the fact that Johnny Ross is always there to take the piss out of the guests so they will be guarded slightly

@@leekam4606 "Paul" does not want to slip up....

Look how I sing this song "Yesterday", in the manner of Elvis: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yxIY5kEzs-0.html

What would paul be jealous of Elvis for ?

@@aWolfForTheMasses that Elvis had a better voice than him. Of course Paul was a much better songwriter and Guitarist.

I don't think he was either jealous or serious here, Paul is always a humourous fella. There are many videos on YT and interviews online where Paul praises Elvis, as well as to a of other artists such as BB King, James Brown, Tom Jones, Springsteen, etc. Some were jealous, but most in awe, as w/out Elvis, their careers most likely wouldn't exist.

@@joeblough261 I have said the same about Tom Jones who I admire greatly. He has always professed to be such a big pal of Elvis but in nearly all the interviews with him he tells some silly story that belittles Elvis in some way and none of them have the ring of truth about them. Just used to big himself up.

Paul is just jealous of the king...

@@babydollrock elvis was the damn king nobody had that voice!! And nevermind how handsome he was when he was young

@@myahollandia3552 I know but Paul doesn't and puts him down

no288 ...Paul was a big fan of Elvis...

@@babydollrock You can only be jealous of someone who is better than you. Elvis was the one who was jealous. They dethroned him. Priscilla said he felt defeated. Jerry Leiber said that the Beatles were second to none in every department. He said that while they evolved wonderfully, Elvis became a parody of himself. No truer words have been said.

No, he's a slave of Satan!

0:21 what gang is that hand sign for?

Yep 😂

Yes. He is one of them. Strong Illuminati group in the UK since decades. And how do you think he's still on the top after all those years?

0:21 what gang is that hand sign for?

Antony W Shaw because Elvis wasn’t exactly nice to them. He tried to have them banned from America using his CIA contacts. Whichever way though ... the Beatles owe their career to Elvis as John Lennon said “ before Elvis there was nothing “. They also tried to steal his manager, as did frank Sinatra, and got knocked back. Probably still a bit salty

Absolutely!!! 😃😃

The KING!

@@topsyturvyy4558 👍 👑 🎸 🎼 🎶

He looks tired to me there, maybe if jet lag who knows or he was simply wanted to be at home alone.

0:21 what gang is that hand sign for?

Most obvious illuminati thing ive ever seen​@enabler2456

Jealousy? LOL. How can a Lexus be jealous of a Buick? They dethroned him and sent him to Vegas where Jerry Leiber said he became a parody of himself. LOL.

And big deal. Elvis is Elvis. Better than the rest. I love his version.

But he was very much the stud in '69/70.. it was from 1971 that he began to go seriously downhill.

Mostly he didn't record other people's songs without insisting on receiving 50% of the royalties.. This was how he could live such a lavish lifestyle and just go out and buy his dozen or so memphis mafia guys new caddillacs, Harley Davidsons horses and often home's.. Dolly Parton said in an interview how elvis wanted to cover one of her song's but because she refused to give up 50% of the royalties she decided against it, Whitney houston later covered it and dolly made close to a million bucks out of Whitney houstons version.. Hence a high percentage of song's he recorded he also earned song writing royalties on, in some cases it worked out well for both songwriter and singer, because the songwriter might have had difficulties getting anyone to record their song, so it was worth giving up half the rights to the song. You need to look at things objectively, for example the merchandising, posters, badges, guitars, toys etc were all tom parkers idea, yet Elvis also got a 50% cut of these, so it was a perfect partnership to riches beyond either of their wildest dream's. Elvis worked hard up until late 1956, all the tv, radio shows and performances to establish himself, but from that point onwards it was a case of doing what earned him money the quickest, eg movies made in 6 weeks, huge paycheck plus a cut of the movie profits, rarely doing any interviews except for promoting latest movie. The movies made that didn't have many songs didn't do as well at the box office as those with more song's, so they stuck with multi song movies, it's what the fans wanted. This allowed him to only have to work 3 or 4 months of the year. Then onto Vegas residency which meant no touring, playing in the same venue for a month and having 2 months off, it paid well and suited him. Prior to his death he'd not worked in 6 week's, his was a case of too much leisure time and too much money. Elvis was known to spend upto 2 weeks at a time in his home hardly venturing any further than his gardens, often spending several days at a time not leaving his own bedroom.. That was when he was in his mid 30s onwards, having food brought upto his room. Don't forget he had a cook, groundsmen etc, so wasn't at home cooking or doing DIY, it was a man in his mid 30s sat at home being waited on by his staff..

@@adrinathegreat3095 believe it or not... some worked in the gulf region (where the oil is) who earned way less than Elvis, were living the laid back lifestyle in their thirties...not anymore I guess

Noticed immediately. He's one of them.

For goodness sake, Paul was just having a laugh. All the Beatles loved the early Elvis. Anyway, it’s common knowledge that all the Beatles stated in the early sixties that Elvis’s best period was the fifties and that he did a ton of rubbish after leaving the army.

George Penwell as far as I can tell if Elvis changes the words it only improves them.

\\\TCB/// Concur. Even when Elvis got it wrong he got it right LOL!

Cause he was one of them since day 1. Or maybe real PMC died for real?

@@jbaranowski1990 Son of the magician

Also ,Sir Paul says the lyrics are ‘I did something wrong’ when they are actually ‘I said something wrong’ . How ironic lol!

You can understand why the Beatles didn’t like Elvis. He said to Nixon they were anti-american and took drugs. Ironic considering how he went out.

Yep, '69 was one of Elvis's best years vocally and physically, he was in top shape. Agreed, 'From Elvis in Memphis' is when he temporarily ditched Parker and produced one of the if not the best albums- those session players and Southern Comfort were fantastic. 'Flaky' Elvis began circa 1971, IMO.

what year is this?

@@rahulkemp8347 I'm guessing 2002 because he mentions 9/11 and it looks super dated.

@@sayno2lolzisback No it's 2001.

@@sayno2lolzisback Yes, and they say he's 60.

@@rahulkemp8347 days before Harrison died...