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PAULPAUL SAMWELL-SMITH, SAMWELL-SMITH,Yardbirds: Yardbirds: Paul McCartney’sMcCartney's version. It’sIt's more direct and personal thanthan Matt’s,Matt's, althoughalthough his isis very very good. good. A A terrific terrific number and Paul’sPaul's arrangementarrangement is fabulous ELKIEELKIE BROOKS:BROOKS: MattMatt Monro’sMonro's version MaccaMacca:happy : happy because PaulPaul McCartney McCartney doesn’tdoesn't need sharing royaltiesroyalties the money! BRIANBRIAN JONES: I prefer the PaulPaul McCartneyMcCartney versionversion because I love thethe stringstring quartet he he uses. The MattMatt Monro record isis The bestbest a drag.drag. It’sIt's thethe sortsort of thing that isis played “I"I don'tdon’t once on thethe BBCBBC andand then then forgotten.forgotten. I quite likelike Marianne’s,Marianne's, butbut II getget thethe impressionimpression it was YesterdaysYesterdays done in a rush. begrudge GRAHAM NASH:NASH: I'veI’ve heard an acetate by CillaCilia Black, and althoughalthough I much preferprefer it to of our lives MattMatt Monro's,Monro’s, I'mI’m not sure which II preferprefer the ladslads theirtheir between Cilla Cilla and and Paul's. Paul’s. Matt makes makes it it a a pop MM OCTOBER 22 22 Which Which is is the the bestbest song. Paul’sPaul's isis slightly slightly mystical.mystical. 55 ANDY WILLIAMS: I I think Paul's Paul’s version “Yesterday”?_jsterday"? The The one one by by TheThe is terriblyterribly orchestrated, thethe violins badly money…”money... Beatles, byby MattMatt Monro, or by voiced. It sounds like a highhigh school string section. But But I I likelike thethe way way PaulPaul sings it. NME OCTOBEROCTOBER 22 22 Paul caul McCartney McCartney Marianne Faithful!?Faithfull? MM asks the BrilliantBrilliant melody. A class singersinger doing it would talk.,talks about Matt Monro'sMonro’s USUS hithit stars to name theirtheir favourite not ring true. STEVE MARRIOTT, SmallSmall Faces:Faces: Paul with "Yesterday",“Yesterday”, while while MMMM TOM JONES: It's It’s a a good song and they both McCartneyMcCartney wrotewrote the the song. song. HeHe knows how assembles aa celebritycelebrity panel to dodoa a good performance of it, but I thinkthink it should be sung. It’sIt's nicenice byby MattMatt Monro,Monro, somebody else couldcould dodoa a betterbetter version. but Paul is thethe guvner. declare theirtheir preferred versionversion Solomon Burke should have donedone it.it. FREDDIE: Matt’sMatt's record becausebecause he'she’s DANA GILLESPIE: a betterbetter singer andand it has ALTHOUGHLTHOUGH HEHE HASHAS only only met met MattMatt II preferprefer Paul'sPaul’s because better orchestration. Monro once –-and and that that was was long long before it’sit's earthy,earthy, untraineduntrained andand “Paul’s"Paul's hashas got “Yesterday”"Yesterday" isis one of thethe `Yesterday'‘Yesterday’ waswas eveneven written written –-Paul Paul youthful. Matt'sMatt’s isis much best songs the Beatles have McCartney is delighted at the success of more polished. a funnyfunny kindkind ofof written, butbut Paul's Paul’s singing Matt'sMatt’s hit, "...even“…even if if itit is a bitbit –-well, well, you SCOTT WALKER: I preferprefer doesn’tdoesn't do it justice. A Monro's because I lean in haunting quality.quality. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: know, not quite round,”round," he said on Tuesday. Monro’s because I lean in DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: “I’m"I'm alwaysalways pleasedpleased when somebody has that direction. I I likelike Paul'sPaul’s It’sIt's the betterbetter Paul’sPaul's version. It has a hit withwith one ofof our our songssongs – -it's it’s almost as good version, too, but I like beautiful orchestration. as us doing it. OneOne oror twotwo peoplepeople thoughtthought wewe Monro’sMonro's arrangement.arrangement. record”record" It has aa touching touching qualityquality should putput 'Yesterday'‘Yesterday’ out out as as the titletitle tracktrack ofof MANFRED MANN:MANN: and II lovelove the the string string quartetquartet an EP, butbut of coursecourse it'sit’s too late now. So good McCartney. It It has has a special –- it’sit's such aa sweetsweet record.record. luck to Matty!”Matty!" quality and it’sit's original in the full sense ofof thethe BEN E KING:KING: I’veI've onlyonly vaguelyvaguely heardheard Matt’sMatt's As aa consolationconsolation for havinghaving missed the word. It’sIt's got a funnyfunny kindkind ofof hauntinghaunting quality.quality. version. In the States The Beatles are tops, British hit parade with his own version, It’sIt's thethe betterbetter record.record. and Paul’sPaul's “Yesterday”"Yesterday" is veryvery good.good. Paul does, of course,course, havehave thethe satisfactionsatisfaction of PETER ASHER:ASHER: II like like Marianne Marianne Faithfull’sFaithfull's WAYNE FONTANA: Paul's Paul’s version because knowing that itit has sold more than a million and Paul’sPaul's but but personally personally preferprefer the original. it’sit's nice and simple.simple. Matt’sMatt's record hashas far too 0 copies in America. Since he wrote most ofof the I’llI'll certainly buybuy Marianne’s.Marianne's. much orchestration.orchestration. song andand hishis recordingrecording doesn’tdoesn't BARRY McGUIRE:McGUIRE: I'veI’ve only heard Paul'sPaul’s JOHN CARTER: The PaulPaul McCartney McCartney 0 include any of thethe otherother Beatles’Beatles' version and I thinkthink it’sit's a workwork of art. I haven’thaven't version because he sings itit withwith sincerity.sincerity. z vocal oror instrumental instrumental talents, heard Matt’sMatt's record andand I think a fullerfuller Matt’sMatt's version is nice, butbut it’sit's more lush didn'tdidn’t he mind sharing the backing brings something more. than Paul's.Paul’s. royalties with them? PAT SHARPE,SHARP E, Nashville Nashville Teens: Teens: Matt Matt PETER MURRAY:MURRAY: I’mI'm aa great great Matt Matt Monro “Oh,"Oh, go away!away! OfOf course course not! Monro’sMonro's version -– it was tailor-madetailor-made for fan, he hashas aa great great voice. voice. I’m I'm delighted delighted he After all,all, mine mine wouldn’twouldn't have him. Commercially,Commercially, The Beatles’Beatles' version has aa hit hit with with “Yesterday”."Yesterday". But I preferprefer the been a hit ififI I hadn’thadn't been a would have done done better. better.Thelonius Thelonius lessless sophisticated sophisticated andand moremore plaintiveplaintive Beatle, would it? it? If RingoRingo got Monk could have donedone itit better!better! version by Paul. a record to the top of thethe CHRIS ANDREWS: I prefer Paul'sPaul’s to MICKMICKJAGGER: JAGGER: I I like the Paul McCartneyMcCartney charts, I'd I’d expect to to get get a Matt’sMatt's because I imagine that'sthat’s the wayway version because it’sit's thethe leastleast pretentious pretentious ofof quarter of of the money off off him. Paul wantedwanted it to sound. II likelike Matt’s, Matt's, butbut all. I likelike Marianne’sMarianne's version because I quite I don’tdon't begrudgebegrudge thethe itit isis aa bit bit “squarer”, "squarer", thoughthough it’sit's the best likelike Marianne.Marianne.The The MattMatt Monro versionversion is wellwell

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