# Yesterday - Over 3,000 versions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-over-3-000-versions/11875>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 10, 1999, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-over-3-000-versions/11875 "1999-12-10T00:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 1999, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-over-3-000-versions/11875/1 "1999-12-10T00:14:00Z")

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The Beatles “Yesterday” has supposedly been recorded over 3,000 times. I know this is a stretch, but is there a list of these versions?

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 1999, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-over-3-000-versions/11875/2 "1999-12-10T00:30:00Z")

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We could start one. My first two entries:

The Singers Unlimited  
The King Singers

Who’s next?

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 1999, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-over-3-000-versions/11875/3 "1999-12-10T01:22:00Z")

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The Beatles  
(someone had to say it)

Chet Atkins  
Shirley Bassey  
Ray Charles  
Clifton Chenier  
En Vogue  
Marianne Faithfull  
Benny Goodman

ok, I give up.

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Quand les talons claquent, l’esprit se vide.  
Maréchal Lyautey