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Ah! if we could all just dream up solutions for the econolypse in our sleep. Some of ...well.. at least one of the world's greatest melodies came to Beatle Paul in a dream. Considered the most "covered" song in history with over 3,000 recorded versions, it has been estimated that the song "Yesterday" was performed over 7 million times in the 20th century alone.

Here are the music and lyrics for one of everyone's favorite and most meleancholy Beatletune's ever (even though it was written and performed solo by PM):

Like Joseph's amazing technicolor dream, this musically-sophisticated melody appeared to the Big Mac in a dream when he was dating British tart, Jane Asher. Worried he had plagiarized the melody, Paul agonized and focused on the money- that is the melody. All great musicians know its really the melody that counts. As a lyrical place holder he used the following working lyrics for "Yesterday" that he (and John Lennon) referred to as "Scrambled Eggs":

Paul McCartney's working lyrics for "Yesterday":

Scrambled eggs
Have an omelette with some Muenster cheese
Put your dishes in the wash bin please
So I can clean the scrambled eggs

Join me do
There's a lot of eggs for me and you
I've got ham and cheese and bacon too
So go get two and join me do

Fried or sunny side
Just aren't right
The mix-bowl begs
Quick, go get a pan, and we'll scramble up some eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs

Scrambled eggs
Good for breakfast, dinner time or brunch
Don't buy six or twelve, buy a bunch
And we'll have a lunch on scrambled eggs

"The song was around for months and months before we finally completed it," John Lennon remembered. "We made up our minds that only a one-word title would suit; we just couldn't find the right one. Then one morning Paul woke up and the song and the title were both there, completed. I was sorry in a way, we'd had so many laughs about it."

Sooooo what's all this got to do withthe econolypse? It seems our crackerjack bailout team has not had any remotely workable solutions that hold the water of the credibility that is quickly draining out of the tub. So in the meanwhile maybe we need to turn to our favorite cover stories Humpty Dumpty or Dr. Seuss. Their stories make more sense than yours. For $8 trilliion couldn't you guys come up with one decent melody or even mediocre set of lyrics. We don't need the Beatles but wouldn't it be nice if instead of change you can believe in, we could just turn back the financial clock to "Yesterday"!!! Until then ... dream on. We got alot eggs to unscramble!

For all you aspiring rockstars out there, here is the first verse of lyrics as a song starter-- feel free to add more lyrics- verse, chorus bridge--- and come up with your own melody-- maybe we can get a record deal from the now defunct music industry that we know missed the paradigm shift to itunes, guitar hero and rock band. Dinosaurs beware.

Here is the first verse:

We're singin' the wrong song

We want want you to sing along

We're singin' it out of key

Can't find a melody

Knock yourselves out

Thanks Stickgirl!