Music's all-stars gathered Sunday
night for the CBS special "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy
Salute to The Beatles," a tribute held exactly 50 years to the day,
date, and time of the Fab Four's historical "Ed Sullivan Show"
appearance. But when guest performer Katy Perry dared to take on the
most iconic of all Beatles songs, "Yesterday," the backlash was heard
across the Twitterverse.
"Yesterday" wasn't the right fit
for Katy; a more upbeat and jaunty tune like "Lucy in the Sky With
Diamonds" or "Penny Lane" would have been a better match for her
cartoonish personality. But that wasn't the issue for most fans watching
at home. Instead, they were mad that she'd "said something wrong" —
i.e., that she'd dared to change the lyrics' pronouns ("Why'd he have to go, he wouldn't say"), especially while surviving Fabs Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were watching in the audience.
photo: Reuters
Seriously ... NOT Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, OR Ever, should Katy Perry appear on a tribute to The Beatles! #fail #Beatles50
— grace haynes (@graceNC4) February 10, 2014
Besides Katy Perry butchering "Yesterday" this Beatles 50th anniversary special isn't bad. http://t.co/wBEIlF4f3k
— Edgar Paredes (@EdgarParedes06) February 10, 2014
If you wonder why so many pine for the Beatles even now, watch video of current pop superstar Katy Perry massacre "Yesterday." #Beatles50
— L.N. Smithee (@LNSmithee) February 10, 2014
— Jeff Sloychuk (@albertajeff) February 10, 2014
Was Katy wrong to change such a
revered song, or just paying tribute in her own way? All we know is,
right now, with all this backlash, her troubles don't seem so far away.
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