Paul McCartney claims that the tune for \u201cYesterday\u201d came to him in a dream. The lyrics didn\u2019t arrive until later \u2013 the working title for the song was originally \u201cScrambled Eggs.\u201d It began with the following couplet:<\/p>\n
Scrambled Eggs
Oh my baby, how I love your legs\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI\u2019m betting it all goes downhill from there.<\/p>\n
Well, I had my own Paul McCartney experience last night. I was dreaming of a wedding \u2013 not sure whose it was; maybe it was mine? \u2013 where the groom began singing to his lovely bride, and the tune was a croony, Sinatra-style standard out of the classic American songbook called \u201cCannibal Eyes.\u201d I can only remember snatches of it from the dream, but this morning in the shower and on the way to work, I came up with three verses and a chorus. It probably needs more, but I think this is a pretty good start for a Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
I obviously can\u2019t provide the melody via a blog post, so imagine your own, sung in the style of a Bill Murray-esque lounge lizard:<\/p>\n
Cannibal Eyes!
You know it\u2019s true that I have Cannibal Eyes
Feel them devour you \u2013 your lips, your heart, your thighs
Your neck\u2019s a tasty prize
For Cannibal Eyes<\/p>\nCannibal Eyes!
You\u2019ll never bug me with my Cannibal Eyes
\u2018Cause even ugly body parts you may despise
They taste like cherry pies
To Cannibal Eyes<\/p>\nCHORUS<\/span>:
These eyes, they find you amazing
If you were mine, I\u2019d spend all day grazing
Want to dine upon your fine glazing
Over Cannibal Eyes<\/p>\nCannibal Eyes!
You know they\u2019re waiting \u2013 they\u2019re my Cannibal Eyes
They\u2019re salivating as they serve you up with fries
It\u2019s love that satisfies
My Cannibal Eyes<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI think I should submit this to the American Idol songwriting contest next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PaulMcCartney claims that the tune for \u201cYesterday\u201d came to him in a dream. The lyrics didn\u2019t arrive until later \u2013 the working title for the song was originally \u201cScrambled Eggs.\u201d It began with the following couplet:
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