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By just reading the text associated with "Yesterday" by Boyz II Men, it is easy to understand that the song is about a lost love. A heart-broken man who has just lost a lover is expressing his pain and anguish. In the first stanza, the lonely man recalls the pleasant times when he was overcome by his feelings of love. There was no such thing as trouble and everything in his life was perfect. He wishes he could experience those times again. In the second stanza, the man expresses how he will never be the same. He will never be able to forget his wonderful memories and wishes he could live in them forever. He will never again be able to be happy again due to the loss of the only thing that mattered to him: his love. In the third stanza, the sad man questions why his lover was taken away? He doesn't understand his loss and blames himself for his misfortune. The fourth stanza conveys his longing for love again. He no longer wants to exist in his current state and wants to hide and fade back to 'yesterday.' The man only believes in the past and can't accept his current state.
" I felt that the original song expressed the sentiments of the speaker much better. He wonders if she has loyally waited for him because his passion for her has only grown. When listening to "Unchained Melody," I envisioned a soldier returning home from war. He was impatiently waiting for an existing love. He realizes that his lover is gone and that the past is behind him. I also feel the lack of instruments could have been used effectively if only one individual sang the song. The singer's voice was also passionate, convincing, and fit the text with excellence. The lone voice of "Unchained Melody" made me enjoy the song much more and made the song feel much more realistic. The speaker in "Unchained Melody" is impatient for love and excited. I felt that the musical setting of the song reinforced the text perfectly. He only truly exists in 'yesterday. Although both songs are about longing, "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers had a completely different textual connotation. It was easy to see that the speaker in "Unchained Melody" was returning to his lover and longed for his lover's touch again. Although the music fits with the text, I felt Boyz II Men performed a horrible rendition of "Yesterday.
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