In the film, Jack Malik (Patel) performs "Yesterday" for his friends after a global blackout erases The Beatles from history.
Hearing the lyrics through Jack, a struggling musician in modern-day Lowestoft, shifts the song from a 1965 pop hit to a haunting, contemporary folk ballad.
It serves as the audience's proof that the world has changed.
The song acts as a bridge between the "real" world and the film's "alt-history."
In the film, Jack Malik (Patel) performs "Yesterday" for his friends after a global blackout erases The Beatles from history.
Hearing the lyrics through Jack, a struggling musician in modern-day Lowestoft, shifts the song from a 1965 pop hit to a haunting, contemporary folk ballad. Himesh Patel - Yesterday (From The Film Yesterday)
It serves as the audience's proof that the world has changed. In the film, Jack Malik (Patel) performs "Yesterday"
The song acts as a bridge between the "real" world and the film's "alt-history." In the film