Carrie Underwood Sings ‘Yesterday’ — Watch EMMY Performance

While there’s no doubt Carrie Underwood is a consummate professional with a captivating voice, her country rendition of The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday,” left me confused. First, if you’re going to ask a country singer to pay tribute to song-writing’s greatest titans, then you might as well ask her to change the pronouns so the lyrics make sense for a female vocalist. I understand the desire to stay true to the original material — but if that’s the case — then why book a country singer? And one more thing: Is this the Grammys or the Emmys? Listen below.