The pop song "Yesterday Once More", consisted by Richard Carpenter and the words written by John Bettis. Published in 1973.
This nostalgic work, interpreted by Karen Carpenter's warm voice, has the effect of transporting those who listen to it in their own past, through the songs which they heard on the radio and which they remember themselves. It also evokes the time which passes, inexorably.
The French singer Claude François took back Yesterday Once More to make Sha la la la…
When I was young I'd listen to the radio Waiting for my favorite songs When they played I'd sing along It made me smile
Those were such happy times And not so long ago How I wondered where they'd gone But they're back again Just like a long lost friend All the songs I loved so well
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Every Sha-la-la-la, Every Wo-wo-wo
Still shines Every shing-a-ling-a-ling That they started to sing, so fine When they get to the part Where he's breakin' her heart It can really make me cry, Just like before It's yesterday once more
Looking back on how it was, in years gone by And the good times that I had Makes today seem rather sad So much has changed
It was songs of love that, I would sing to then And I'd memorize each word Those old melodies, Still sound so good to me As they melt the years away
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All my best memories Come back clearly to me Some can even make me cry It’s yesterday once more