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In the United States, the best-known version was recorded by country musician Roy Clark.His version, under the English title "Yesterday When I Was Young," became his biggest hit up to that time on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at No. 9 in August 1969, and it became his only top 40 pop hit, peaking at No. 19.
"When I Was Young" is a song released in March 1967 by Eric Burdon and the Animals; it was written by five of the band members – Eric Burdon (vocals), Barry Jenkins (drums), John Weider (guitar/violin), Vic Briggs (guitar), and Danny McCulloch (bass) – and was the first release to feature this lineup.
It remains popular today and, with 2,200 cover versions, [2] is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music. [note 1] "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners and was also voted the No. 1 pop song of all time by MTV and Rolling Stone magazine the ...
On his A Life in Lyrics podcast, in which the legendary Beatles musician regales listeners with the stories behind some of his most famous songs, McCartney, 81, said he believes the lyric was ...
"Yesterday When I Was Young" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) – 5:11 "I Like London in the Rain" – 2:39 All songs by Blossom Dearie and Jim Council, except as indicated.
"When I Was Young", a song by punk/alt-country band Lucero from the 2012 album Women & Work When I Was Young (EP) , a 2017 EP by MØ When I Was Young (album) , a 1997 album by Len Graham, Garry Ó Briain and Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
"Yesterday, When I Was Mad" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the fifth and final single from their fifth studio album, Very (1993), on 29 August 1994 by Parlophone. The single, both written and produced by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe , peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard ...
Williams' manager and music producer, Alan Galbraith had chosen a rock-pop number written by Australian songwriting duo Harry Vanda and George Young (aka Vanda & Young). Williams originally wasn't keen on the track, but backed down and recorded the song with an alternate rearrangement with a rhythm and blues-soul sound. Galbraith said, "The ...