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The 7-inch single was available in two versions: Best Years of Our Lives; We've Got Them Running (The Counting Song) A limited edition "Xmas Party Mix" remix of the song became available as a 7-inch single over Christmas 1982, which received substantial radio airplay in place of the original version over Christmas 1982.
"The Best Years of Our Lives" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1975 as the title track from the band's third studio album The Best Years of Our Lives. [1] In 1977, a live version of the song was released as a single from the album Face to Face: A Live Recording.
The Best Years of Our Lives was a massive commercial success, not only becoming the highest-grossing film of 1946 but the entire 1940s decade. It opened to the public at the Astor Theatre in New York City on November 22, 1947, and grossed $52,236 in its first week.
Years later, Harley revealed that the lyrics were vindictively directed at Harley's former band members who, he felt, had abandoned him. [17] Over 120 cover versions of the song have been recorded by other artists. [18] The Best Years of Our Lives was released by EMI on 7 March 1975 and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart.
Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first singer-songwriters in the age of mass media to utilize new communication technologies such as television, microphones, and sound recordings.
Three other Best Picture winners of the 1940s had wartime themes: "Casablanca" (1943), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) and "Gentleman’s Agreement" (1947).
The Best Years of Our Lives is the debut live album by Australian rock musician Richard Clapton. The album was recorded in concert on 16 April 1989 and released in September 1989 and peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Charts .
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