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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 indeed, 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.
My Back Pages. " My Back Pages " is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. It is stylistically similar to his earlier folk protest songs and features Dylan's voice with an acoustic guitar accompaniment. However, its lyrics—in particular the refrain "Ah, but I was so much older then/I'm younger ...
The Beatles UK singles chronology. " Let It Be " (1970) " Yesterday " (1976) " Back in the U.S.S.R. " (1976) " Yesterday " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released on the album Help! in August 1965, except in the United States, where it was issued as a ...
2. Herbert Kretzmer OBE (5 October 1925 – 14 October 2020) was a South African-born English [citation needed] journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables [1] and for his collaboration with French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour. [2]
Musical artist. Charles Aznavour (/ ˌæznəˈvʊər / AZ-nə-VOOR, French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian, [a] 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer of Armenian ancestry, as well as a lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: [3] clear and ringing in its upper ...
Autumn Leaves (1945 song) " Autumn Leaves " is the English-language version of the French song " Les Feuilles mortes " ("The Dead Leaves") composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945. The original lyrics were written by Jacques Prévert in French, and the English lyrics were by Johnny Mercer. An instrumental version by pianist Roger Williams was a number ...
“I said something wrong/ Now I long for yesterday…” Sir Paul McCartney first sang those moving words almost 60 years ago, but it’s only now that he’s revealed the real meaning behind them.