Those old melodies still sound so good to meĮvery shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they're startin' to sing's so fineĪll my best memories come back clearly to me It was songs of love that I would sing to then Makes today seem rather sad, so much has changed. Lookin' back on how it was in years gone by It can really make me cry, just like before
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Those were such happy times and not so long agoīut they're back again just like a long lost friendĮvery shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they're startin' to sing's, so fine When they played I'd sing along, it made me smile Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer When I was young I'd listen to the radio He has performed an instrumental version at concerts. Richard Carpenter stated, on a Japanese documentary, that it was his favorite of all the songs that he had written. It is The Carpenters' biggest-selling record worldwide and their best-selling single in the UK, peaking at number 2. The song also peaked at number 1 on the easy listening chart, becoming their eighth number 1 on that chart in four years. It was the duo's fifth number two hit and made them the act with the second-most number two hits on the chart behind Madonna. The single version of the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, kept from the number 1 spot by "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce. The work takes up the entire B-side of the album. Composed in the key of E and as originally presented on the album, "Yesterday Once More" segues into a long medley, consisting of eight covers of 1960s tunes incorporated into a faux oldies radio program. "Yesterday Once More", written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, is a hit song by the Carpenters from their 1973 album Now & Then.