Yesterdays
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra Lyrics
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I'd listened to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
Waiting they played I'd sing along
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
(*) every sha-la-la-la
Every wo-wo-wo
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting to sing's
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
Lookin' 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
Repeat (*)
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more
The song "Yesterday" by Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra talks about the power of music to take us back to some of our happiest memories. The song expresses how the artist used to listen to the radio in their youth, waiting for their favourite songs to play so that they can sing along. This feeling of nostalgia is embraced throughout the song, as the artist reminisces about how the happy times of their past have gone but have come back again. They are reminded of how much has changed over the years, but the memories of the songs of love they used to sing along to still sound just as great today as they did back then.
The lyrics of the song evoke a strong sense of memory, taking the listener on a trip down memory lane to relive their past. The song is particularly powerful because of how it highlights the emotional benefits of music. It reminds us that music has the power to heal and help us through difficult times, and how it has the ability to make us appreciate the good times that we have experienced even more. The song encourages us to cherish the memories of the past, to hold onto them so that we can revisit them from time to time, and to let the music of our youth continue to shine on.
Line by Line Meaning
When I was young
When I was young and innocent
I'd listened to the radio
I would listen to the radio for hours
Waitin' for my favorite songs
Waiting patiently for my favorite songs to play
Waiting they played I'd sing along
I would sing along as soon as they started playing
It made me smile
It brought me joy and happiness
Those were such happy times
Those were times when I was carefree and happy
And not so long ago
It seems like it was just yesterday
How I wondered where they'd gone
I used to wonder where those times went
But they're back again
But now they are back again
Just like a long lost friend
Just like a long lost friend who came back to me
All the songs I loved so well
All the songs that I loved so much
Every sha-la-la-la
Every sha-la-la-la-la that I used to sing along
Every wo-wo-wo
Every wo-wo-wo that I used to hum to myself
Still shines
Still shines and has not diminished
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling in the song
That they're starting to sing's
It's so nice to hear them all over again
So fine
It's so pleasing to my ears
When they get to the part
When the music gets to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
When the singer is breaking the heart of the woman
It can really make me cry
It still has the power to make me emotional
Just like before
Just like it happened before
It's yesterday once more
It makes me feel like I'm reliving the past
Lookin' back on how it was
Thinking about how things were
In years gone by
In the years that have passed by
And the good times that I had
And the good moments that I used to have
Makes today seem rather sad
Makes me feel like nowadays are not as good
So much has changed
My life has changed so much since then
It was songs of love that
It was love songs that
I would sing to then
I would sing to myself back then
And I'd memorize each word
I would memorize every word of the song
Those old melodies
Those old melodies that I can still remember
Still sound so good to me
Still sound so wonderful in my ears
As they melt the years away
As I listen to them, they take me back in time
Repeat (*)
Repeating the lines from before
All my best memories
All my best memories of the past
Come back clearly to me
I can clearly remember all of them
Some can even make me cry
Some of them can still make me emotional
Just like before
Just like it happened before
It's yesterday once more
It makes me feel like I'm reliving the past
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIM MUNDY, PEGGY WHITE
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Incredible version, for me the greatest ever !
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Back in the mid '60s, my brother and I walked down the steps to the Village Gate ( or was it the Village Vanguard?) and we really lucked out: A two setter with John Coltrane and Colman Hawkins. Hawkins played "Yesterdays" with such melancholic soul. It was so memorable, in a slow mournful tempo, nothing like this one. Coltrane was memorable, too, but what sticks to my mind was "Yesterdays." Was he remembering Billie? Who knows. Only the Hawk knew and he soared to high heavens.