Yesterday Once More
Various Artists Lyrics


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When I was young
I'd listened to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
Waiting they played I'd sing along
It made me smile

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

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

All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more
Yesterday once more

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

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, so fine, so fine
So fine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Yesterday Once More" express nostalgia for the past, specifically the music of the past. The singer reflects on their youth, listening to the radio and waiting for their favorite songs to play. The memories of those happy times seem like they were just yesterday, yet so much has changed since then. The person finds comfort in the songs and melodies that they loved so well, which still sound good to them and bring back memories of the past.


The lyrics also express the feeling of sadness, as the good times of the past seem to be better than the present. The songs of love that were sung by the singer in their youth still have the power to move them, evoking emotions that are just as strong as they were in the past. The song ends with the repetition of the refrain, emphasizing that the memories of the past are still just as vivid and powerful as they were then.


Overall, the lyrics of "Yesterday Once More" demonstrate the power of music to evoke strong emotions and memories, especially the nostalgia for the past and the good times that have gone by.


Line by Line Meaning

When I was young
As a child, I would listen to the radio


I'd listened to the radio
I would listen to music on the radio


Waitin' for my favorite songs
I would wait eagerly for my favorite songs to play on the radio


Waiting they played I'd sing along
When my favorite songs played, I would sing along with them


It made me smile
Listening to music on the radio brought me joy


Those were such happy times
Listening to music on the radio brought me great happiness


And not so long ago
It doesn't feel like it was that long ago that I listened to the radio


How I wondered where they'd gone
I often wondered where my favorite songs had disappeared to


But they're back again
My favorite songs are back again


Just like a long lost friend
It feels like an old, familiar friend has returned


All the songs I loved so well
All of my favorite songs are back and I love them just as much now as I did then


Every sha-la-la-la
Every “sha-la-la-la” in these songs


Every wo-wo-wo
Every “wo-wo-wo” in these songs


Still shines
Still stands out and is memorable


Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Every “shing-a-ling-a-ling” in these songs


That they're starting to sing's
The fact that these songs are being played once again


So fine
Is wonderful and enjoyable


When they get to the part
When the songs get to the part


Where he's breakin' her heart
Where the song is about someone breaking someone else's heart


It can really make me cry
It can evoke strong emotions in me and make me cry


Just like before
Just like it did when I first heard it


It's yesterday once more
It feels like I'm transported back to the past when I hear these songs


Lookin' back on how it was
Reflecting on how things used to be


In years gone by
In the past


And the good times that I had
Remembering the good times I had in the past


Makes today seem rather sad
It makes me feel sad about the present in comparison


So much has changed
Things are so different now


It was songs of love that
The songs that stand out the most to me


I would sing to then
Were the songs I sang along to


And I'd memorize each word
I would memorize the lyrics to these songs


Those old melodies
The melodies of these songs


Still sound so good to me
They still sound great to me even now


As they melt the years away
They make me feel like time has melted away and I'm back in the past


All my best memories
When I listen to these songs, all of my best memories come flooding back


Come back clearly to me
They resurface in my mind and become clear once again


Some can even make me cry
Some of these memories can be so strong they make me cry


Yesterday once more
It feels like I'm reliving the past once again


Sha-la-la-la
These types of sounds in the songs


Every wo-wo-wo
These other types of sounds in the songs


Still shines
Are still memorable and unique


Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
These sounds in the songs


That they're starting to sing's
Are starting to be played once again


So fine
Which is excellent and enjoyable


So fine, so fine, so fine
Indicating just how wonderful to hear these songs once again is.




Writer(s): Richard Lynn Carpenter, John Bettis

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