Yesterday, When I Was Young - Charles Aznavour - MP3 instrumental karaoke

The late Charles Aznavour's misty-eyed reflection "Yesterday, When I Was Young" is a meditation on the passage of time that has been crowned his signature tune. Released in 1970, "Yesterday, When I Was Young" is the English version of "Hier Encore," which was originally written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz back in 1964 and translates as “Yesterday Again" in English. The song's English lyrics were adapted by Herbert Kretzmer (the same creative force behind the lyrics for Les Miserables) and take the original's viewpoint as a cue to channel an existential mindset, all shot through with Charles Aznavour's chic melodrama. "Yesterday, When I Was Young" has been revisited by a slew of artists over the years, including Roy Clark, whose country-flavoured rendition breached the US Top 10 country charts and the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20. Charles Aznavour, who was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the grand age of 93, passed away on 1st October 2018 at the age of 94.