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Music Appreciation

sestina

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2. I love this song and this version,

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 03:52 AM

Feb 2025

and I remember hearing its melancholy message being delivered by Roy Clark when I was very young and my parents were listening to their records or the radio. I haven't thought of this song in decades. And now I know a bit of its origin and history, who wrote it and how many different singers performed it.

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Charles Aznavour - Hier Encore (Yesterday when I was young) [View all] Mousetoescamper Feb 2025 OP

Beautiful song, with both the French and the English lyrics. highplainsdem Feb 2025 #1

I love this song and this version, sestina Feb 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author sestina Feb 2025 #3

A lovely, melancholy song. Thank you for posting it! nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2025 #4