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Listen to The Live Album (Live at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2023) by The British Carpenters
ALBUMThe Live Album (Live at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2023)The British Carpenters

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The British Carpenters
The British Carpenters
Performer
Sally Creedon
Sally Creedon
Lead Vocals
Ryan Alex Farmery
Ryan Alex Farmery
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Songwriter
John Bettis
John Bettis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gordy Marshall
Gordy Marshall
Producer
Mick Wilson
Mick Wilson
Producer

Lyrics

When I was young
I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When 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-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' 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-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' 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.
Written by: John Bettis, Richard Carpenter

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