Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Yesterday Once More |
| Artist | The Carpenters |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Now & then |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:53 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1973 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 83 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 080-084 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without intro |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 3 | WOOD |
| Instr 4 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 5 | DRUMS |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Richard Carpenter |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DWyy5dZEryVGAsyf6pi7i?si=IBdHKXRYRl6q1bZnbTKqMg |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carpenters/yesterdayoncemore.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Richard Carpenter |
| Author 2 | John Bettis |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A time machine / Old friend |
| Explanation | ✱ Old songs act as a physical bridge that allows the singer to travel back to a happier era. |
| MTag 1 | Time:Past |
| MTag 2 | Society:Art |
| MTag 3 | Nostalgia |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-iii/VII-vi-vi/V-IV-iii-ii-V/VII-IV/V, vii-III-vi-vi-vi/V-vi/V-IV-ii-IV/V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-vi-I-vi, I-vi-ii-V, vi-bVI-I/V-bv |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, III, iii, IV, bv, V, bVI, vi, vii |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 72 |
| Mel Cmplx | 63 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 35 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 60 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 93 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 90+ |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 25 |
| Spot-Energy | 38 |
| Spot-Valance | 41 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Anthology Complete (The Carpenters) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vV8tE90Nof4r7IPEGKnYUoc75-e0Z28v/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 227 (Anthology Complete) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |