-Bev- - Yesterday When I Was Young

-Bev-
Jun 23, 2025 07:03pm
<p>What a lovely song I can almost relate to this and the loves I have had come and the leave...with reflections of my own life....</p><p><br></p><p><img 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alt="Dusty Springfield – KS95 94.5"></p><p>Trivia</p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dusty Springfield recorded "Yesterday When I Was Young" in 1972. The song was released as a single on Philips in the same year, and it was also included on her album "See All Her Faces", released in 1972. The single was released with the catalog number Philips 6006 214</span></p><p><strong>Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien</strong> (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name <strong>Dusty Springfield</strong>, was a British singer. With her distinctive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo-soprano" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">mezzo-soprano</a> voice, she was a popular singer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-eyed_soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">blue-eyed soul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">pop</a> and dramatic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">ballads</a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">French chanson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">jazz</a> also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Atlantic</a>. Her image–marked by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blond#Varieties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">peroxide blonde</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouffant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">bouffant</a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_(hairstyle)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">beehive</a> hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">eye shadow</a>) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening_gown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">evening gowns</a>, as well as stylised, gestural performances–made her an icon of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinging_Sixties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Swinging Sixties</a>.</p><p>Born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hampstead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">West Hampstead</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">London</a> to a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lana_Sisters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">the Lana Sisters</a>. Two years later, with her brother Dion O'Brien ("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Springfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tom Springfield</a>") and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reshad_Feild" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tim Feild</a>, she formed the folk-pop vocal trio <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Springfields" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">the Springfields</a>. Two of their five 1961–63 top 40 UK hits – "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_Dreams_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Island of Dreams</a>" and "Say I Won't Be There"–reached No. 5 on the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962, they also achieved success in the United States with their cover of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Threads_and_Golden_Needles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Silver Threads and Golden Needles</a>". Her solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Only_Want_to_Be_with_You" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">I Only Want to Be with You</a>"—a UK No. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Try_Anything" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">I'll Try Anything</a>" (1967), and two releases which are now considered her signature songs: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don%27t_Have_to_Say_You_Love_Me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">You Don't Have to Say You Love Me</a>" (1966 UK No. 1/US No. 4) and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_a_Preacher_Man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Son of a Preacher Man</a>" (1968/69 UK No. 9/US No. 10). The latter is featured on the 1968 pop and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">soul</a> album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_in_Memphis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Dusty in Memphis</em></a>, one of Springfield's defining works. In March 2020, the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Library of Congress</a> added the album to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">National Recording Registry</a>, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".</p><p>Between 1964 and 1969, Springfield enjoyed success in her native <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">United Kingdom</a> with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them being "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Just_Don%27t_Know_What_to_Do_with_Myself" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself</a>" (the biggest of her many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Burt Bacharach</a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_David" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hal David</a> covers), "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin'", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goin%27_Back" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Goin' Back</a>", and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Close_My_Eyes_and_Count_to_Ten_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">"I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten</a>". Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishin%27_and_Hopin%27" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Wishin' and Hopin'</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Look_of_Love_(1967_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Look of Love</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windmills_of_Your_Mind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Windmills of Your Mind</a>". From 1971 to 1986, she failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synth-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">synth-pop</a> duo <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pet Shop Boys</a>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Have_I_Done_to_Deserve_This%3F_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">What Have I Done to Deserve This?</a>", took her back near the top of the charts, reaching No. 2 on both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">UK Singles Chart</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a>. The collaboration yielded two 1989 UK top 20 hits: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Has_Been_Proved" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nothing Has Been Proved</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Private" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">In Private</a>". In 1990, Springfield charted with "Reputation"–the last of 25 UK top 40 hits in which she featured.</p><p>A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the popular 1963–66 British TV music series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Steady_Go!" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Ready Steady Go!</em></a> and, between 1966 and 1969, hosted her own series on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_TV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">BBC</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">ITV</a>. In 1966, she topped popularity polls, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Melody Maker</em></a>'s "Best International Vocalist"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Springfield#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>]</sup></a> and was the first UK singer to top the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Musical_Express" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>New Musical Express</em></a> readers' poll for best female singer. She has been inducted into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rhythm_%26_Blues_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Music_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">UK Music Hall of Fame</a>.</p>