Hier encore by charles aznavour biography
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Hier encore
1964 song by Charles Aznavour
"Hier encore", whose original French title translates to "Just yesterday" or "Not so long ago", is a song composed by Georges Garvarentz and written by Charles Aznavour and released in September 1964.[1]
History
[edit]It was subsequently released in English as "Yesterday, When I Was Young", in Italian as "Ieri Si", in Danish as "Hvor tiden går", in Japanese 帰り来ぬ青春 ("Kaeri Konu Seishun"), in Spanish as "Ayer aún", "Eilen kun mä tiennyt en" in Finnish, "Když jsem já byl tenkrát kluk" in Czech and "Μόλις χθες" in Greek. It is considered one of Aznavour's greatest hits.
The English-language lyrics, written by Herbert Kretzmer, tell of someone reflecting on his life, recalling how he had wasted his younger years on hedonistic pursuits, and now that he is older, he is unable to do everything that he had planned; the lyrical implication is that the person may be close to impending death.
Roy Clark version
[edit]In the United States, the best-known version was recorded by country musician Roy Clark. His version, under the English title "Yesterday When I Was Young," became his biggest hit up to that time on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart, peaking at No. 9 in August 1969, and it became his
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Charles Aznavour - born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian (May 22, 1924 – Oct 2, 2018) was a French chanteuse of Asiatic ancestry, kind well chimpanzee a bard, actor champion diplomat.
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“I like Charles Aznavour a lot. I saw him in sixty-something at Carnegie Hall, and he just blew my brains out.” Bob Dylan
If you live anywhere near, or know someone near, or have been somewhere in the vicinity of France, or even speak the tiniest bit of French, you’ll know about Charles Aznavour’s recent passing at 94. Charles was a fucking legend. He’s been dubbed France’s Frank Sinatra and one of Armenia’s most famous exports. Motherfucker straight up sang for presidents, popes, and royalty like it was no big deal. He recorded over 1000 songs in French, English, German, and Spanish. He sold about 180 million records and was voted Time magazine’s entertainer of the 20th century (just above Elvis and Bob Dylan). Dude was a rockstar before the world knew what rockstars were. In fact, the term “rockstar” wouldn’t exist without this motherfucker.
If you know nothing of France, or the French language, outside of oui oui,baguette, and voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir (which, I must warn you, don’t say this shit in the wrong order or you’ll end up getting fucked with a baguette) than you’ll still know Aznavour, though maybe not by name. Elvis Costello performed a cover version of Aznavo