Yesterday once more 是the Carpenters 的經典懷舊金曲之一，至今仍然被廣為傳唱。每當那傳統複古的歌聲響起，不由得引起共鳴。然而有一天我忽然有了一種被忽悠的感覺。Karen Carpenter去世那一年隻有32歲，這個年齡我覺得應該還沒到愛懷舊的時候啊，起碼我在那時候沒有，一天到晚不知道自己該幹啥。
Yesterday once more 發表於1973年，那年歌的主要作者之一Richard Carpenter 27歲, 歌手是他妹妹Karen Carpenter, 23歲。 感情是小姑娘逗著大爺大媽玩啊， 用如今網絡語言形容：這13裝得我給滿分， 你們成功地抓住了大爺大媽們的心。
插曲：說到，Karen Carpenter 需要給年輕女士們提個醒，一切健康第一。卡朋特的人生經曆有些觸目驚心，她在高中時就開始節食。在醫生的指導下，她開始實行斯蒂爾曼飲食法，吃瘦肉食物，每天喝八杯水，避免吃油膩的食物。她將體重減至 120 磅，並一直保持在這個體重左右，直到 1973 年左右，職業生涯達到了頂峰。那一年，她看到自己的演唱會照片，覺得衣服讓她顯得厚重。她聘請私人教練，改變飲食習慣。新的飲食增加了肌肉，這讓她感覺更重而不是更苗條。於是解雇了教練??，開始了自己的減肥計劃，使用健身器材和計算卡路裏。她減掉了約 20 磅，並打算再減掉 5 磅。1981年晚些時候，她又服用甲狀腺替代藥物，以增加新陳代謝。隨後她出現頭暈，心髒跳動不規律症狀。1983 年 2 月 1 日，卡朋特最後一次見到她哥哥，並討論了樂隊和恢複巡演的新計劃。2 月 4 日，早上醒來後不久，她就倒在父母家中衣櫃的地板上。護理人員到達時她已經失去知覺，心髒驟停， 心跳每 10 秒一次。她被救護車送去醫院，於上午 9 點 51 分被宣布死亡。年僅 32 歲。醫學報告她死於由神經性厭食症導致的心髒衰竭。 驗屍報告她的血糖含量10倍於常人，後驗屍官吐露她死於過量使用ipecac syrup，一種用於食物中毒時腹瀉的藥物。
23歲的人張口說：當我年輕的時候如何如何？ 
，那我算什麽？
忽悠歸忽悠，該感慨還是要感慨，情不自禁去學唱之外還情不自禁寫一首小詩。
Tears, tears,
After so many years,
Still the song to my ears,
Cheers, and cheers.
Yesterday Once More
Song by Carpenters...
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.
