Younger Than Springtime Younger Than Springtime "Younger Than Springtime" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific". It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat, to whom he was only recently introduced by her mother Bloody Mary. The song shows that love just happens and does not follow the rules of racial separation prevalent in the United States at that time. In the original Broadway show, the song was performed by William Tabbert whilst in the 1958 film,
Younger Than Yesterday it served as a monument, marking the end of the Byrds' development. There is little to distinguish it from their previous LPs in terms of creativity." A resoundingly positive review came from the pen of Peter Reilly, writing in "Hi-Fi/Stereo Review", who described the record as "an enjoyable and well-made album which, if listened to closely enough, explains a good deal about what is going on around us". However, the burgeoning underground press in the U.S. was less complimentary, with Richard Goldstein of "The Village Voice" writing that "There is nothing new or startling on "Younger Than Yesterday"." A slightly