Younger Than Springtime it was sung by John Kerr miming to a vocal by Bill Lee. Hammerstein used repetition as a key aspect of the song repeating the words "am I" and "are you" when describing Cable and Liat: "softer than starlight", "gayer than laughter" and "younger than springtime". The song is written in F Major. 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,
Younger Than Yesterday the Byrds' best." Alan Bisbort, writing in the book "Rhino's Psychedelic Trip", described "Younger Than Yesterday" as "an essential snapshot of an incense-scented, acid-drenched world in motion: a kaleidoscope whose every turn yielded some fantastic window on the age". In 2003, the album was ranked at number 124 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". When the list was revised in 2012, to accommodate a number of albums released since 2003, "Younger Than Yesterday" was repositioned at number 127. "Younger Than Yesterday" was issued on Compact Disc for the first time by Edsel Records