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 by the public at the time of its release, the album's critical standing has improved over the years and today "Younger Than Yesterday" is considered one of the Byrds' best albums. The title of "Younger Than Yesterday" is derived from the lyrics of "My Back Pages", a song written by Bob Dylan, which was covered on the album. The Byrds had initially come to international prominence in mid-1965, when their folk rock interpretation of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" reached number 1 on both the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart. Further commercial successes followed, with