When I was young
I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'dsing 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-wo-wo
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting 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 time 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
Repeat(*)
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more
在 日本，「木匠兄妹」精選輯銷售達260多萬張，與披頭四成為日本專輯銷售數一數二的 西洋藝人；而他們的歌曲，也常成為日劇或綜藝節目的主題曲及配樂，像是日劇「未成年」 及綜藝節目「校園封神榜」。而日本富士電視台９月大戲，由奧菜惠、堤真一擔綱主演的「 Beginner」，主題曲就是「木匠兄妹」的「Top of the World」。
「木匠兄妹」踏入樂壇之際，正是1960、1970年代迷幻搖滾當道之際，當時唱片公 司並不看好木匠兄妹輕軟的歌聲；直到1969年，A&M唱片對凱倫的嗓音驚為天人，簽 下唱片合約後，同年單曲「Close To You」即登上美國告示牌冠軍，還抱走３座葛萊美獎，木匠兄妹因此一炮而紅，連當時的 美國總統尼克森一家人，都是他們兄妹倆的歌迷，不但請他們到白宮見面聊天，還邀請他們 到白宮為西德總理獻唱，並由尼克森總統親自介紹出場，稱讚他們是美國最年輕優秀的樂團 。
