Song

It Was a Very Good Year

by Frank Sinatra

It Was a Very Good Year is a 1965 song by Frank Sinatra, 4:27 long, which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the 'Be' Verbs, Birthdays, Time Unit song themes.

Top 40 hit (#28) Karaoke version available

Released 1965 Hot 100 peak #28 · 8 weeks Length 4:27 Jazz Pop, Adult Contemporary

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Performance tips

• Focus on the storytelling character shifts in each verse
• Deliver the lyrics with a reflective, vintage gravitas
• Match the sweeping, melancholic string arrangement

In these themes

• 🐝'Be' Verbs"Was"
• 🎂Birthdays
• ⏱️Time Unit"Year"
• 📐Unit of Measurement"Year"

Karaoke versions

There's a karaoke version of this song. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its catalog.

• Find karaoke versions on YouTubeOpens a YouTube search for "It Was a Very Good Year" karaoke

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• All the Way1957 · 2:55
• Angel Eyes1958 · 3:46
• The Best Is Yet to Come1964 · 2:55
• Call Me Irresponsible1963 · 2:57
• Chicago1957 · 2:14
• The Christmas Waltz1954 · 3:04
• Come Fly with Me1958 · 3:19

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