FOREIGNER - THAT WAS YESTERDAY

THAT WAS YESTERDAY

FOREIGNER

SONGWRITERS: KELLY HANSEN; MARTI FREDERIKSEN & MICK JONES

COUNTRY: U. K. +U. S. A.

ALBUM: AGENT PROVOCATEUR

LABEL: ATLKANTIC RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL

YEAR: 1984

 

        Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran British musician and ex–Spooky Tooth member Mick Jones, and fellow Briton and ex–King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.

       Jones came up with the band's name as he, McDonald and Dennis Elliott were British, while Gramm, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi were American. Their biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", topped the United Kingdom and United States charts among others. Another one of their hit singles, "Waiting for a Girl Like You", peaked at number two on the US chart for a record-setting 10 weeks. They are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, including 37.5 million records in the US.

     Current band members are Kelly Hansen (frontman and percussion); Mick Jones (lead and rhythm guitar, keyboard, backing and lead vocals); Thom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, keyboard, backing vocals, saxophone, and flute); Jeff Pilson (bass and backing vocals); Michael Bluestein (keyboard and backing vocals); Bruce Watson (lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals); and Chris Frazier (drums and percussion).

            Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 7, 1984. The album was the band's first and only number one album in the United Kingdom, and it reached the top 5 in the United States. Although album sales were lower than their previous work in the U.S., it contains the band's biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", which is their only #1 single in the UK and the U.S., staying at the top spot for three and two weeks respectively. The follow-up single, "That Was Yesterday", also proved to be a sizeable hit, peaking at #12 in the U.S. The album was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and triple Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA

I thought I knew you well

But all this time

I could never tell

I let you get away

Haunts me every night and every day

You

Were the only one

The only friend that I counted on

How

Could I watch you walk away?

I'd give anything to have you here today

But now

I stand alone with my pride

And dream

That you're still by my side

 

But that was yesterday

I had the world in my hands

But it's not the end of my world

It's just a slight change of plans

That was yesterday

But today life goes on

No more hiding in yesterday

'Cause yesterday's gone

Ooh

 

Love

My love I gave it all

Thought I saw the light

When I heard you call

Life

That we both could share

Has deserted me

Left me in despair

But now

I stand alone with my pride

Fighting back the tears

I never let myself cry

But that was yesterday

Love was took from my hands

But it's not the end of my world

It's just a little hard to understand

That was yesterday

But today life goes on

You won't find me in yesterday's world

Now yesterday's gone

Goodbye yesterday

Now it's over and done

Still I hope somewhere deep in your heart

Yesterday will live on

Ooh!