Aimee Mann – “Yesterday Once More” (The Carpenters Cover)
In addition to Julian Casablancas’ Velvet Underground cover, Aimee Man also contributed a song to this weekend’s episode of Vinyl (which just got picked up for a second season, despite low ratings). Mann covered the Carpenters’ “Yesterday Once More,” a hit single from 1973, the year in which Vinyl is set. Listen below.
In the episode, Natalie Prass cameos as the visage of Karen Carpenter, singing Mann’s cover in a car with Olivia Wilde’s character. Here are some screengrabs:
Richard Hell reviewed the first episode of Vinyl for us last week. Read his take here.