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Songs that start with Y

5 songs starting with the letter Y — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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YellowYesterdayYMCAYou Are the Sunshine of My Life
You've Got a Friend

List of Songs That Start With Y

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    Yellow

    A 2000 Coldplay single from their debut album "Parachutes," a guitar-led ballad that became the band's international breakthrough.

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    Yesterday

    A 1965 Beatles single composed by Paul McCartney as a melody he dreamed, recorded with a string quartet arrangement and McCartney as the sole performing Beatle.

    3

    YMCA

    A 1978 Village People single, a disco track about the Young Men's Christian Association with a chorus accompanied by a widely-known arm-spelling dance.

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    You Are the Sunshine of My Life

    A 1972 Stevie Wonder single, a soft soul ballad with electric piano and an introductory verse sung by Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves.

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    You've Got a Friend

    A 1971 Carole King song from her album "Tapestry," and also a 1971 James Taylor recording that became his only U.S. number-one single.

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