The Song "If I Were a Carpenter" On This Day in History

Robert Plant's "If I Were a Carpenter"

This Day in History: The Four Tops entered the Top 40 with their version of "If I Were a Carpenter." It was earlier released by Tim Hardin who wrote the song. It was also a hit for Bobby Darin, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Bob Seger, Leon Russell and then Robert Plant. This was however not the most recorded song. Some of the most recorded songs are: Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love," "Over the Rainbow," "Imagine," "Summertime," "Cry me a River," "Eleanor Rigby," and the Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered more than 2200 times, the most recorded song of all time.

Elvis singing Yesterday