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"Those Were the Days" is a song composed by Boris Fomin (1900–1948) but credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to Fomin's Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu", [a] with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky. The song is a reminiscence of youth and romantic idealism.
[Chorus] Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have ...
Jun 9, 2011 · This song by "Mary Hopkin" was released in 1968 and reached number 1 here in the uk charts.This song is originally a russian song,and the English lyrics were...
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For continuous listening, click: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... -----MARY HOPKIN is a Welsh...
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Mary Hopkin "Those Were The Days" on The Ed Sullivan Show, October 27, 1968. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe Wa...
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"Those Were The Days" rose to #2 on November 2 and held that position for three weeks. In the UK, "Hey Jude" went to #1 on September 11 but was bumped by "Those Were The Days" just two weeks later. "Those Were The Days" stayed for six weeks before Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" knocked it from the top.
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In the glass I saw a strange reflection. Was that lonely woman really me. Those were the days my friend. We thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. We'd live the life we choose. We'd fight and never lose. Those were the days, oh yes those were the days. La la la la la la.
