Mary Hopkin ~ Those Were The Days (1968)
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- 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 wrote by Gene Raskin.
One of my favourite songs by Mary...
Sory I meant JUDY PAGE nee KALLIE .
The song was written by Paul McCartney.
@@lorddaver5729 this is a folklore russian song
@@adoretit20 yeah, that’s what I thought
Mary Hopkins forever and ever since Ipiales Nariño Colombia América Latina 😢😢🎉🎉🎉🎉
We were young,we were reckless and daring. We grew up in the 50's and 60's during the birth of R&R and we had the time of our lives. Today, it could never be duplicated the fun we had and the things we experienced.
Well, there were the killing fields of the Vietnam War, and John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated... but in between those events, there was the beautiful music, the wild days and nights, and the magic of growing up and breath-taking explorations and wondering what we would be when we grew up. I'm still wondering and hoping, even though I now have strong suspicions that I will never get there... Ahhhh, but still those were the days...
stevchipmunk1 Their is no such thing as a perfect world. Living through those decades though bring back memories that can never be repeated. Peace!
Especially not with the crappy music they have now.
Kirke182 Copy that!
Kirke182 Damn right.
Lost my wife of 44 years (cancer) February 12 of this year. It has been harder than I thought it would be. This damn song (the parts I could remember) has been running thorough my head for the last three or four days, had to look it up.
We pretty much did get to live the life we choose, but you always think you will get one more day together, until you don't.
Damn.
I am so sorry. It will be hard for a long time> It will never go away, but it will get a little easier. God;s peace.
Richard Severson Thank you. I Suspect you are right.
believe me or not but you will meet again
kevin mc Probably. Tie was pretty tight - used to call her "My friend and mate from many lifetimes."
My heart goes out to you, Gerald. She sounds like a lovely person, and I know how you must miss her. You AND her were lucky people to have known each other.
The sensations it causes in me, listening to this song, are indescribable. I was 20 years old at that time, today I am 73 years old.
I was 13 years old in 1968, and today is my 66th Birthday 🎂 as I text
You made it cobber
I had a crush on Mary and when I worked in London I dated a girl called Margaret who was the doppelganger of Mary. I can listen to this over and over again. Love you Mary ❤💋
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be! ;)
Lovely Russian folk song produced by Paul McCartney with a hauntingly beautiful arrangement by Richard Anthony Hewson (RAH Band) and exquisitely sung by Mary.
A nice memory song from childhood days too :)
Sending a hug and mellow thoughts to you and yours Phil.
+Phil Watson Yes, Boris Fomin wrote this piece with original name " Daroga Dlynaya ", in English " The Long Road ", funny thing my name is Alex Fomin, my parents now deceased were Russian, holy batman, am I related to Boris?
"Good artists copy. Great artist steal." Picasso
Just loved this song in high school, thought the lyrics were wonderful. Over the decades, I've found the lyrics more profound, and haunting. Still love it!
Time does that, and makes all that was real illusion and shadow.
Every time I hear this song, I am in my school uniform and getting ready to walk to school, but I wouldn't mind being eleven all over again. happy days,
i assumed you were a woman for some reason. haha.
No ! definitely male !!
It is true those were the days,beautiful days
False memory. The past is another country and best forgotten.
Yes... They do things differently there.
This song takes a me back to those carefree happy times ❤❤❤
I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting mary, way back in the 1960s, when she went to birchgrove to say goodbye to her 2 school girl friends ,before she departed to london to sing with the beatles, we spent some time together, time that I will treasure forever. bless her.
75 now and i remember 1968 and this song like it was this morning.
I grew up to my dad playing this on vinyl. We just buried him this month, but the memories live on.
We would sing this on the school bus 🚌 3rd graders singing about the good old days lol.looking back now damn I wish those days were back.😢
I always had a soft spot in my heart for this song
It's a great song Norman and sung by a very beautiful lady. Many thanks for your comment...
if you like fantasy at all, try a version called Time Winds Tavern
+Norman Witt Yes, when we are young we all think it will go on and on, but at age 70, I know now it doesn't, but I still love the song and its' sentiment.
+Gary Beauchamp me almost 70..still listening
+Michael Diehl almost 60 and still love it...seems like the meaning gets a little clearer and touches a bit deeper every few years!
My late mom told me she was 14 when this song came out and I grew up listening to it :) Now I'm sharing it with my own children, yay to classics!
So much memories behind this song. From my high school, college and until now that my breath is about to end, living in senior housing. Thank you for this.
Sad to hear that
I know what you mean.😥
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
Think of all the great things we would do
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 our way.
La la la la...
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
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...
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
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...
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
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...
I don't see the point in repetition. We all know the words. Why not just say you liked it.
The Grim Reaper let the guy write what he wants it’s called freedom of speech and by the way my date of birth and Social Security Number and three fingers on my left hand all count 666
The Grim Reaper and in 1983 in Basic Training at Fort Benning Georgia I told John Travolta I had a Daughter in Alaska named Jewel and he met her before I did and he sings on a CD 💿 with my first born
The Grim Reaper and his first Born and his Wife both Died
And you call yourself what
Better find a new name
The Grim Reaper and Jewel’s father gave me Jewel’s mother’s hand in marriage at an LRY Conference in Toronto Canada September 1,1973 because I had a Draft Card for the Vietnam War
Beautiful song! Fine young lady! reminds me a little of jewel! both fine artists! both made music you could listen all day long and night!
I was born in 1968, but I remember hearing this song during my childhood. It hits me differently now, as I remember people and times in my life I cannot return to, maybe not even in my dreams. If you are a young person, treasure the people in your life for these are the memories you will cherish later.
Me too. Born in November I assume it was on the radio on the way to JSMC. In Nov 2000 I heard Breathless 4 times on the radio driving between the delivery room and home to let the dogs out, lol.
So true!❤
To all of you who have commented and still in this world. I heard this song on last Sunday in my car radio in the retro station Gold FM of Sri Lanka which can be heard on the jnternet. They still play these ❤😊😊😊❤❤😊❤😊😊
Whenever I hear this song I am immediately transported back to a pub in Nottingham in 1968, when I first heard the song by Mary Hopkin. It has remained one of my favourite songs ever since.
+runningjockey2 What pub was it? I just moved to Nottingham!! I'd love to check it out. :D
The pub is called The Market Side,so called because it was adjacent to Sneinton Market.
I believe it is closed now.Try The Bell Inn and The Trip To Jerusalem in town.
Regards G
Loved this song when I was a kid, Im 63 now and Mary was not only a great singer
She was a looker as well. 😎👍👍
MARY. HOPKIN is an island her best world's perfume is her immortal song THE TAVERNE .
........the other night I stood and stared at the rubble where the taverns once stood and I sang this song after my companion said "those were the days". In the River I saw empty reflections where boats would dock, and happy times were had.....so sad. And I ask myself will we ever have fun like that again?
Alzaede Mohamed love u back baby!
The body ages, but the heart is forever young. Get a group of your old friends together for a cook out or a camp out, or a couple of hours at a cozy pub; you don't have to be young and rowdy to have fun.
Bill Campbell but still rowdy! I don't sit still, I'll be the old crazy lady
Dear Nae Nae.."Fun like that Again" ?...Oh Hell Yes Hon..ya just have to look in the right Places in real Life...NOT on the Big BS Cobweb here..
If Assholes could Fly...This place would be an International Air Port.
Rumple Stiltskin
Yup, and judging by your tone you would have your arse firmly parked in "flight control", am I right? Lol!
Suddenly, I am back in my 1957 Fairlane listening on the Town and Country wonder Bar Radio bopping down the highway. Blue birds and blue sky. 😁
such a beautiful and powerful song about how fast life moves along... especially when we aren't paying attention... one of my favorite songs as a child ❤️
I love this song! I lived in London when it first came out. Paul McCartney discovered her and made her famous. Truly, those were the dayst
The best thing about youth is believing dreams can come true. Suddenly you're in your fifties and you realise you don't have dreams anymore. Life has taken you places you'd never thought you'd find yourself in and you can't find your way out.
Russians say " If the young only knew and the old could"...
Hi I am apparently older than you. True BUT there are only two options: live your life or get-out. I don't recommend the latter, it is somewhat final and one would never see a Spring day again. So one must say "sod it" and make the very best of all the remaining time - why not? Do your best to have a good life from here and very good luck to you.
Personally I have found my fifties to be a highly interesting decade. I have been in hospital four times, twice of which I have been given the last rites. Live the life given you by God. Most of my school friends are dead due to their disabilities including one who suffocated to death at the age of eight years old under her bed clothes because she was to weak to remove the blankets. One friend who died aged sixteen, another at the age of seventeen. I am going to be sixty next month and the doctors said I would be dead before I was thirty years old. If you get to be eighty you will think being sixty is young. I had a friend who thought my father was young when my father became seventy. Do not waste your life. Do good to others, try to heal any resentments you may have. Lovingly obey God and serve others and you will not have wasted your life.
@@ingridlinbohm7682 This is the best advice I've had in a long time. Greatly appreciate your input. It gives me peace and hope. Thank you Ms. Ingrid 🥰💚
The year I turned 9 years old (1968) my parents gave me a record player along with the 45 of this song, which was the first record I played on it. I loved the song back then and I still love it now. Of course, it has a more poignant meaning now than it did over 50 years ago.
I was 18 , on my way to Viet Nam.
I was 11 years old when my mother bought my sister and i a record player, and the first record we played on it was the 'Carpenters' song 'Rainy Days and Mondays' ( 1971 )
@@Tiberius291 We must be around the same age.
@@katwil89 Yes we are, I was born September 1959.
@@Tiberius291 I was November 1959!
A beautiful song, only Mary Hopkin does it justice, she should have had more recognition.
아름다운…그러나 가슴시린 노래. 국경과 인종을 초월해 늙고 죽어가는 우리 모두의 가슴에 와닿는 노래.
I remember those days, too, and when this song was aired on the radio.... So true, and now these are our days, my friend .... Thank you !!!
Where dreams end and at childhood, or a tavern of the youth?
The days after that, for a "thinking" and "doing" person, are much better in a free society. We have to dream more than just getting a job or coloring your hair blue though.
There is one line in this song that I do not like. "We are older but no wiser, because in our hearts, our dreams are still the same." Where does the writer think greatness comes from, slouches? What stopped you from achieving your dreams? Ask Preston Thomas Tucker. (look him up)
Yes... Go ahead and make a crazy whirlpool with our wild and crazy antics in those days. I loved them. Wish I could go back and stay there and never leave. Kalgon take me away!!!!!
so geht es wohl den meisten,jeder Tag war ein Erlebnis und voller Emotionen,die Erinnerung kann uns aber keiner nehmen
Those Were The Days
says it all. Blessed to have experienced them.
Who's listening to this in 2018?
.... 50 years later... My god hehe how time flies.
as a child i use to think MARY POPPINS used to sing this :P
This song makes me think of my mother. It makes me cry.
Never grows old! Never will - one of the most enchanting, entrancing voices! Bonus, from hearsay,I hear she's a lovely lady as well.
I was a young punk undergraduate when this song was released. I loved this song. The Eastern European vibe and the sentiments captured my attention. I am now in my 70's - a doctoral level education, a 20-year military career, a 20-year clergy career, three dead-in-the-water marriages and a lifetime of personal loss all part of my life experience. I still love this song, and I can vouch for its sentiments. It's true; it's really true!!
In 2024 it’s my first time heard it and fallen in love with this song
May you enjoy it for many years to come
I first heard this song in1968. It brings back so many memories🤩
Remember this like those days I thought would never end back in the day!
I will always be amazed by the wisdom of many of the young in the sixties and seventies. I'm afraid it has been lost over the years. I think the post WWII world had something to do with it. I'm old now and realize the timelessness of this song. Each generation has its tavern.
wisdom? Get outta here ... drug induced hippies.
RUSSIAN IN SPIRIT BUT THAT ROARING 30'S.....INFLUENCE WITH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.....PURE INNOCENCE AND NOSTALGIC......
When I first heard those were the days ..Mary Hopkins I was working in Wales as an apprentice away from home.. it came on in a bar Bistro where you got free cheese if you bought a bottle of wine I remember thinking I'll remember this moment I had my whole life in front of me I'm glad I still can remember it now.. I am in the Autumn of my years :)
Every time I hear Mary Hopkin sing this song it really takes me back she has one of those voices that will never die
I miss those days. The best ever. Gone.😢
This is originally a Russian folk song. I would sing it in English and a Russian girl would sing it in Russian together with me.
She was 18 in September 1968 when this was released.
they would not have chosen her if she wasn't.
Plenty of 65 year olds who could do this song the same way, but they just don't look the same.
And looks do sell
Ok then do it @bertjesklotepino
many years ago,a dishwasher i worked with his name toni from cuba a nice fellow,one day, i've bought my cassette player in to work,with a mix tape of beatles and other apple artists and mary hopkin's ''those were the days''came playing out and toni was happy listen to it,i gave toni the cassette player and tape, sadly ton was a heavy smoker and died of cancer,i think of him whenever i play this song.
Such a beautiful song with a beautiful voice sung by a beautiful singer.. can't be denied..!!
what an absolutely delightful young lady-beautiful song sung by a natural beauty
To change the world was so easy back then . And all we have is memories to look back on .
Souvenir de mon 'service militaire' en 1968-69 séparé de ma future épouse pendant 12 mois. Nous sommes toujours heureux ensemble depuis . 55 ans de bonheur.
"THE YEARS WENT RUSHING BY US, WE LOST OUR STARRY NOTIONS ON THE WAY"
How very true. Anyway great song. Thanks for posting it. I remember it well from 1968.
You're very welcome Sue, many thanks for your comment, have a great coming new year...
+sue barker
Mary was 18 when this song came out.
She was just a teenager.
Now she's 66
The first time I heard this song, I must have been 13 or 14 years old. It didn't impress me much. But now I'm 63, and it seems extremely powerful to me.
I was 5 when this song was out, all I remembered was the chorus. I'm 55 now and have rediscovered this song, and yes, it's extremely powerful to me also.
Listening with a crying heart...❤❤❤ Those Were THE DAYS for sure....
I first heard Mary Hopkin sing this song while eavesdropping on foreign radio broadcasts in rural China near Hong Kong in 1968. At that time, radio stations in Hong Kong often broadcast this song. Although I don't know her name, and I don't understand the content of the English lyrics, I just feel that her singing voice and the melody of the music are enthusiastic and unrestrained, which always be engraved in my memory and let me yearn for a free life even more.
After coming to the free world for decades, until I retired, I finally heard Mary Hopkin sing this song again on UA-cam. also known this song originate from Russian folk song. After listening to the singing and band performances of singers from various countries, I always feel that Mary Hopkin's singing is the most touching!
最初聽到 Mary Hopkin 唱這首歌是1968年在靠近香港的中國農村,偷聽國外的無線電廣播。當時香港的廣播電台經常播送這首歌。雖然我不知道她的名字,也不懂英文歌詞的內容,只感覺她的歌聲和音樂的旋律熱情奔放,永遠刻在我的記憶裡,讓我更嚮往自由的生活。
來到了自由世界幾十年,直到退休之後,終於在UA-cam 再聽到Mary Hopkin 唱這首歌。也知道它源自俄羅斯的民歌。聆聽過各國歌星的演唱和樂隊演奏,總覺得Mary Hopkin 唱得最動人心坎!
China supporters would attack you as the running dog of the West and claim China has more freedom than any other country
Ella hizo mas famosa a esta linda canción rusa, por su linda voz y su exquisita belleza, muchos la han interpretado, pero ninguno se iguala a Mary Hopkin.
Once upon a time there was a tavern. Where we used to raise a glass or two.
Remember how we laughed away the hours. Think of all the great things we would do?
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 our way.
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Just tonight I stood before the tavern. Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection. Was that lonely woman really me?
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. Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da.
Through the door, there came familiar laughter. I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser. For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same
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-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da.
Era uma vez uma taberna. Onde costumávamos levantar uma ou duas taças.
Lembre-se de como rimos durante horas. Pense em todas as grandes coisas que faríamos?
REFRÃO: Aqueles eram os dias, meu amigo. Pensávamos que eles nunca iriam acabar.Cantaríamos e dançaríamos para sempre e um dia. Viveríamos a vida que escolhemos. Nós lutaríamos e nunca perderíamos. Pois éramos jovens e certamente conseguiríamos o que queremos.
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Ainda esta noite eu estava diante da taverna. Nada parecia do jeito que costumava ser
No vidro vi um reflexo estranho. Aquela mulher solitária era realmente eu?
REFRÃO: Aqueles eram os dias, meu amigo. Pensávamos que eles nunca iriam acabar.
Cantaríamos e dançaríamos para sempre e um dia. Nós viveríamos a vida que escolhemos
Nós lutaríamos e nunca perderíamos. Aqueles foram os dias, ah, sim, aqueles foram os dias
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da.
Pela porta, ouviram-se risadas familiares. Eu vi seu rosto e ouvi você chamar meu nome
Oh, meu amigo, somos mais velhos, mas não mais sábios. Pois em nossos corações, os sonhos ainda são os mesmos.
Aqueles foram os dias, meu amigo. Nós pensamos que eles nunca iriam acabar. Cantaríamos e dançaríamos para sempre e um dia. La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
La-la-la-da-da-da. La-la-la-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da.
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Thank you. I do like to sing along with her.
my gosh what a gorgeous lady
MsCordially Yes - she is.
+MsCordially Agree, simple beauty is worth so much more.
Such a melancholy song...
& if an old girl still has photos
of her lover & friends...
the tears don't stop....
Beautiful lyrics and so fitting for those who grew up in the 60s...if I was any younger would never appreciate this genre. Was truely a blessed time to be growing up.
Produced by Paul McCartney on Apple Records
Wow, I didn't know that! And I consider myself a huge Beatles fan. Thanks!
Love this beautiful song !!
🎵👍💐❤️
Mum made me listen it when I was a teenager in the mid1980s and I love it from then on.
A very beautiful lady and a wonderful voice-I love this song.
I was nine years old when this song was released, little realising how true it would become for me in my teenage years. I miss those days in the Inn, playing darts, drinking beer and the sound of youthful laughter.
Timeless classic. Nothing like it on the radio at the time. Pure magical combination song, arrangement and Mary.
Wow! I haven't heard this song since I was a child. I never knew who sang this and then I find out that Mary not only had an angelic voice, she had an angelic face to go with it.
I remember hearing it playing all the time too in the early seventies, it was a 1968 but I remember hearing it all the time in 71, 72 so memorable.
This makes me cry every time. When we are happy, we never think it will end or that we will ever be sad. This reminds me of December '68 when I was aged 7, and its kind of stayed with me ever since.
I remember this song like if it was sang yesterday . I was young and so crazy about her voice. Those days were so much fun and bring me so many good memories.
love this timeless song forever and day. Those truely were the days my friend, of real music and instuments.
Man, the memories that this song brings.
a wonderful song, wonderful times, I was in Bangkok, 1970, when I heard it.....I have forever been enthralled by this evocative song, so very well done and sung. Thank you, Mary Hopkins!
I always have said I wish I could go back to that era!!!
This song takes me to half a century ago to "those days" that I was a little happy boy ... I LOVE Mary Hopkin's voice. She literally and figuratively is a golden girl. ❤
This song back in 1967 brings back sweet and sour memories. I just returned after serving in Viet Nam. It was so wonderful to come home Many soldiers got together and we all talked about what happened over in Nam and how many of our fellow men and women gave up their lives. We appreciate every day of our lives. This song depicts so much in life. Good Days and Bad Days. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for your service. I'm a VN era vet, lost my best friend in the service over there (Panel 01E, Line 79). Good Days and Bad Days indeed.
I first heard this song by Mary in 1971. I'll neve forget it.
how can 56 people give this the thumbs down ...magic song
I gave it a thumbs up, I remember this song from my young days still a classic.
Loved it 1968 and now it is so true. Beautiful lady
2023 driving through a city I used to pass regularly as a teenager in the 70s this song 🎵 came to me ❤❤❤❤
She was lovely!
We lost our Momma, it will be one year on March 9th, 2015. We sang this song with Momma as children frequently. She would play her favorite happy songs as we all sang loudly, dancing together and loving each other like there would be no tomorrow Momma had us very young, so we all grew up together. She had me at 17, my brother at 16, in the end there were 5 of us and Momma. I miss her more with each passing day. There is a hole in my heart and soul that will never be filled, and I think a big part of me died with her. I am surprised I am still here, honestly because I sure don't feel like I'm alive, nor do I feel as if I ever will be again. I lost my fiance just 3 years before losing Momma. I hope this song brings happiness to all who hear it. I don't quite know what it brought to me when I came across it on the FB page of a friend. Shock and surprise, then happiness, then desolation, pain, heartbreak. I just cannot believe she's gone ... without any last good bye. No more "I love you's", no more hugs, no more phone calls, no more visits with her, no more holding her precious little hands when they were cold. No more Momma.. No more Momma.
This was a truly amazing song and she was so gorgeous!
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...
Only now being old I can appreciate her song.
I did learn to love this song in the seventies when i was maybe 8-12 years old and still does.
mary they don't do music like this anymore thanks for the memories the world was a better place back then reminds me of some one very special regads brian
Dupa 56 de ani ramane o piesa superba.❤❤❤🇲🇩🇲🇩🇹🇩
Thanks - those were the days of my youth that now seem like another world. We should never look back but sometimes it's impossible not to, the good thing is we tend to only remember the good times and what good times we had!
Respectfully, it is not true that "We should never look back..." What is important is not to get stuck in the past. Maril and I had really good times, and really bad times together (we lost a daughter), but overall, this song gets it. "The busy years went flying by us...").
And here we are, with our memories and whatever life is left before us.
This song is probably the best definition of 'bittersweet' ever written.]
God, I miss her.
MARY HOPKIN IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND HER SONGS ARE AMAZING..❤💙💚💛 LOVE YOU 🎶🎵🎼💜💜❤💙
This is a winter-time song, as I remember it. It came out in the winter and was a hit during the winter. And it evokes, with its "looking through the window into the tavern" from out in the cold-type feel, a sense of winter. And that's how I'll always remember it, as a winter-time song.
Corn Puff just to confirm do you think this is a winter song!
Winter is here
Col Tosh no he doesn't really XD
Originating from a Russian folk song, T.W.T.D. a bright ballad.
i have heard the Russian folk song where this song originally came from, and very much enjoyed it...
Yes, agreed, favourite song of mine.
Happy Sunflower I'd really like to hear the original (with an English translation)
That makes sense. It has that sound and feeling to the music, and the reasoning in the worlds is very distinctively Russian.
Someone had to meddle with Russia to get this song out. Trump wasn't the first and won't be the last.
I was born at the end of 1964, yet I can clearly remember growing up with this song in the background. Be it on the radio or my sisters record player. I can remember this but haven't got a clue what I ate yesterday!
My goodness Mary Hopkin was so gorgeous back then! I just loved that song! I was 6 in 1968. Detroit Tigers were World Series champions, Motown was at its finest with all the great talent. Bob Seger was paying his dues all over town with Glenn Frey. Ted Nugent& the Amboy Dukes, Grand Funk Railroad, The Who and Cream at the Grande Ballroom on Grand River south of Joy Rd. Led Zeppelin at the Michigan Palace downtown with Jethro Tull warming them up. It will never be that great again. My sister was 11 years older than me so that's how I was aware of that stuff! Incredible!
First heard this on the radio as a liitle boy in 1968 and it still sounds great 50 years later.
I also was 6 in 1968 remember it on the Radio, a red Roberts Radio.
This song is originally a russian song,and the English lyrics were wrote by Gene Raskin ... and produced by Sir Paul MC.
I've heard both versions of this song,I PREFER the russian version the most....
I remember this so well; what a darling she was, such sweetness, purity and innocence. She was born only days before me.
This song and Roy Clark's Yesterday were previews of coming attractions
Tenía 11 años cuando está canción se escuchaba en la radio Me trae recuerdos de tiempos felices Hoy tengo 66 años y retrocedí en el tiempo y vi a mis padres y hermanas a mi sobrinito de 3 años Hoy ellos ya están en el cielo Que bellos recuerdos con esa dulce voz Que pena que esos tiempos ya no regresen
Those were the good old days !
For the benefit of today's kids, she won the 60s version of BGT, how times have changed, they had talent then.
My best friend in college in 70s sent me the UA-cam link to this song in summer 2019. He was in poor health. He died March 2020. RIP Stan ❤
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Was he a soldier in Equatorial guinea in 1969
That year you couldn't turn on a radio without hearing this.