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  1. "Those Were the Days" is a song composed by Boris Fomin (19001948) but credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to Fomin's Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu", with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky. It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism.

    • Boris Fomin

      Boris Ivanovich Fomin (Russian: Бори́с Ива́нович Фоми́н; 12...

    • Mary Hopkin

      Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings...

  2. From Wikipedia: “Those Were the Days” is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song “Dorogoi dlinnoyu” [ru] (“Дорогой длинною”, literally “By the long road”), composed by Boris Fomin (1900–1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky.

  3. Apr 24, 2024 · Those Were The Days was originally a Russian folk song called Dorogoi dlinnoyu (By the Long Road) composed by Boris Fomin in 1925, with lyrics by Konstantin Podrevsky. The song was popularized in the West by various artists, including Mary Hopkin, who had a hit with it in 1968.

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  4. Those Were The Days has a haunting melody and lyrical content that make it easy to visualize an entire story surrounding the lives of a group of friends, really from any walk of life, hence the song’s popularity; its universal theme helped propel it into a hit.

  5. Jul 13, 2021 · 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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  6. "Those were the Days" is a song by the British rock band Cream. The song was released on their third album titled "Wheels of Fire" released July 1968 as a tw...

  7. Those Were the Days (Lady Sovereign song) " Those Were the Days " (produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald) is the seventh single from UK hip-hop artist Lady Sovereign, and the fifth from her debut album, Public Warning.

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