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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", with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky. It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism.
- 5:05
- "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
- 30 August 1968
- Folk
[Verse 1] Once upon a time there was a tavern. Where we used to raise a glass or two. Remember how we laughed away the hours. Dreamed of all the great things we would do? [Chorus] Those were the...
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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.
Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (1968) 8 years ago. Doobby Show. Those Were The Days. Once upon a time there was a tavern. Where we used to raise a glass or two. Remember how we laughed away the hours. And dreamed of all the great things we would do. Those were the days my friend.
- 1769
- Doobby Show
