Those Were the Days
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"Those Were the Days" is a 1968 folk-pop song, produced by Paul McCartney and made famous by Welsh singer Mary Hopkin, known for its nostalgic lyrics and distinctive Eastern European-influenced melody.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Those Were the Days canonical | 4 |
| Those Were the Days (Remix) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apple Corps
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Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dorogoi dlinnoyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnLyricsBy | Konstantin Podrevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Boris Fomin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australian charts
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Canadian RPM chart ⓘ French charts ⓘ German charts ⓘ Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Boris Fomin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
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balalaika ⓘ clarinet ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Turn! Turn! Turn! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
lost love
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nostalgia ⓘ passing of time ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
Eastern European music
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Russian romance song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Mary Hopkin compilation albums ⓘ |
| includedOn | Post Card NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Gene Raskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Dalida
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Gene Pitney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandie Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performedBy | Mary Hopkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Mary Hopkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| publisher | Apple Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Apple Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-08-30 ⓘ |
| sideAOrB | A-side ⓘ |
| vocalist | Mary Hopkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1968 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Those Were the Days (Remix)