Those Were The Days
dduk...@aol.com
Could someone please post the lyrics (and lyricist, if you have it) of the
song that begins, "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never
end......"
Thanks.
Chris Gilbert
In article <19961113022...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
The artist is Mary Hopkin. I can only remember bits of it. I think
there's only two verses. Someone might like to fill in the other.
Those were the days
By Mary Hopkin
Once upon a time there was a tavern
where we used to raise a glass or two
how we used to laugh away the hours
talking of the things we used to do
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance for ever 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
Chris
walt...@aol.com
Hi
go to my homepage
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/walter_vogel/lyrics2.htm
and then to Hopkins Mary, click on it and you'll have the lyrics to Those
Were The Days
Walter Vogel
Steve Halko
dduk...@aol.com wrote in article
<19961113022...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> Could someone please post the lyrics (and lyricist, if you have it) of
the
> song that begins, "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd
never
> end......"
>
> Thanks.
>
Sung by Marianne Faithful I think
Amethyst
dduk...@aol.com wrote in article
19961113022...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>Could someone please post the lyrics (and lyricist, if you have it) of
>the
>song that begins, "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd
>never
>end......"
>Thanks.
From memory I recall this much of the Miriam Hopkin song (written by Paul
McCartney) - hope this helps.
~Caro
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we'd while 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
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la
la la la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la la [etc]
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...
Amethyst
In article <5770rm$9...@nw101.infi.net>, amet...@nc5.infi.net wrote to
the newsgroup previously...
>From memory I recall this much of the Miriam Hopkin song (written by
Paul
>McCartney) - hope this helps.
>
>~Caro
[snip]
Faulty memory correction: it was Mary Hopkin not Miriam from her LP
"Postcard", and the first chorus goes:
>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
... and the second chorus is the same except the last line is:
>Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
~Caro, remembering at last (I think)
Andrew Croft
Hopkin on Apple Records, mid-1968. The refrain goes:
Those were the days my friend,
I thought they'd never end.
We'd sing and dance, forever and a day.
We lived the life we choose,
We'd fight and never lose.
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days.
Yours,
Andrew
Ted D Horwitz
>dduk...@aol.com wrote in article
>19961113022...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>>Could someone please post the lyrics (and lyricist, if you have it) of
>>the
>>song that begins, "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd
>>never
>>end......"
>
>>Thanks.
>From memory I recall this much of the Miriam Hopkin song (written by Paul
>McCartney) - hope this helps.
>~Caro
>Once upon a time there was a tavern
>Where we used to raise a glass or two
>Remember how we'd while 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
>Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
>La la la la la la
>la la la la la la
>la la la la
>la la la la la la [etc]
>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...
The singer is Mary Hopkin. Composer is somebody named Gene Raskin, if I
remember correctly. Don't know if this is an old song or not; sounds like it
ought to be.
This was one of 3 singles released as Apple's inaugural package in 1968.
Anybody know what the other two were? Post and email.
Ted
Barb & Robert Witsaman
Amethyst wrote:
>
> In article <5770rm$9...@nw101.infi.net>, amet...@nc5.infi.net wrote to
> the newsgroup previously...
>
> Paul
> >McCartney) - hope this helps.
> >
> >~Caro
> Faulty memory correction: it was Mary Hopkin not Miriam from her LP
> "Postcard", and the first chorus goes:
>
> >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
>
> ... and the second chorus is the same except the last line is:
>
"Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two.
Remember how we'd laugh away the hours.
And think of all the great things we would do.
(chorus)
Damn, I can't recall the other verses right now. I loved that song. Too
many years ago.
barb
ohio
Mark S Wrighton
how about the lyrics to the "All in the Family" theme song, also entitled
"Those Were the Days"???
-gil-
("By the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made the hit parade, guys
like us, we had it made.... those were the days....")
Filksinger
G@> how about the lyrics to the "All in the Family" theme song, also
G@> entitled "Those Were the Days"???
G@> -gil-
G@> ("By the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made the hit parade, guys
G@> like us, we had it made.... those were the days....")
And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again
Didn't have no welfare state
Everybody pulled his weight
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days
... "Gullible" isn't in the dictionary. Go ahead, look it up!
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