Talk:Those Were the Days (song)

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1. Why do we say "possibly of Russian origin". It is definitely of Russian origin. It is a folk song called Дорогой длинною ("Dorogoi dlinnoyu"), and all Russians older than 45 would know it off by heart.

After a little digging I find I'm wrong. But only about it being a folk song. It's definitely Russian, but the composer is known. It was written by Boris Fomin (1900-1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii. I'll make the necessary update to the article. JackofOz 13:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

2. The link to the detailed history of the song does not work. JackofOz 13:02, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Another query

Can anyone tell me the movie on which this song was a sidetrack? It was with a British actress.

The film was "Innocents in Paris", released in 1953. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.11.13.18 (talk) 02:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other songs with the same tune?

Is it just me, or does this song have the same tune as the Jewish children's tune "8 days of Hannukah"?

Cannot verify since I don't own a copy, but Francis Goya may have performed this as 'The Long Road' Tim 67.104.200.131 (talk) 04:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

cover versions

also from Alexandra (Germany)

Fair use rationale for Image:Those Were the Days Sandie.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:19, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the Clancys?

I made a search for the Clancys, and the only match I got was The Clancy Brothers. Is that the same group? --128.39.12.150 (talk) 14:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unneccissary?

This part of the article is poorly written and the end sounds ridiculous. "Those Were the Days" was converted to a chant by Carsi,a supporter group of Besiktas JK, Istanbul. It is named as "Opera for Fener" and teases with Fenerbahce, another Istanbul team. The video of chant broadcasts on Youtube and has been watched more than one million times[2]. It is regarded as most creative cheer of all time in Turkish sport history and almost song in every cities all over the world not only by Besiktas supporters but also by non-Turkish people and supporters of other competitors of Fenerbahce. [3]. It is observed that even Fenerbahce supporters can not stop themselves joining the cheer when it is song by a group around. This phenomena could not be explained by sociologists yet and some substantial research is being conducted in different institutes." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.57.133 (talk) 23:04, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The last part sounds ridiculous but the first part is a fact. I think we should rewrite it like: "Those Were the Days" was converted to a chant by Carsi,a supporter group of Besiktas JK, Istanbul. It is named as "Opera for Fener" and teases with Fenerbahce, another Istanbul team. The video of chant broadcasts on Youtube and has been watched more than one million times[2]. It is regarded as most creative cheer of all time in Turkish sport history and almost song in every cities all over the world not only by Besiktas supporters but also by non-Turkish people and supporters of other competitors of Fenerbahce. [3].

I think if something has been watched more than 1 million time then it should be in the wiki entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkenanh (talk • contribs) 15:55, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brings Superjeilezick?

The song "Superjeilezick" by Brings is similar, but not the same one. I think it should be removed from the list. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9UPasqbtKU —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodeng (talk • contribs) 09:17, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

merge

Please note : There is a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Songs/coverversions with the purpose of trying to establish a standard rule for merge/separate different versions of the same song. Please make known your opinions on the matter. --Richhoncho (talk) 14:39, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline

I fail to understand how the song could lament "the passing of the golden folk days of Dylan, Paxton, Ochs ..." if it was performed by the Limeliters several years before those golden folk days ever happened! The Limeliters first recorded the song in 1962 -- coincidentally, the same year that saw the first albums by both Dylan and Paxton. (Ochs didn't record his first album for another two years.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.101.195 (talk) 04:48, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was just about to make the same comment. I think it is a song about nostalgia in more general terms. My Russian stepmother told me that the Russian original is also a nostalgic lament.