domingo, 4 de noviembre de 2012

Mary Hopkin - "Those were the days" (1968)

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  1. Basada en una vieja canción rusa, “Those were the days” es una historia que nos cuenta cómo aquellos sueños de juventud se van perdiendo con el paso de los años.
    Popularizada en 1968 por la cantante británica Mary Hopkin, sería versionada infinidad de veces y en todos los idiomas, en el transcurso del tiempo: Sandie Shaw, Dalida, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gigliola Cinquetti, y por 'nuestra' Karina, con el título español de “Qué tiempo tan feliz”.
    PMR 25-09-2012

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  2. 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
    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.
    La la la la...
    Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

    Then the busy years went rushing by us
    We lost our starry notions on the way
    If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
    We'd smile at one another and we'd say

    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.
    La la la la...
    Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
    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
    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.
    La la la la...
    Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
    Through the door there came familiar laughter
    I saw your face and heard you call my name
    Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
    For in our hearts the dreams are still the same

    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.
    La, la, la, la...

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