![]() While the Russian version talks about long horse rides and seven-stringed guitars, the 1960s Raskin’s song talks about going to the tavern and having naive dreams, both equally nostalgic. And Raskin, though he did change the words in the translation, kept the very sentimental feeling of the original Russian lyrics. The Russian song has a folk melody that is very common in Slavic countries. Well, there’s a reason for that! Despite the fact that the lyrics were written in English by a New York architect, songwriter, and playwright, Gene Raskin, the melody and concept for “Those Were the Days” are Russian from another era. You may have heard this song on many occasion, thinking each time that it sounded very old-fashioned. In 1968 a nostalgic and Old World sounding song was playing on the radio and topping the charts in both Europe and in the U.S. ![]()
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