The song Vertinsky sang was written by Boris Fomin/Konstantin Podrevskii called Dorogoy Dlinnoyu (Дорогой длинною) "By a long road" When Gene Raskin recorded the song "those were the days" with his group the limeliters the composer of the music was unknown and when Mary recorded it in 1968 Essex Music were under the impression that the melody was a traditional piece. and it wasnt until many years later that the identity of the composer became known
The song Vertinsky sang was written by Boris Fomin/Konstantin Podrevskii called Dorogoy Dlinnoyu (Дорогой длинною) "By a long road" When Gene Raskin recorded the song "those were the days" with his group the limeliters the composer of the music was unknown and when Mary recorded it in 1968 Essex Music were under the impression that the melody was a traditional piece. and it wasnt until many years later that the identity of the composer became known
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