Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days - Live at Expo'70 Osaka

[Kuramochi0214]

@tomy1954osaka The CD including all songs are even now available as so called bootlegs. Search webstores as titled Hyacinth or any keyword, ie, Osaka Expo and Mary. Hope Mary will issue this as an authorized CD!!

All the best, Tomoya, xx.

[tomy1954osaka]

Thanks for your reply . I really enjoyed it .

I hope her to remember me like you said.

I wonder if you also joined the concert at the Expo hall. if so , I might have met you there, lol...  Joking aside , how and where did you get this video???

Thanks again for you and the song " those were the days"

All the best.

[tomy1954osaka]

Thank you very much for uploading "Those were the days" Kuramochi0214

When I was in the first year of hi-school ,we had Expo'70 in Osaka.

I won the ticket of Merry's concert at the Expo hall. I was so lucky and excited .

When she was singing this song , I gave a loud cry her name "Merry～～” from my seat , she gave me a wave .

Whenever I listen to this song , it takes me back to my younger days ,

This is my younger days' song , " Those were the days "

[Kuramochi0214]

@tomy1954osaka

You are a very lucky boy because Mary backed you a wave!!! Mary said to me at twittter people all in Japan were very kind to her. She probably remembers you crying her name at the Expo Hall.

I have uploaded total 3 different versions of Those Were The Days... Enjoy others too, thanks.

All the best,

Tomoya

xx

[Kuramochi0214]

A new album Spirits will be released from Mary Hopkin Music in this September!!!

Details refer to her todays lebel MHM shown in the info. column.

Tomoya

xx

18/8/2011 Japan time GMT + hours.

[Kuramochi0214]

This is a message from Mary on the day 11 Mar 2011 in the afternoon Japan Time, GMT+9hours.

Please send love and convey our concern to all our friends in Japan. Mary and Jessica xx

[Kuramochi0214]

hi there esp @mary do you rememberthedancingfountaino

[lyndon2472]

oo great a live slide show Oo

[Kuramochi0214]

Rapid communication from Japan. Sorry I have not enough time to edit info. then writing here with my cell. The very newest releases today are " You Look Familier" from her label Mary Hopkin Music and NEW "Post Card"s & "Earth Song/ Ocean Song"s from Apple Corps Remsters. Latter two manufactured by EMI Music Japan have been on sale since 08/12/2010! THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT MANY CD stores.

[Irishny]

LOVE IT. This was my brothers favorite song! God Bless , I miss him everyday. RIP!

[bb197400]

thanks a lot for this Golden Oldie , yes those were the days , but they just ended

i luv this song a lot

[tjallew]

thank's friend easy to love her fantastik and unik voise

[coldmaxmax]

interesting

[hierbadeinvierno]

and the video???? what hapenned???

[countrychloe]

Oh! I love this song very much. :)

Thanks for sharing it with me. ^__^

Thumbs up! Yes, those were the days. :)

[malfirst]

beautiful-become teary every time I hear this!

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you very much to everyone who has left here lovely comment!!

Yes! Those Were The DAYS..

A tavern they say Don where we used to raise a glass or two...

All the best,

Tommy

From the newest SONY cellphone.

I believe Sir. Mucca took duet with Mary on Fields of St. Etienne.

mmy

[tandacat78]

oh this song is very2 beautiful...remind me all the things ive used 2 do and many2 great memories...thanx

[bighilljerry]

when i hear this song i always think of my very younger day all depicted in this song!

[ScrittiSparkle]

this is one of those songs that make me smile and cry at the same time! takes me back to my childhood and i sing this to my mam at least once a week!!its a beautiful song that gets to your heart strings,and so many years have past,and no im no wiser lol!

[BigDuckKetterer]

Mary Hopkin is 60 years old today, May3,2010 !!!! Tenstarsplus!!!! Thank you for posting this!!!!!

[BigDuckKetterer]

TenStarsplus !!!!! I love this fantabulous song!!! In 1970 I was 27 yrs old, and yes those were the days!!!!! Mary Hopkin is still beautiful and will be 60 yrs old on May 3, 2010 !!! Incredible how time flies!!!! She was only 20 at this concert!!! Thank you for posting this great song and collage of Mary!!

[marike99]

music by Boris Fomin

for the history of this song with original russian reccordings just search in Youtube:

Dorogoy dlinnoyu before Those were the days

[takemiti20]

懐かしいです。ありがとうございます。

1970年大阪万博の音源ですか。私もこの音源と違うライブ版を­４トラデッキで録音しました。歌の後のインタビーの通訳は鳥飼久­美子さんでした。なんとしてもこの日大阪に行くつもりでしたが仕­事でだめでした。

[210357tommy]

this song i believe was composed by paul mcartney yes check it out

[vwtch]

Gene Raskin put English lyrics to the Russian gypsy song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" ("Дорогой длинною", lit. "By the long road"), written by Boris Fomin (1900-1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii. "Those Were the Days" is thus credited to Raskin. It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism. The first known recording of the song was by Alexander Vertinsky in the 1920s.

Paul McCartney produced the 1968 studio recording by Mary Hopkin.

[FraterMythos]

Well Whether Paul clsaims ownership or not it IS from the song Dorogoi Dorogoyu...

It was a common practice for Some rock peeps in the 60s to claim rights to foreign folk music.

How about "God on our Side" by Bob Dylan and the Irish Traditional "Patriot Game"?

[richpat]

To FraterMythos

Not written by McCartney but it was produced by him. An American called Gene Raskin (who sang with the "limelighters" and who recorded it first) wrote the lyrics for the song "Those were the days" and used the melody only from a song called "Dorogoy dlinnoyu" ("By a long road") which was written by the Russian song writer Boris Fomin with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

Paul heard Raskin singing this in a club some years before Mary recorded it.

[peter93200]

@210357tommy no pete seeger

[kiran4809]

hello..I was there too..in the room with mary herself...we dated for awhile..

[richpat]

kiran4809

LOL according to your profile you are 50 years of age, this was recorded in 1968, Mmmm dont think so!

[richpat]

kiran4809 If you were your not 50 as stated on your profile

[simayana]

40 years klater..."Oh my friends, we're older but no wiser,

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same."

Mine anyway!

[larrylynn123]

EXPO 70.....I was there....great time!

[tess10880]

i love singing this song too! what a beautiful song!

[MRNIKEY1]

THIS SONG FOR MICKY OREILLY

[1musiclvr]

Sounds like everyone had a great time listening to Mary's beautiful voice.

[almfacebooker]

el audio no esta muy bien U_U

[Kuramochi0214]

Today I have thought I am a rally lucky guy who could attend this valued live, because Mary sang only 7 times at the Expo Hall...

Thanks to leave a comment.

Tommy

[almfacebooker]

I'm sorry but I do not speak English very well, and if you're lucky :D

[bri4den]

almfacebooker, never apologize regarding your English. So many people only know English and not another language at all, be proud!

[maestroya]

He is informing you,

"The audio is not very good".

[simaritalia]

è un sogno ascoltare mary

ciao adorabile

[Kuramochi0214]

;D

thanks,

tommy

[Kuramochi0214]

Not at all ;D

It's my pleasure.

Thanks for leaving a sweet comment.

Tommy

[ssebtze]

Happy Birthday Mary, love you forever

[Kuramochi0214]

;D

I shall send all of your names to Mary.

All the best.

Tommy

[hotaruikausb]

コメントをありがとうございます。It is memorized that my contribution is the one under the musical program of NHK named "TOKIMEKI YUME SOUND" sung in compliance with the request.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks!

This is a comment back to my commenting on 辛島美登里 Midori Karashima, a great singer, covering Those Were The Days in Japanese Lyrics 悲しき天使　Sorrow　Angel, that ended at the 3rd phrase.

Tommy

[nmsan2008]

なぜか、心惹かれる曲ですね。

１３歳の頃、毎日、何回も聴いていました。

原曲については諸説あるようですが、曲調からして、

ロマ（ジプシー）の民俗音楽が底流にあるように

私は、思います。

ユー・チューブのここに、メリー・ホプキンファンがいたのですね­。

[Kuramochi0214]

コメントありがとうございます！

Roma説、素敵ですね。

ロシア革命の敗残同志（革命に厚く燃えたフレンド）の歌であるこ­とは知っていますが、それの根底にあるメロディーに関しては把握­していません。僕のプレイリストTWTDにカバー、　G.Raskin ンより前の「長い旅路 A long Road」も置いてありますので楽しんでください。Tommy

[Georgewos]

I always remember the first time I heard this song. I was visiting My family in Florida and it came over the loudspeaker. This tune is from a Russian song. One of My favorite singers is Helmut Lotti who sings in 8 languages (not Japanese but He could do it) and it is on a CD called From Russia with Love. He has dozens of songs on YouTube.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks for leaving kind and lovely commenting!

Yes, This song sounds Russian taste. Bells of troika suite this. I hear this melody is from a Russian Pop song when the days former Soviet Union was estimated.

I have ever listened to Helmut Lotti singing TWTD. His cover has already a year ago in my playlist for "TWTD". His cover is great I like it.

[Staevskiy]

An American called Gene Raskin (who sang with the "limelighters" and who recorded it first) wrote the lyrics for the song "Those were the days" and used the melody from the song

"Dorogoy dlinnoyu" ("By a long road" or "along a long road") which was written by Boris Fomin (1900-1948)

with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks for your exact information on this song. I have many "A long Road" in my playlist "Those Were The Days" that include Russian lyrics sang by a beautiful russian lady. The name is difficult for me to write here in russian. That is from soviet TV and really wonderful with troika bells.

Tommy

[sweetseason1122]

私の動画（悲しき天使）にコメント頂いて有り難うございました。­あの動画は元々の放送があそこで切れているのであれ以降はアップ­する事が出来ないんです。申し訳ありません。

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks!!!

I have the same one in CD.

I hear the video is from BBC at its studio.

Mary in your video is just a bit coloured!

Then I felt she is really beautiful in yours.

Please enjoy my channel too.

この５月（2009）にBBCからMaryのJefferson­を含んだDVDがでるそうですよ！！！！！

ご返事ありがとうございます。

Tommy

[Kuramochi0214]

実は僕自身が持っているので今週末のジョブを自分に課してアップ­しました。皆様もどうぞお楽しみください。テレサテンさんの「悲­しき天使、中国語バージョン」も是非に！！

In fact I have Mary's Those Were The Days, karaoke version already. Then now I have up'd the video for my weekend job.

PLEASE enjoy it

as well as

Teresa Tens Chinese Version, TOO.

Tommy

[naomidegu]

懐かしいです。レコードは、今も持っています。私は大阪ですから­万博であったことは、少し憶えていますが、行けなかったです。

当時高校生でした。それにしても、懐かしいな。

[Kuramochi0214]

ほんとですよね!! REALLY Nostalgic!!

メリー、二十歳！ Mary is in her 20-year-old then!

自分には去年の夏のような気がします。

For me this live was held just last summer.

コメントありがとうこさいます。

Thanks for your lovely comment.

Tommy

PS

ビデオレスポンスはテレサテンさんの「悲しき天使」ですよ！！

Video response by hkship3 is Teresa Teng singing the Those were the days!!

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks for your video response Teresa singing Those were the days in Chinese!

It's great! Lovely and Beautiful.

We missed really a treasure lady...

Tommy

Lyrics in English for this song appears hkship3's video response. Thanks again.

[mrethrift]

After listening to it again, I found myself imagining it as a Tim Burton style soundtrack with skeletons dancing around and drinking in some forgotten haunt. It would make a really good cover song for such a thing.

[mrethrift]

haunting...

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks for your sweet comment.

The tickets for this live is my first bought ones!

I bought this well in advance . Application before booking was needed.

Tommy

[mrethrift]

My pleasure.

...and your life has never been the same since then?

I found some songs by her I've never heard before. Thanks for uploading them. It renewed my interest in her. I didn't know some of these albums existed.

[00000piopio]

Expo'70 Osakaのアルバム出ていたんですね。

初めて聴きました！

ありがとうございます。

[Kuramochi0214]

歌った曲目は僕のビデオの1:43にある通りです（一部はテレビ­局での録音のようですが）。

このCDは現在でも入手可能です。London の Royal Festival Hall でのライブ盤は彼女のレーベル、Mary Hopkin Music からでていますよ。

コメントありがとうございます。

[the60man]

it's a great song ,it's so wonderful

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you for your nice comment ;D

[ther51]

Thanks for this, yes she was a beautiful singer,this song is beautiful.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you very much for your immediate nice comment!

The Beatles sang in Tokyo and Mary sang in Osaka....Those were the days just I can remember as a year ago.

[MinoYasue]

So meloncholic!

Kanojo no koe wa totemo aichu ga arimasu.

Kotemo samishiku - naru...

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you for your nice comment!

I think;

She is really the best "Meistersinger" who can sing any song with her emotion to be included. It's Mary sang it that The Those Were The Days have made world-wide big hit.

Enjoy Mary's fantastic singing post by richpat in my friend list. Among them, Edelweiss must be a treasure one.

Tommy

[XxXtatsisXxX]

it was great to listen to this again, thanks my friend !!!*****

chris

[Kuramochi0214]

Thanks for your commenting, too,

Tommy

[MAHAN40th]

こんばんわ、早速動画を拝見させて頂きました。とても素晴らしい­ですね。この映像見るとメリー・ホブキンさんは大阪万博の時に来­日していたんですね。私が小学校4年生の時です。その他のホブキ­ンさん関連の動画もゆっくりと拝見させていただきます。ありがと­うございました。

[Kuramochi0214]

僕も最初は聞いていただけだったのですが、だんだんにどうしても­アップしたくなってきてしまい、時間のあるときに少しずつアップ­してきました。

"Voyage of the Moon （恋は月をめざして）"お勧めです。ごく最近に湯川潮音さんがリ­リースしたアルバム「灰色と私」というタイトルのアルバムの中で­カバーしています。デュエットでなかなかいいですよ。

[MAHAN40th]

機会がありましたら是非聴いてみたいと思います。ご丁寧な情報を­教えて頂きありがとうございました。

[waitbrazil]

Mary is too much ... I love it!

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes, she is!

Thank you for commenting.

From the Far East,

Tomoya

[engeltje1957]

very nice ;i like mary hopkin to

[Kuramochi0214]

thnak you!

i like Godiva, too.

[hitwomanfromnorth]

Thank you , I love you!

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you for commenting!

I love Mary Hopkin, an extraordinally great singer, in the century.

[nakedBison69]

Mary Hopkin is one of the very few genuinely great singers of the last forty years...in chronological order, among this rarified group are: Mary Hopkin, Karen Carpenter, Barbara Streisand, Ofra Haza, Celine Dion, the early Charlotte Church, Celtic Woman...I think that about covers it

[Kuramochi0214]

YES!

She is a GENUINELY GREAT SINGER, SO TALENTED!

[dinastein44]

... Judith Durham!!

[nakedBison69]

i never heard of judith durham before. thanks to you, i just listened to her for the first time. sorry, but i am not impressed

[Kuramochi0214]

Mary opened the concert with "Plaisir D'amour"...That was very very splended!

[richpat]

hi Ku

I love her singing "Plaisir D'amour"

But her Welsh version "Pleserau Serch" is the wonderful...

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes, it is very nice!

Now I have her "Plaasure Search" in a bootleg from "Spirits plus Early Recordings (Camblian)", that has her bearutiful pictures with transparent nail on front and on back with some pictures in Kyoto. Maybe every true fan has it ;D.

[MisterCanning]

Excellent! :-)

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you so much ;D

I'm very happy to hear from you!

All photos here are in Japan.

[impmonte]

Very nice, this was my favorite always.

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes. As for Me, too.

Very precious song, sang

by the most lovely woman

with angelic sweet voice.

This song is available at karaoke bars and clubs anywhere around the world!

[whchanhk]

I think I've made a mistake, Mary didn't recorded 'Streets of London'yet at 1970. She made the album 'Earth Song Ocean Song'at 1971.So would you post the live recordings of 'Goodbye' and 'Tamma Harbour' from the concert of Osaka 1970 (LP or CD). Thanks again.

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes, you are right.

This was produced by Tony Visconti amd he left publishing rights for Mary. Then "Streets of London" is included in Earth Song/Ocean Song and also in "Those were the days" CD 1991-UK issue. Is it right? foR Pat.

[Kuramochi0214]

Today, by the way, I met "POST CARD" at a large CD store downtown Tokyo! Do you understand my excitement and surprise? It was at recommended rack, for Shione Yukawa, a big challenger (very well done!) released new album recently in which she covers Mary's "Voyage of the Moon". The store has UK-EMI issue and also Toshiba-EMI issue. I have bought both. Now I have 3 differnt POST CARDs...;D

[crdr69]

The best live version of "Streets of London" is on the "Live at the Royal Festival Hall" cd.. Its wonderful.

[Kuramochi0214]

I think so too, crdr69 since the live was held in London.

How about on "Knock, knock"?

[whchanhk]

Wonderful live version,thanks for posting. This is a bootleg album or CD(M Hopkin Live in Osaka 1970)? Can you post the live performance of 'Streets of London' from the concert of Osaka 1970 as well. Thanks again.

[tiggidan]

Thanks for uploading this,I have never heard this version b4.Mary is a Gorgeous Girl.

[Kuramochi0214]

Gorgeous...yes she is gorgeous!

She is so talented a singer and the sweetest girl in this 40 years 1968-2008.

[Kuramochi0214]

Ja Thank you!

Mary is the greatest singer.

This is treasure of mine.

[CptSato]

Wonerful song, Wonderful singer, Wonderful voice and Wonderful posting.!!!!!

[Roger1945]

Very nice !

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you!

When I got the tickets, the hall of the Exposite had not been built and only the drawing/illustration shown to us.

[hannaberry2]

Very sweet indeed!

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes!

Sweet memory of mine.

The first purchased EP (ex. classic) is this! and my first attended live is Mary's live at Osaka.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you!

[mrcs3]

Great effort!

[Kuramochi0214]

Yes, Thank you!

[richpat]

Lovely, we can never have too many 'those were the days' videos!

thanks KU

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you!

It is very difficult for me to select next one.

Now here Japan is very hot and wetty season, then "Temma Harbour" is preferred?

Or "One Fine Day" and flowers Otakusa? The flowers named after the Madam Butterfly's real name are fully blooming now and very beautiful. City Nagasaki is once I lived there.

[bestiaccia]

Wonderful!!!!

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you!

Is she beautiful?

[bestiaccia]

Yes, she is!

[pushpa2424]

Fantastic! I love this song.

[Kuramochi0214]

Thank you for your comment.

sorry to reply you late according to my Kaput PC!