Nikolay Baskov "Those Were the Days"

[bfly40]

My father used to sing this song. Now he and my mother are both gone I am forgetting my Russian language but when I listen to Russian music I can feel them in my heart. Thank you. I loved this version. Greetings from Australia.

[sherifahassan]

Best regards From Free Egypt

[1234stuff45678]

it doesnt surprise me this song is russian tbh... so far, my repertoire consists of ochi cherynyer and this xD

[TheTanitta]

Шикарно

[jimmyxx3]

Russia has great music and culture, greetings from Germany.

[violinoable]

Very, very beatiful!!! Congratulations to the singers, the players and to the violinist!!!!!!

[BOHORMACH]

Magestuosa ésta versión por éste intérprete Ruso . Hermosaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .

[neg1363]

This is woooonderful! I don't know Russian, but absolutely loved this version! specially 2:03... Nikolay is so hot ;D

dances and costumes... all amazing...

[ojalz80]

Spectacular, kind regards from Mediteranean!

[JesusWeeps420]

at 3:31 you can see the chick clearly get off 

[KimIsIll]

I remember this song, singing with my Russian roommates GREAT SONG!!! Greetings from a Swiss-Serbian!  Я ЛЮБЛЮ РОССИЯ!!!

[krassivayamaskva]

vravooooo malatsi.. viva rassiya..

[GEORKO]

one of my favourites songs!!!!Greetings from Greece,brothers!!!!We love Russia!!

[manila7979]

Who is that violinist? He's breathtaking.  Even though I cannot understand Russian, I can see that this is an outstanding professional performance!

[Wise007Man]

Beauuuuuutiful !!!!!!!!

[kiteabc]

bravo

[Freyja1133]

my best wishes to my Brothers& sisters in my motherland From America!

[hfpyjxntybt]

По-моему лучший концерт Баскова. (2001 год - Кремль "Шедевры ушедшего века")

Потом скатился в попсу, голос тоже испортил и сам...

Обидно. Талант был большой. А вот им правильно распорядиться оказалось ему не под силу.

[Ofelya77]

Не могу насмотреться! Это мой любимый концерт!

[Love09081979]

Господа, у вас вкус есть? Смесь исконно цыганской музыки с каким-то недотехно, псевдооперной манеры пения с народной? Послушайте кого-то достойного Погудина, например.

[Love09081979]

@Love09081979

youtube.com/watch?v=4wmMydnZw1­U

Вариант ХОРОШЕГО исполнения. Хоть и не аутентичного.:-)

[MarkoVozd]

One of my best russian songs!Greetings from Serbia for our Russian brothers!

[mohamadwas]

best wishes from Palestine to all russian people

[richpat]

The song being sung here is NOT "those were the days" it's Дорогой длинною ("Dorogoy dlinnoyu"), it was written by Boris Fomin (1900-1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

THis song has only the melody in common the lyrics for "Days..." was written by Gene Raskin

[christopherm2k]

Arguably, one of the most internationally popular songs in the world, this song in Russian is superb:

ехали на тройке с бубенцами,

А вдали мелькали огоньки...

Эх, когда бы мне теперь за вами,

Душу бы развеять от тоски!

It is also popular in Brazil and many other countries.

[macsi721]

FRAUDE

ese violinista simula tocar, es muy obvio.

[americathinks1]

AWSOME !!!! Simply awsome !!! I love russian music :)

[hanksnow2]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[Alicja1Fenigsen]

a well done monstrosity is much worse then simple amateurism

[imaginarydiva91]

ya tashus' po ego pesnyam!!!!!!!!

his voice makes any song sounds magical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[varigdc10]

At 1:06 he says Kazaki, ( cossack ) my father was a cossack from Rostov Don, my mom from Kiev, I was born in Brazil, and now living in Chicago, truly international, as this song, beautiful, muito legal, bonita musica

[hevalsaeed]

i really like this russian version and awsome performance

spasiba

[BrazilianItalianGirl]

I actually like this version. It's not very classical, but is a very good one.I only knew the french and the italian version by Dalida. And I must say I really enjoy this music! =)

[hevalsaeed]

i 'm sure you will enjoy italian version by gigliola cinquetti i reccomand it to you:)

[BrazilianItalianGirl]

Just after I left this comment I've listened to various version, also Gigliola Cinquetti's one, I must say she did a grteat job on this sng=) Thank you!

[texelektronik]

прекрасно прекрасно................... сапасиб...

[csimmons0varon]

It was cool until they added electronic sounds to a classic gypsy song.

[coisalinda09]

Amazing colors...only gypsies can do this!!

[159chococat]

hes an amazing singer

ja tebya lublu!

[0942202626]

Many years ago, Vietnamese sing this song, "Million of scarlet roses" or Kalinka... My parents and everyone - who were born in 1950s, always favorites this song. In some midnights, I've listend this melody by guitar in somewhere - softly and gently.

Whenever listening this song, I often think about the past, the memory, the love (and something I dont know how to speak in English ^^' )

Thank you for sharing!

[billwizen]

l like this version

[cagdix]

Yarrağımı ye fener...

[Uusikaarlepyy]

Very good, or Ochen horosho, as I think it is in Russian! I like this melody. Many do not know it is actually Russian, and not English.

[richpat]

to Uusikaarlepyy

The melody is Russian, but the song was not translated, an American Gene Raskin wrote the lyrics for the song "Those were the days" this is not a translation from the Russian song "Dorogoy dlinnoyu" which means "By a long road" or "along a long road" The song in Russian Дорогой длинною, was written by Boris Fomin in the early 1900's with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

Mary Hopkin had the biggest and best known hit with this song.

maryhopkindotnet

[smehta62]

thanks very much on this information my friend... i grew up with this song at the core of my heart, it being my parents top favorite song,..i did not know it up until just now...paceebe mnogo...for sharing the details... now i will like it even more.

bye

sandeep

[Kuramochi0214]

Great performance!

Awesome!!

Yes, this is a melody of Russian an troika bells well fit this song.

How about Mary Hopkin?

I wonder if Mary had not her northern taste, the TWTD did not make a great world-wide hit...

Thanks a lot for this.

Regards,

Tommy

This is my 79th TWTD in my playlist.

[Mornine]

Вот таким я его любила

[ZestyLemonBoi]

i love this song!!!!!

[MyTubeyeah]

I don't understand Russian, but i don't have to to understand the beauty of this song.

I am glad i found it. Every American whom is familiar with Mary Hopkins's version should see and hear this. It's a view into the Russian soul in less than 4 minutes.

[Agulena]

You're right, but there's many more beautifull russian songs- better than this one (that song is about a Gypsies). I recomend "Oy to ne vecher", for example :)

[pollypeppercorn]

How do you know these other russian songs are better than this one?

[ani19bd]

This song is Ex World champion Mikal Tal favourite song.

[MachineAmbition]

@MyTubeyeah lol, maybe the new Russian soul, whatever that means.

[victor2008moskva]

пел бы эти песни сейчас - цены бы ему не было!

[christyhann]

I heard the same song again 2 times (once in Luxembourg then Trier at the same day)after 7 years having sung it with my good friend

[iraqart2003]

Wonderful ---- Чудесный

[Politeama]

Beautiful! Simply beautiful!!!!

[celtichero9]

This was fantistic! We have this melody in a song called "Those Were the Days". Is it the same in Russian? Thank you somuch for posting this! I love themusic of other cultures but Ithink Russian songs are my favorite!!!

God Bless

CH

[Spondyx]

Those were the days was a rip off of this one :)

Gene Raskin just wrote English words to the Russian/Soviet tune.

Unfortunately, I don't know Russian (yet) so I can't help you as to the content of the video.

[ginobolognaise]

the song is called "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" from boris fomin... all in one, the sense of the song is the same..

[richpat]

The lyrics to this song were written by an American called Gene Raskin (who sang with the "limelighters" and recorded it first) he used the melody only, it is not a translation from the Russian song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" "Дорогой длинною" which means "By a long road", which was written by Boris Fomin with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevskii.

the words have no similarity whatsoever

[antoshahorosha]

Gypsy not traditional russian...the 17th or 18th century gentry liked it

[Rubashkyn]

in russia live 30 million of gipsy people, how can't be russian music????

[esllearner]

@Rubashkyn

There are less then 10 million Gypsys in the world, and in Russia - about 185 thousand.

:-)

[thelostnomad]

isnt' this "Those were the days" in English? I always thought this is an English folk song. So it is originally a Russian song? interesting!

[richpat]

This is a great version, I love it...

the music is traditional the lyrics for Dorogoi Dlinnoyu are competely different to the 1960's hit by "Mary Hopkin" The English lyrics for this were written by Gene Raskin

[RussianDiva]

Wow that was spectacular!

[alpertem1979]

wonderful!! best wishes from istanbul to all russian people...

[northhillstreet]

alpertem1979

"thank you for your very nice comment"