Those Were the Days

adapted song of "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" by Eugene Raskin
MusicRecording translated_song Q88222469
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Those Were the Days

Summary

Those Were the Days is a translated song[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of translated_song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,779 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Those Were the Days's instance of is recorded as translated song[3].
  • Those Were the Days's composer is recorded as Boris Fomin[4].
  • Those Were the Days's genre is folk music[5].
  • Those Were the Days's genre is contemporary folk music[6].
  • Those Were the Days's based on is recorded as Dorogoi dlinnoyu[7].
  • Those Were the Days was performed by The Limeliters[8].
  • Among the performers on Those Were the Days was Mary Hopkin[9].
  • Among the performers on Those Were the Days was Roger Whittaker[10].
  • Among the performers on Those Were the Days was Dolly Parton[11].
  • Among the performers on Those Were the Days was Sandie Shaw[12].
  • Those Were the Days's record label is recorded as Apple Records[13].
  • Those Were the Days's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Those Were the Days's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Abbey Road Studios[15].
  • Those Were the Days was released on 1962[16].
  • Those Were the Days's lyricist is recorded as Eugene Raskin[17].
  • Those Were the Days's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[18].
  • Those Were the Days's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Those Were the Days'}[19].
  • Those Were the Days's has melody is recorded as Dorogoi dlinnoyu[20].
  • Those Were the Days's different from is recorded as Those Were the Days[21].
  • Those Were the Days's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+305'}[22].
  • Those Were the Days's modified version of is recorded as Dorogoi dlinnoyu[23].
  • Those Were the Days's adapted by is recorded as Eugene Raskin[24].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78d54857-8c89-37d7-bb22-ac1df6ce3a82[26]

Why It Matters

Those Were the Days ranks in the top 7% of translated_song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,779 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . beatlesnews.com. beatlesnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Dorogoi dlinnoyu
    Instance of translated song
    Genre
    Composer Boris Fomin
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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