Mary Hopkin is a Welsh singer whose recordings connected folk-influenced pop with a clear soprano voice. She came to Paul McCartney's attention as Apple Records was developing its roster in 1968. Those Were the Days...
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About Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin is a Welsh singer whose recordings connected folk-influenced pop with a clear soprano voice. She came to Paul McCartney's attention as Apple Records was developing its roster in 1968. Those Were the Days introduced her to an international audience, and McCartney produced her first Apple album. Goodbye followed as another familiar single, while further recordings continued the gentle ballad and folk-pop approach associated with her early work.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Mary Hopkin artist biography
Read licensed biography for Welsh identity, Apple/McCartney connection, 1968 introduction, production and repertoire. Omit sole-writing attribution for Goodbye, chart ranks and subjective decline language. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1968
1969
Written by Paul McCartney as a farewell song for Hopkin
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