Those Were the Days
Mary Hopkin
1968
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About Mary Hopkin
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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.
Retained annual-list context
Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin appears at number 30 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1968. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1968 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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Billboard year-end 1968 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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