Those were the days my friend ... Mary Hopkins

I got this from You Tube - the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyaTIXdN5fI&feature=related.

 Thie link to the song is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDVhB0jGP7I&NR=1

"You Look Familiar"
A new CD from Mary Hopkin and Morgan Visconti release date 25/10/2010
http://www.maryhopkin.com


The opening black and white film is from 1968 and the remaining film is from around 1982.

This song sung by Mary Hopkin called "those were the days" is not translated from the song "Дорогой длинною" "Dorogo Dlinnoyu".

The song "Dorogoy Dlinnoyu (Along a long road)" was written in the 1920's by "Boris Fomin" (music) and "Konstantin Podrevsky" (lyrics). An American called Gene Raskin in the early 60's wrote the lyrics "Those were the days" and put them to Fomin's music. The words have no similarity whatsoever with Podrevsky's

For more info on Mary and this song visit my website at http://www.maryhopkin.net

Born in Wales Mary began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh language songs for a local label called Cambrian before signing to the Beatles Apple Label, model Twiggy saw her winning a TV talent show and recommended her to Paul McCartney. She was one of the first artists to record on the Beatles record label Her debut single" Those Were the Days" got to number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US. Selling over 8 million copies.

A little something more about Mary!
In September 2005 she released an album on her own label, "Mary Hopkin Music", called "Live at the Royal Festival Hal!" It was followed in December 2006 by a brand-new Christmas recording, "Snowed Under", released as an mp3 download via Disaudio.com
To celebrate her birthday in 2007, she released an album called "Valentine", on her new label uk It includes 12 previously unheard tracks dating from 1972 to 1980, three of which were written by Mary. Then in December 2008 the CD 'Recollections' was released again included songs written by Mary, And now May 2009 yet another new CD is released called 'Now and Then' all these wonderful recordings are available via Mary's own Website at MARY HOPKIN MUSIC http://www.maryhopkin.co.

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EL PASO

I heard this song just once when I was a young lad - decades ago

And then I looked for it all these years - could never find it because

I never remembered the singer or the Title of the song. And then

my great singer YouTube friend sang it on his YouTube page!!

It filled me with great wonder that today strangers from across

the world can be friends and touch others hearts - thanks to the

Internet. Hear it on full volume and dance to the song!!

Gandu - an article by Serena for the Hindustan Times "Cafe"

An article where sense and sensibilities of people are disturbed - specially the sensibilities of Indians ha ha

What's in a Kiss?

And this article written by Serena, my daughter who writes for the Hindustan Times, came this morning. And the thought came to me - what's in a Kiss? I never ever examined the issue all my life - so I throw it to you all to examine this CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE!!

EXAMINE THIS STRANGE Piece of NEWS

EXAMINE THIS STRANGE Piece of NEWS  http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Men_go_for_looks_women_profession-nid-84040.html?utm_source=Subscriber  

And what is the much touted "LOOK" ? In my opinion it is the "Look" given by the lady to the man - remember the song by Dean Martin - "The Look". The look could chip a heart of stone. And once the heart is chipped - Love pours out and creates the link which lasts for ever 

SO I AGREE MEN GO FOR LOOKS!!!!

Here is the link to the song "The Look" by Dean Martin - CHECK IT OUT ON YOUTUBE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57PN3CpOSS8 and I hope you all like it.

What do WOMEN go for? I think they go where their heart takes them! No one can ever know why!!

AND THATS THAT!!

FELLOWSHIP FOR SAMMY

This is just to inform everyone that our son Little Sammy has now grown into a Big Fellow. In fact Stanford University was so happy with the Little Fellow that they decided to always call him "Fellow" and so they have even awarded him with a FELLOWSHIP ha ha ha.
We are thrilled that the focus of his research and fellowship is "HEALTH". I think that one day he may own a Drug Store too ha ha
Stanford Univ wrote to him :-  QUOTE:-

Congratulations!  On behalf of the Bio-X Leadership Council, and the Graduate Fellowships Faculty Advisory Committee (GFFAC), we are delighted to inform you that you have been selected to receive a Bio-X Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (SIGF) in Human Health. This award is one of the greatest honors Stanford gives to a doctoral student pursuing interdisciplinary research.   Your strong interdisciplinary approach is a perfect fit for the innovative work within Bio-X. You are one of seven students selected from a highly competitive pool, and to be chosen for this award shows your great potential for a successful future at the crossroads of biology and other sciences.  We welcome you to the community of Bio-X Fellows, and to the community of SIGFs from across the University.

 As part of the Bio-X community, you will be invited and expected to participate in the events that are sponsored by Bio-X.  Gabriella Martelino, Bio-X Education and Fellowship Coordinator and Heideh Fattaey, Executive Director of Bio-X Operations and Programs, will be in contact with you in regard to upcoming events for Bio-X Fellows.

 The Bio-X SIGF fellowships are co-administered by Bio-X and the Vice Provost for Graduate Education office. As a recipient of the Bio-X SIGF in Human Health, you will be invited to participate in activities with other SIGF fellows.

UNQUOTE

And it is now 00.30 AM here and to bed with me

CHEERS TO EVERYONE FROM ABHA and me

Deepak

David Icke - It`s Like a Canvas of Consciousness . . .

And truely life is a canvass of many hues .. this beautiful clip was posted

and shared by my friend Rose who is an extraordinary artist and delves

into the inner psyche within us all ....

Sonnet No 6 by me

SONNET NO 6

.                      by

.      Deepak Menon
.
The oceans be deep yet the Sea of Sorrow is deeper still

In which the lover from his love estranged, wallows
The mountains be high yet higher is the lonely tower still
From which the lover’s lonely gaze scans the hollows
Enervated by the calamity that knows no earthly parallel
Yet pervades the world of humanity in equal measure
The look or word that transforms heaven into fiery hell
Hurling into depths of sadness what once was pleasure
The sight of a vacuous smile upon the same upturned face
Now meaningless as it follows a vacant and empty look
The frantic nonchalance in the searching for just a trace
Of the raging storms that once his heart by force took
And in that fleeting moment, do stop the sands of time
Life losing its lustre, and the song of life – its rhyme.

Abha's Family Album

Abha's Family Album

Baar Baar Dekho - Shammi Kapoor & Shakila & Keshto Mukherjee - China Town

And this little clip of the great song - is still so enchanting - devoid

of all the embellishments of the modern world of high technology

where the real artistic skills of the actor are lost or overshadowed

by highlights or special effects - this song shows every thing as it

actually was ... and I love the song ...

HARDWAR - THE HOLY CITY - ABHA DEEPAK VISIT APRIL 2011

And Abha's younger brother Alok - recently got promoted to Inspector General Of Police - a big feather in the cap for all of us - and we went to Hardwar where he is at present and met Abha's father - as fine and fit as ever with the same sense of humour which my brother always liked - and we also saw the new born calf to their Cow - just a few hours old it was - and my friend Vinod Kala's daughter Ritvika really went bonkers over the calf! And we had also visited Abha's sister Sadhana and her wonderful husband Ravi at their Nursing Home in Muzaffarnagar - by the way Abha was born in Muzaffarnagar and for one thing - you get terrific Kebabs there .. and thence we went on to Dehradun and had a lovely short break with Kala and Kavita - we all kept waving our hands in the air ... but that is another story ha ha

Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days

And those days ended - yet we keep the amazing voice and
beautiful lyrics always alive in our hearts and our souls and
so we never let those days ever end while we are alive .. yes
Those were the days my friend and we shall never let them end!
Deepak

Petula Clark ' This Is My Song' in Stereo

This is the original and best version of the immortal song
"This is my song - a Serenade to you" by Petula Clark which
went to the top of the charts in the late glorious dancing '60s
and it is this version of the song which I like the most .. and of
course this is a Serenade to you from me too ...
Deepak

The Seekers The Carnival Is Over ( With Lyrics)

Hold Me For A While - Rednex -

TEHRVI OF RAMESHWARI SHARMA AT VILLAGE ROOP VAAS IN INDIA

TEHRVI OF RAMESHWARI SHARMA AT VILLAGE ROOP VAAS IN INDIA

Why Indian CEO'S ARE SO MUCH IN DEMAND ..

http://prashant-therealtruth.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-indian-takes-over-as-ceo-of.html?showComment=1303030147977#c19223607273227117

THE SMILE THAT YOU KEPT FOR ME - a poem by me

THE SMILE THAT YOU KEPT FOR ME - a poem by me

How to Dance the Waltz : Basic Waltz Step With a Partner

Pixar: Up - Kevin: An Undiscovered Species featurette (HQ)