A few weeks ago, after I played Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkins) someone in the audience said the song is German. I Googled and found out the original music was Russian before Paul McCartney got hold of it and cast Mary Hopkins into the spotlight.



Further exploration because I happen to like Russian music…….

What is the difference between Katyusha and Casatschok. Katyusha seems to repeat the same notes over and over while Casatschok has an additional chorus.



Why isn’t Dark Eyes (Black Eyes) listed in the Top Ten Russian songs?

What other Russian songs became big English hits? I was real surprised to read TWTD was originally “a Russian folk song about a girl named Katyusha singing a song while her love fights in the war.“