Mary Hopkin
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Born in Pontardawe, Wales, she grew up Welsh-speaking and began her musical career as a folk singer. She was discovered after appearing and winning ‘’Opportunity Knocks’ hosted by the much imitated and more recently chronicled Hughie Green. She was one of the first artists to record on The Beatles’ Apple record label.
Her single “Those Were the Days”, produced by Paul McCartney, was released in the UK on August 30, 1968 (catalogue number APPLE 2). Despite competition from a well-established star, Sandie Shaw, who released her version of the same song as a single, Hopkin’s version became a #1 hit in the UK singles chart, and reached #2 in the US.
On February 21, 1969 her debut album Postcard, also produced by McCartney, was released. It includes covers of three songs from Donovan, who also played on the album, and one song each from George Martin and Harry Nillson.
The next single was “Goodbye”, written by Paul McCartney (but credited to Lennon-McCartney), released on March 28, 1969 (APPLE 10); it reached #2 in the UK singles chart. It was kept off the top of the charts by the Beatles’ single “Get Back”. “Goodbye” has never been officially released by the Beatles, although a demo version can be found on some of the Beatles’ bootlegs.
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Those Were the Days
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Post Card
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Earth Song, Ocean Song
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Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1972
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KarlaBeatles
The Game ♥
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EmmDubya
Earth Song is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded.
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KarlaBeatles
love 4-ever! <3
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igorgeneration
<3
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AlexRange
Brilliant voice. Sad, but she and another popular UK female singers from 60s and 70s are forgotten now.
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Gurdaur
I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul.
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didizoto
mah mah mah ôoooeeeeee
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seamuis
♥
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the_lemon_jam
I love you, Mary ♥!
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FaustoRocks
forever my crush!! ♥
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Crowriver
I remember a very special lady in my life back in the late 1960s called Wendy who absolutely loved "Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin. She would sway gently to and fro as it played on the radio out in the back office and as I scrubbed her down in tepid water with an old yard broom prior to smearing her all over with Vaseline to keep her skin from cracking in the cold frosty air of the British winter. It was only when I tried to sing along that she would immediately object and wallop me across the side of the head with her trunk...Oh, did I forget to mention that Wendy was a baby elephant at the zoo where I was a keeper and that she had a habit of following me everywhere I went? Well, almost everywhere!
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KarlaBeatles
Mary... I love <3
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LuliusCaesar
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MyMusicMyDivas
Those Were The Days ♥ <3
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johnny7gun
not conventionally beautiful...but i have always found her incredibly attractive.oh and her husband was a prick
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emcxmc
Happy Birthday, my lovely girlfriend of the flower power age. Those really were the days.
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ManiacForces
Extremely beautiful .Havent heard her yet.. Most certainly will do.
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HaruYume
When female artists had some manners and beauty..
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