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I knew I wanted to create my own take of this song, the moment I heard the 60s version on the radio one day. I fell in love with the way that the melody feels so familiar yet distant, that it's a song about longing for the past with a melody that now feels incredibly nostalgic. Everyone knows it yet not everyone knows how. Re-writing the lyrics, producing, recording and arranging it felt like pure magic in a bottle - I hope I captured that feeling!
Cast:
Vintage York - Jude York
New York - Jude York
Gen X’er - Attila Coceani
Annoyed Driver - Christine Collyer
Crew:
Music Producer: Jude York
Director/DOP/Editor/Colorist: Susanna Tajik
Writers: Susanna Tajik, Rephael Dagan
Producer: Rephael Dagan
Associate Producer: Alva Berggren
Production Manager: Christine Collyer
Production Designer: Lesley Quist
Location Manager: Guilia Terlicher
Stylist: Yshana
Special thanks to: Yoyo Management, Renato Tanzi, Taverna agli Amici, Liana Gomes, Daniele Terlicher, Roman Klaus.
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LYRICS:
Those were the days my friend,
We thought they’d never end,
We’d sing and dance forever and a day,
We’d live the life we wanted to,
We’d roll the dice but never lose,
Those were the days,
Those days, those were the days.
Once upon a European Summer
Twice beneath a champaign coloured sky,
We had something good, it’s such a bummer,
That I can’t seem to let a good thing die.
You were twenty five and I was younger,
Probably should have seen it from the start,
Never was a favourite of my mother,
But I keep going back to where we fell apart.
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day,
We’d live the life we wanted to,
We’d roll the dice but never lose,
Those were the days,
Those days, those were the days.
I heard that you found yourself a lover,
Wonder if you’re finally satisfied,
Or do you ever think of me under the covers and that summer,
Has nothing been the same since you were mine?
‘Cause now I’m driving down the highway to the places that we went,
Swear that things would change if you just saw me once again,
You’d realise that you missed me, love me like I’m still your man,
‘Cause I keep going back to all the times we spent oh yes.
Those were the days my friend,
We thought they’d never end,
We’d sing and dance forever and a day,
We’d live the life we wanted to,
We’d roll the dice but never lose,
Those were the days,
Those days, those were the days.
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