Global Hit: Mary Hopkin

The World

Anchor Marco Werman tells us whatever happened to the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin, who sang the big hit, �Those Were the Days� back in the 1960s. These days, she’s focusing on her first love� traditional Welsh songs.

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