MIDI files posted by llareggyb (Tony P)

His message:

noticed that THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND didn't have a midi file attached in the DT, so here are two: one with just the tune, and one with guitar accompaniment. I've also included the first verse of the lyrics in the MIDI.

On some media players, you can get the lyrics to display in sync while the midi tune plays (I just discovered this myself recently). The only one I know for sure about is WinAmp; to activate the feature you have to find Plugins in the Options menu, go to Input Plugins, select the MIDI Input one, and make sure Display Lyrics is checked! Maybe this could go in the FAQ, if enough people start adding lyrics to their MIDI files – it's a great help with some tunes to see how the words fit. Only verse 1 shows up in the Winamp plugin, but that's better than nothing.

I have also put in a Lyr ADD request with a singable translation of the original Russian lyrics, which are quite different from Gene Raskin's familiar English version, as discussed in several threads. The Lyr ADD is in Those were the days my friend - history?, under Lyr ADD: DOWN THE LONG ROAD. The same midi tune can go with that one when & if it gets added to the DT, although ideally I should change the first verse lyrics to match.

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Click to play (vocal)

Click to play (with guitar)

Thanks, Tony.

-Joe-