Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
~ Recording by Marmalade
Annotation
Original artist re-recording.
Annotation last modified on 2009-01-24 07:29 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 2:56 | The Marmalade | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | Marmalade | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 3892 |
| 1.1 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 2:56 | The Marmalade | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | The Marmalade | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 3892 |
| 1.1 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | ?:?? | The Marmalade | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | The Marmalade | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 2-556 |
| 2.2 | Ob La di Ob La Da | ?:?? | Marmalade | Hits of the Screaming Sixties: 14 Original No One U.S. Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warwick Records | WW4 5124, WW4 5125 |
| 1.8 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:12 | The Marmalade | Forever Young | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bellaphon (lowercase bellaphon imprint, label code LC 01421) | 230·07·035 |
| 1.10 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Flower Power: Happy Hippie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | The Pop Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 4.16 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:09 | Marmalade | Pop Hits - 83 All Time Greats | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fat Boy Records (UK label) | 404/1, FAT CD 404/1-4 |
| 1.2 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Reflections of My Life | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| VS-Musik Verlag GmbH, Legend (belongs to german WZ Tonträger) | WZ 90039 |
| 4.13 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Sixties UK | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fat Boy Records (UK label) | FAT CD 407, FAT CD 407/1, FAT CD 407/2, FAT CD 407/3, FAT CD 407/4 |
| 3.15 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Global Chart Toppers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label) | 390232 |
| 1.17 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 2:56 | Marmalade | Classic Party Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Digital | 11980 |
| 1.16 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Radio Saigon 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 8900125 |
| 1.16 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Radio Saigon Back On The Air | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Music Company | |
| 1.16 | Ob La di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | The Definitive Collection | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CCSCD 436 |
| 1.12 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | The Best Scottish Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | 137 |
| 3.2 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Back to the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMBX17 |
| 1.4 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | 3:00 | Marmalade | The Best of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD83 |
| 1.5 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Totally No.1 Hits of the 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | CD GOLD 1085 |
| 1.16 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | The Definitive Collection | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CCS CD 825 |
| 1.1 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | And Your Bird Can Sing: 36 Classic Interpretations of Beatles Standards | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | |
| 2.9 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | 60’s Smash Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SD 885362 |
| 2.4 | Ob La Di, Ob La Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | The Love Generation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Americana Masters | LBSCD0018 |
| 1.5 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | A música do século, volume 17 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Editora Caras | SEC-0017 |
| 1.4 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | All the Hits Plus More | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| 3445.2153-2 | |
| 1.1 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Eintagsfliegen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 3511 |
| 1.2 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | Good Morning Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 886892 |
| 2.8 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | Greatest Hits of the Millennium: 60’s, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321 673342 |
| 1.22 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | One Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Radio Star Records | DCD 55001 |
| 2.6 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | One Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 44022 |
| 2.24 | Ob la di, Ob‐La‐Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | 60 Number Ones of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 6.17 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Golden Groups of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD2911, RDCD2912, RDCD2913, RDCD2914, RDCD2915, RDCD2916 |
| 1.1 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | The Marmalade | Golden Oldies, Vol. 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sondock Media Network | SMN-MX 123 |
| 1.11 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Happy Hippie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| KBOX3218A, KBOX3218B, KBOX3218C | |
| 1.20 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:03 | The Marmalade | I See the Rain: The CBS Years | The Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | |
| 1.19 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Reflections Of: The Anthology | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMEDD 281 |
| 1.19 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Simply the Best 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 6548396832 |
| 2.4 | Ob La Di, Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Heartbeat: The Official 10th Anniversary | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | |
| 2.13 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Media Markt Collection: The 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 0683992 |
| 1.8 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:05 | The Marmalade | The Very Best of The Marmalade | The Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Silverline | 288093-9 |
| 2.18 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Twogether Années 60 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 07243 5390132 |
| 2.8 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Scotland Rocks! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | |
| 2.11 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Ljuva 60‐tal Del 2 1964–1969 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | COL 513870 2 |
| 2.25 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | 1968 The Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.) | CMEDD765 |
| 4.11 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | 60’s and 70’s Hits Come Back | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | CD 315.062 |
| 1.13 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Années 60 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 3095922 |
| 1.1 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | Greatest Hits of the 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.19 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:11 | The Marmalade | Mega Juke-Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | WAG 366 |
| 3.18 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | I ♥ Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTCD769 |
| 1.6 | Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Vintage Cheese! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9829694, 9829695, 9835773 |
| 1.2 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Internationale Oldie-Hits 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | CD 151.838, CD 151.839, CD 151.840, CD 151.841, CD 151.842, CD 314.031 |
| 1.20 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | The Ultimate Collection | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Midline | SMETD 182 |
| 2.6 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Ü40 Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | UN66027 |
| 3.15 | Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da | 2:58 | Marmalade | Number One Party Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.4 | Ob‐la‐di, Ob‐la‐da (re-recording) | 3:01 | The Marmalade | 100 Number 1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Weton‐Wesgram | LATA561 |
| 1.6 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Flower Power: Let's Go to San Francisco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Black Box (Weton-Wesgram's reissue label) | BB2170A, BB2170B |
| 8.9 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | ?:?? | Marmalade | Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rajon Music Group | CDR0654 |
| 1.6 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Rock Times plus, Volume 4: 1967-1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000 00094 |
| 1.3 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | The No.1 DJ Collection: 60's, Volume 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | CD170 |
| 1.8 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | 100 Huge Hits of the 60s & 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary TV | PID 665248 |
| 1.13 | Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs 14: Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | CD672 |
| 1.12 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Heartbeat Number 1s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| EMI TV | VTDCD 880 |
| 8.13 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Testament van de Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 984 812-8 |
| 2.6 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | The Sixties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | TLSAN011 |
| 1.18 | Ob‐La‐Di‐Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | The Ultimate BBQ Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present) | |
| 2.17 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Stars on 45 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697395362 |
| 4.6 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:04 | Marmalade | Los Maravillosos 70 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Divucsa | |
| 2.6 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 2:59 | Marmalade | 100% Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.19 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Jackie: The Annual 2010 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 968 |
| 2.10 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | The Solid Silver 60s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5325689 |
| 2.20 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | 100 Summer Hits of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 532 976-5 |
| 3.13 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Total No. 1s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.17 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Die Hit‐Giganten: Best of 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697942122 |
| 1.13 | Ob-La -Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Fine Cuts: The Best of Marmalade | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| Salvo | SALVOMDCD26 |
| 1.4 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Sugar Sugar: The Birth of Bubblegum POP | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music UK (~2002) | 88697942252 |
| 3.19 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Jackie Pin Ups | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 3.5 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Greatest Ever! Party Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD083 |
| 1.12 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Number 1s: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music, Universal UMC | ULTIMBX028B |
| 1.12 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Number 1s: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music, Universal UMC | ULTIMBX028 |
| 1.4 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | All the Hits | Marmalade | Album + Compilation |
| XYZ Music (aka XYZ Berlin Music) | ZYX 21098-2 |
| 2.21 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:09 | Marmalade | It’s the 60s! The Songs That Defined the Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | 0190295892890 |
| 1.17 | Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Number 1s (The Ultimate Collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music, Universal UMC | ULTIM5CD009 |
| 10.7 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da | 3:00 | The Marmalade | De pré historie: De jaren ’60, vol. 2 (De ultieme 10 CD collectie) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 539.073-2 |
| 3.6 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | NOW 100 Hits 60s No. 1s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNNNOW103 |
| 2.4 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | 100 Number 1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Back to the Sixties, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.15 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Brit Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| AMU045 | |
| 10.8 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Die Hits der 60er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | |
| 1.16 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:02 | Marmalade | Do You Remember... 20 Golden Hits of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 4.8 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:03 | Marmalade | Golden Hit Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.7 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Hits of the 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | DTCD001 | ||
| 1.9 | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Jeans Rock, Volume 1: Born to Be Wild | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Collection | MC 3019 |
| 2.11 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Ljuva 60‐tal Del 2 1964–1969 (On this release tracks 17 and 18 on CD 2 are swapped. The CD doesn’t match the cover.) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.8 | Ob‐La‐Di Ob‐La‐Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Nr. 1 Hits 1969-1991 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.9 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | ?:?? | The Marmalade | Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade, Volume 6, 1968-69 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | GHIT - 8A/S6 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.15 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | Marmalade | Brit Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Going for a Song | GFS536 |
| 1.3 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:01 | The Marmalade | Congratulations: Hand Made CD | Various Artists | Compilation | Galaxy Music (imprint of Galaxy Music BV) | GALAXY 3896042 | |
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| 1.4 | Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da | ?:?? | Marmalade | No. 1 Hits of the 60s, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Start Entertainments Limited | MUCD 9008 |
| 2.2 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 3:11 | Marmalade | British Pop | Various Artists | ||||
| 3.13 | Ob La Di Ob La Da | 3:00 | Marmalade | Oldie Club 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Mike Smith (60’s & 70’s UK Producer) |
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| recording of: | Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da (in 1968: cover) |
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Related works
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
| writer: | John Lennon (The Beatles) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) |
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| publisher: | Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) Northern Songs Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Beatles in Concert (order: 4) All Together Now (medley) (order: 5) |
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| later parody versions: | Obed-Edom, Obadiah Urology Clinic A |
| later translated parody versions: | Hoppla di, hoppla da (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, german translation) |
| later translated versions: | Elämältä en halua enempää Elämältä halua en enempää Ob La Di – Ob La Da (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, german translation) Ob la di ob la da To Vadí אובלדי אובלדי אובלדה オブラディ・オブラダ (Japanese version of “Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da”) 薔薇姑娘 |
| is the basis for: | All Love Leeds Новогодняя песня Цыганская рапсодия (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da) |
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