who sang a song starting "oh, what a time it was"?

Question

it was a guitar ballad by a male singer from the 70s/80s... thanks

Answer 1

Isn't that a line from a "Bookends Theme" by Simon & Garfunkel?

Answer 2

Not sure if it's the song you're thinking of, but Talking Heads have a song called 'What a day that was':

Well, I'm dressed up so nice
An' I'm doin' my best
An' I'm startin' over..
I'm startin' over in another place

Lemme tell you a story
Big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And then he walks up, up to the throne

He's makin' shapes with his hands
An' don't choo dare sit back
Now don't choo dare sit down
And don't choo dare speak up!

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh who could've asked for more?
And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
Ooh what a day that was.

There are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
They have lost all their possessions
They have nothing left to eat

Down come a bolt of lightning
Start an electrical storm
Starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm

I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else at all
Ooh what a day that was.

Oh a day that was
Ooh that's the way it goes
There's a million ways- to get things done
There's a million ways- to make things work out.

Well I'm going right through
And the light came down
Well they're roundin' 'em up
from all over town

They're movin' forward and backwards
They're movin' backwards and front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving in ev'ry direction

And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
You feel like going home
You feel like talking to someone
Who know the difference between right and wrong

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh and then we let it fall

Answer 3

Sounds like "Bookends Theme" from Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends" album :

Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; They're all that's left you

Answer 4

That's "Bookends" by Simon and Garfunkel - "Time it was, and what a time it was, it was; A time of innocence, a time of confidences. Long ago it must be, I have a photograph, Preserve your memories, They're all that's left you"

Answer 5

I thought the song was 'Oh what a night it was (it really was)' - I thought Elvis sang it ????