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Viejos tiempos · Francisco Canaro · 1937

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
Music by Carlos Gardel, lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1939.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1937

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1937
  2. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaAldo Campoamor1939

Pinned at 1937 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

Viejos tiempos · Francisco Canaro · 1937 was sung by Roberto Maida.†† Viejos tiempos · Francisco Canaro · 1937 is a tango.† Viejos tiempos · Francisco Canaro · 1937 lasts 02:40.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Gardel
Words
Alfredo Le Pera
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1937 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1937 to 1939.
1930
Recordings of Viejos tiempos · Francisco Canaro · 1937 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedViejos tiemposFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    4 dances
    1937
  2. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaViejos tiemposRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaAldo Campoamortango
    No match yet
    1939
  3. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueAldo Campoamor1933
  4. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueAldo Campoamor1937
  5. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Francisco Canaro

Viejos tiemposFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Sebastián Arce & Mariana MontesBari Tango Congress · 2014 · 3:15

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Sep 28, 1937.

  1. El día que yo puedaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
  2. Y se fue la viejaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2014

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Mariana Montes and Sebastián Arce

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1No hay tierra como la miaFrancisco Canaro, 1939
    2. 2Viejos tiemposFrancisco Canaro, 1937
    3. 3El toritoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1950
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto MaidaSep 28, 1937

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 05099923539327-1-15

tango.info · 02480002040897-1-10

tango.info · 02480002333302-4-3

tango.info · 02480002031017-1-14

tango.info · 02480002152521-1-13

tango.info · 02480002152996-1-16

tango.info · 02480002028352-1-2

tango.info · 02480002103011-1-14

tango.info · 02480002007104-1-16

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:40

Audio feature15

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.955

Audio feature C#

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.931

Audio feature -23.2

Audio feature 0.434

Audio feature 0.475

Audio feature 0.128

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.87

Audio feature 126.3

Audio feature 63.1

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Viejos tiemposFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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