Demis Roussos, arguably the second best known Greek entertainer in recent times, has passed away at the age of 68. By now you would have been told umpteen times that Sholay’s “Mehbooba” was lifted from his “Say you love me”. What is not so well known is that his song was lifted from a traditional Greek-Cypriot song “Ta Rialia”.
All three are given below in reverse chronological order:
The second copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCxTGZynpo
The first copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF5MwDwzOzU
The original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgd72ismziw
Enjoy and decide which version is best.
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