Emerald City (song)

"Emerald City"
Single by The Seekers
from the album The Best of The Seekers
A-side "Emerald City"
B-side "Music Of The World A Turnin'"
Released 1967 (1967)
Format 7" single
Recorded 1967
Genre Pop
Label EMI Columbia
Songwriter(s) Keith Potger, as "John Martin"
Kim Fowley
The Seekers singles chronology
"Georgy Girl"
(1966)
"Emerald City"
(1967)
"When Will The Good Apples Fall"
(1967)

"Georgy Girl"
(1966)
"Emerald City"
(1967)
"When Will The Good Apples Fall"
(1967)

"Emerald City" is a 1967 song by The Seekers about a visit to the fictional Emerald City from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Set to the tune of "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, "Emerald City" reached #49 on the UK Charts in 1967.

The song was recorded in 1967 and released as a single[1] around Christmas in 1967. The original writing credit was given to Kim Fowley and John Martin, but during a 1993 reunion tour, The Seekers revealed that "John Martin" was actually the nom-de-plume of band member Keith Potger.

References

  1. Midgley, Dominic (26 April 2014). "The Seekers are found again: The folk band are back doing what they do best". Daily Express. Retrieved 17 February 2017.


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