The Pied Piper (song)
"The Pied Piper" | ||||
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Single by Crispian St. Peters | ||||
from the album Follow Me... | ||||
B-side | "Sweet Dawn My True Love" | |||
Released | March 8, 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label |
Decca 12359 (UK) Jamie 1320 (US) London 2512 (Canada) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld | |||
Producer(s) | David Nicolson | |||
Crispian St. Peters singles chronology | ||||
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"The Pied Piper" is a pop song written by the duo of Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld, who first recorded the song in 1965 as The Changin' Times. Their version reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] British pop singer Crispian St. Peters scored a major hit with the song during the summer of 1966 when his single went to #4 in the United States, #5 in the United Kingdom, and #1 in Canada.[2][3]
The song's title came from The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
The song was used in an advertisement for the first-generation Toyota Echo in Australia and New Zealand.[4][5][6]
The song was used in an episode of the HBO series Silicon Valley (TV series).
Other versions
- In Italy a well-known cover version was made, with the title "Bandiera gialla" ("Yellow flag"), sung by local artist Gianni Pettenati and the theme song of a popular radio program of that era targeted to the young people.[7]
- Jamaican reggae duo Bob and Marcia had a Top 20 hit with their version, taking the song to UK #11 in July 1971.[8]
- Cher also covered the song on her 1966 self-titled album.
References
- ↑ The Changin' Times, "Pied Piper" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Songs from the Year 1966
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. RPM 100 Week of July 18, 1966 Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ "The Good Oil: Road safety in school". New Zealand Herald. 2000-06-30.
- ↑ YouTube - Toyota Echo Australian TV ad (2000) - "Follow me, I'm the pied piper..."
- ↑ Four Donkey Films - production company for the advertisement
- ↑ L'almanacco di Radioscrigno Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Bob and Marcia, "Pied Piper" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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