Gyöngyhajú lány

"Gyöngyhajú lány" ("The girl with pearly hair") is a song by Hungarian rock band Omega. It was written in 1968, composed in 1969, and released on their album 10 000 lépés. "Gyöngyhajú lány" was very popular in many countries, including West Germany, Great Britain, France, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.

"Gyöngyhajú lány"
Single by Omega
from the album 10 000 lépés
A-side"Petróleumlámpa"
Released1970
Recorded1969
Genre
Length5:49
LabelQualiton
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Anna Adamis

The lyrics were written by Anna Adamis, the music was composed by Gábor Presser and the song was sung by János Kóbor.

In 1970, the single "Petróleumlámpa / Gyöngyhajú lány" was released and the song gained popularity.

Omega also recorded other versions of this song in foreign languages: English ("Pearls in Her Hair") and German ("Perlen im Haar").

Other versions

"Gyöngyhajú lány" was covered in Poland (as "Dziewczyna o perłowych włosach"), Czech Republic (as "Dívka s perlami ve vlasech"), Yugoslavia (as "Devojka biserne kose" by Griva), Bulgaria (as "Батальонът се строява / Batalyonat se stroyava" by Дует "Южен Вятър" / duet "Juzhen Vyatar") and Lithuania (as "Meilės Nėra" by Keistuolių Teatras). It was also covered by Frank Schöbel (as "Schreib es mir in den Sand"). The song was also remixed (e.g. by Kozmix).

Scorpions version
"White Dove"
Single by Scorpions
from the album Live Bites
B-side"Ave Maria No Morro"
Released1994
GenreRock
Length4:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Scorpions singles chronology
"No Pain No Gain"
(1994)		 "White Dove"
(1994)		 "Edge of Time"
(1995)

German rock band Scorpions covered the song titled as "White Dove", from the album Live Bites. Released as a single in 1994, it was a Top 20 hit in Germany and Switzerland, peaking at #18[1] and #20,[2] respectively.

"Pearls in Her Hair"
Single by Omega
B-side
  • "The Lying Girl" (Germany)
  • "The Bird" (France)
Released1973 (1973)
Recorded1973
Genre
Length4:22
Label
Composer(s)Gábor Presser, Laslo Novak
Lyricist(s)Anna Adamis
"Perlen im Haar"
Single by Omega
from the album Das Deutsche Album
Released1973
Recorded1973
Genre
Length4:21
LabelEdition BARBArossa
Composer(s)Gábor Presser, Laslo Novak
Lyricist(s)Anna Adamis
"Devojka biserne kose"
Song by Griva
from the album Griva
Released1987
Recorded1987 (1987)
Genre
Length5:00
LabelJugodisk
Songwriter(s)
  • Gábor Presser
  • Laslo Novak
Producer(s)
  • Karolj Kovač
  • Ivica Vlatković

Sampling

In 2013, hip-hop artist Kanye West sampled the song in the outro of "New Slaves", having Frank Ocean sing over it,[3][4][5] without personally asking the band for permission, although the sample was cleared for use in the album by their label, Hungaroton Records. However, in May 2016 songwriter Gábor Presser filed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million in damages for copyright infringement for the use of the sample.[6]

The chorus melody of this song is sampled in 1986 in the song "Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo" by the Bosnian and Yugoslav pop-rock group Bijelo Dugme and later in 1987 in the song "This Corrosion" by the English gothic-rock group The Sisters Of Mercy.

Other uses

In March 2014, the song was used for the reveal trailer of the video game This War of Mine.

In August 2012, the song was used in the official trailer of the movie "This Ain't California".

In July 2018, the song was used within both the official trailer of the movie Mid90s and a scene in the movie.

References
  1. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
  2. White Dove by Scorpions - Swiss Charts
  3. http://pitchfork.com/news/50579-kanye-west-unveils-album-details-via-projections-around-the-world/
  4. Diep, Eric. "Here's What Kanye West Sampled For "New Slaves" - XXL". XXL Mag.
  5. http://recorder.blog.hu/2013/05/18/a_gyongyhaju_lanyra_rappel_kanye_west
  6. "Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány". The Samples of Kanye - Blogspot. July 16, 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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