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) | |||
| Writer(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.
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 theme of a popular radio program of that era targeted to the young people.[4]
- Jamaican reggae duo Bob and Marcia had a Top 20 hit with their version, taking the song to UK #11 in July 1971.[5]
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.
- ↑ L'almanacco di Radioscrigno Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Bob and Marcia, "Pied Piper" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015.
| Preceded by "Red Rubber Ball" by The Cyrkle |
Canadian RPM 100 number-one single (Crispian St. Peters version) July 18, 1966 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James and the Shondells |
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