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The Pied Piper (song)
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Wikipedia article
'"The Pied Piper"' is a pop song written by the duo The Changin' Times consisting of Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld, who first recorded it in 1965, their version reached #87 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Pied+Piper+by+The+Changin%27+Times&id=8206 The Changin' Times, "Pied Piper" chart position] Retrieved June 18, 2015. However, when British pop singer Crispian St. Peters recorded it, he scored a major hit with the single during the summer of 1966 when it went to #4 in the United States, #5 in the United Kingdom, and #1 in Canada.[http://tsort.info/music/yr1966.htm Songs from the Year 1966]Library and Archives Canada. [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5708&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4edum383n60fj7bns5vg4n9c80 RPM 100 Week of July 18, 1966] Retrieved March 13, 2012.
The song's title came from the German folklore fairy tale, whose titular character is The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Later uses
An advertisement for the first-generation Toyota Echo in Australia and New Zealand.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS20kOEJ9WY YouTube - Toyota Echo Australian TV ad (2000) - "Follow me, I'm the pied piper..."][https://fourdonkeyfilms.com/181-2/ Four Donkey Films - production company for the advertisement]
The song has been used in three episodes of the HBO series 'Silicon Valley', where it is sung karaoke by Dinesh.
Used in advertising for Traeger Smokers.
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.[http://www.radio.rai.it/radioscrigno/news.cfm?Q_EV_ID=71618&Q_TIP_ID=439 L'almanacco di Radioscrigno] Retrieved March 13, 2012.
*Jamaican reggae duo Bob and Marcia had a Top 20 hit with their version, taking the song to UK #11 in July 1971.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Pied+Piper+by+Bob+%26+Marcia&id=5761 Bob and Marcia, "Pied Piper" chart position] Retrieved June 18, 2015.
*Cher also covered the song on her 1966 self-titled album.
* In France, Sheila covered the song in French the same year, with the title "Le pipeau".
*Rita Marley covered the song in 1967.
References
Category:1965 songs
Category:1965 singles
Category:1966 singles
Category:1971 singles
Category:Songs written by Artie Kornfeld
Category:Crispian St. Peters songs
Category:Del Shannon songs
Category:The Ventures songs
Category:London Records singles
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in South Africa
Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Jamie Records singles
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