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Gyngyhaj lny
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Wikipedia article
"'Gyngyhaj lny'" ("'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 lps'. "Gyngyhaj lny" was very popular in many countries, including West Germany, Great Britain, France, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
The lyrics were written by Anna Adamis, the music was composed by Gbor Presser and the song was sung by Jnos Kbor.
In 1969, the single "Petrleumlmpa / Gyngyhaj lny" 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
"Gyngyhaj lny" was covered in Poland (as "Dziewczyna o perowych wosach"), Czech Republic (as "Paleta" by Markz John and "Dvka s perlami ve vlasech" by Ale Brichta), Yugoslavia (as "Devojka biserne kose" by Griva), Bulgaria (as " / Batalyonat se stroyava" by " " / duet "Juzhen Vyatar") and Lithuania (as "Meils Nra" by Keistuoli Teatras). It was also covered by Frank Schbel (as "Schreib es mir in den Sand"). The song was also remixed (e.g. by Kozmix).
Scorpions version
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 numbers 18 and 20, respectively.
Charts
Sampling
In 2013, hip-hop artist Kanye West sampled the song in the outro of "New Slaves", having Frank Ocean sing over it, 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 Gbor Presser filed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million in damages for copyright infringement for the use of the sample, which was later settled out of court.
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 film 'This Ain't California'.
In 2016, the melody of the song was used in a German rap-song 'FLOUZ KOMMT FLOUZ GEHT' by Nimo.
In July 2018, the song was used in the official trailer and in a scene of the film 'Mid90s'.
In 2021, Australian bank "Westpac" used the song in their "Life is Everything" campaign.
In 2021, the Second Captains podcast sampled the original version of the song on a audiobed which empathised with the plight of Frank Lampard being expected work with this group of players whilst manager of Chelsea F.C.
In 2022, the French car company Citron used the song in a TV commercial for their C5 Aircross hybride.
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:1960s ballads
Category:1970 singles
Category:1973 singles
Category:1994 singles
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Griva songs
Category:Hungarian songs
Category:Scorpions (band) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Olsen
Category:Songs written by Klaus Meine
Category:Songs written by Rudolf Schenker
Category:PolyGram singles
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Bellaphon Records singles
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