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{{Short description|1969 song by Omega}}
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Gyöngyhajú lány
| name = Gyöngyhajú lány
| Type =
| cover =
| Artist = [[Omega (band)|Omega]]
| alt =
| alt Artist =
| type = single
| Album = [[10 000 lépés]]
| artist = [[Omega (band)|Omega]]
| A-side =
| album = [[10000 lépés]]
| Recorded = 1969
| A-side = Petróleumlámpa
| Released = <!-- {{Start date|1969|MM|DD}} -->
| released = 1969
| Published =
| format =
| recorded = 1968
| Genre = [[Classic rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[hard rock]]
| Language = [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| studio =
| Length = <!-- {{Duration|m=5|s=50}} -->
| venue =
| Writer = [[Anna Adamis]]
| genre = *[[Space rock]]
*[[art pop]]
| Composer = [[Gábor Presser]]
*[[progressive rock]]
| Label = [[Qualiton Records|Qualiton]]
| Producer =
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=49}}
| Tracks = # "Petróleumlámpa"
| label = [[Qualiton Records|Qualiton]]
| lyricist = Anna Adamis
# "'''Gyöngyhajú lány'''"
| writer =
# "Tűzvihar"
| composer = *[[Gábor Presser]]
# "Udvari bolond kenyere"
| producer =
# "Kérgeskezű favágok"
| prev_title =
# "Tékozló fiúk"
| prev_year =
# "Tízezer lépés"
| next_title =
# "Az 1958-as boogie-woogie klubban"
| next_year =
# "Spanyolgitár legenda"
# "Félbeszakadt koncert"
| prev =
| prev_no =
| track_no =
| next =
| next_no =
| Misc =
}}
}}
"'''''Gyöngyhajú lány'''''" (''The girl with pearly hair'') is a song by Hungarian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Omega (band)|Omega]]. It was written in 1968, composed in 1969, and released on their album ''[[10 000 lépés]]''. "Gyöngyhajú lány" was very popular in some countries, such as [[Germany]], [[Great Britain]], [[France]], [[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Bulgaria]].


"'''{{lang|hu|Gyöngyhajú lány|italics=no}}'''" ("''The girl with pearly hair''") is a song by Hungarian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Omega (band)|Omega]]. It was written in 1968, composed in 1969, and released on their album ''[[10 000 lépés]]''. "{{lang|hu|Gyöngyhajú lány|italics=no}}" was very popular in many countries, including [[West Germany]], [[Great Britain]], [[France]], [[Polish People's Republic|Poland]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]].
The lyrics were written by [[Anna Adamis]], the music was composed by [[Gábor Presser]] and the song was sung by [[János Kóbor]].


The lyrics were written by [[:hu:Adamis_Anna|Anna Adamis]], the music was composed by [[Gábor Presser]] and the song was sung by [[János Kóbor]].
In 1970 the [[single (music)|single]] ''Petróleumlámpa / Gyöngyhajú lány'' was released and the song gained popularity.


In 1969, the [[single (music)|single]] "{{lang|hu|Petróleumlámpa / Gyöngyhajú lány|italics=no}}" was released and the song gained popularity.
Omega also recorded other versions of this song in foreign languages: [[English language|English]] (''Pearls in Her Hair'') and [[German language|German]] (''Perlen im Haar'').


Omega also recorded other versions of this song in foreign languages: [[English language|English]] ("Pearls in Her Hair") and [[German language|German]] ("{{lang|de|Perlen im Haar|italics=no}}").
''Gyöngyhajú lány'' was covered in Poland (as ''Dziewczyna o perłowych włosach''), [[Czech Republic]] (as ''Dívka s perlami ve vlasech'') and Lithuania (as ''Meilės Nėra'' by ''Keistuolių Teatras''). It was also covered by [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] (as ''White Dove'') and [[Frank Schöbel]] (as ''Schreib es mir in den Sand''). The song was also [[remix]]ed (e.g. by [[Kozmix]]).


==Other versions==
In 2013, Kanye West sampled the song in the outro of his song "New Slaves".
"{{lang|hu|Gyöngyhajú lány|italics=no}}" was covered in [[Poland]] (as "{{lang|pl|Dziewczyna o perłowych włosach|italics=no}}"), [[Czech Republic]] (as "{{lang|cs|Paleta|italics=no}}" by {{ill|Markýz John|cs}} and "{{lang|cs|Dívka s perlami ve vlasech|italics=no}}" by [[Aleš Brichta]] and "{{ lang|cs|Perly bilé|italics=no}}" by {{ill|Tibor Lenský|cs}}), [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] (as "{{lang|sr|Devojka biserne kose|italics=no}}" by [[Griva]]), [[Bulgaria]] (as "{{lang|bg|Батальонът се строява|italics=no}}" ({{transl|bg|Batalyonat se stroyava}}) by {{ill|Южен вятър|bg}}), [[Lithuania]] (as "{{lang|lt|Meilės Nėra|italics=no}}" by [[Keistuolių Teatras]]), in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (as war song of The Army of Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina "{{lang|bs|Zemljo što ne znaš za strah|italics=no}}", and later as "Nirvana" by Krivi Toranj). It was also covered by [[Frank Schöbel]] (as "{{lang|de|Schreib es mir in den Sand|italics=no}}"). The song was also [[remix]]ed ({{abbr|e.g.|for example}} by [[Kozmix]]).

===Scorpions version===
{{Infobox song
| name = White Dove
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]
| album = [[Live Bites]]
| B-side = Ave Maria No Morro
| released = 1994
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=19}}
| label = *[[PolyGram]]
*[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] (US)
| writer = *Gábor Presser
*Anna Adamis
*[[Rudolf Schenker]]
*[[Klaus Meine]]
| producer = *[[Keith Olsen]]
*Scorpions
| prev_title = No Pain No Gain
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Edge of Time
| next_year = 1995
}}

German rock band [[Scorpions (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 [[GfK Entertainment Charts|Germany]] and [[Swiss Hitparade|Switzerland]], peaking at numbers 18<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2930|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=Offiziellecharts.de|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> and 20,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Scorpions&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade |website=Swisscharts.com|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> respectively.

====Charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1995)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|18|artist=Scorpions|song=White Dove|songid=2930}}
|-
{{singlechart|Swiss|20|artist=Scorpions|song=White Dove}}
|}

{{Infobox song
| name = Pearls in Her Hair
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Omega (band)|Omega]]
| album =
| B-side =
*"The Lying Girl" (Germany)
*"The Bird" (France)
| released = {{Start date|1973}}
| format =
| recorded = 1973
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Space rock]]
*[[art pop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=22}}
| label =
*[[Bacillus Records|Bacillus]]
*[[Bellaphon]]
| lyricist = Anna Adamis
| composer = [[Gábor Presser]], Laslo Novak
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Perlen im Haar
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Omega (band)|Omega]]
| album = Das Deutsche Album
| released = 1973
| format =
| recorded = 1973
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Psychedelic rock]]
*[[progressive rock]]
*[[hard rock]]
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=21}}
| label = Edition BARBArossa
| lyricist = Anna Adamis
| composer = [[Gábor Presser]], Laslo Novak
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Devojka biserne kose
| cover =
| alt =
| artist = [[Griva]]
| album = [[Griva (album)|Griva]]
| released = 1987
| recorded = {{Start date|1987}}
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Hard rock]]
*[[glam metal]]
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=00}}
| label = [[Jugodisk]]
| writer =
*Gábor Presser
*Laslo Novak
| producer =
*Karolj Kovač
*Ivica Vlatković
}}


==Sampling==
In 2013, hip-hop artist [[Kanye West]] sampled the song in the outro of "[[New Slaves]]", featuring himself and [[Frank Ocean]] singing over it.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50579-kanye-west-unveils-album-details-via-projections-around-the-world/ |title=Watch: Kanye West Projects New Video "New Slaves" on Buildings Around the World &#124; News &#124; Pitchfork |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=2013-06-28 |archive-date=2016-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106210658/http://pitchfork.com/news/50579-kanye-west-unveils-album-details-via-projections-around-the-world/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/heres-what-kanye-west-sampled-for-new-slaves/|title=Here's What Kanye West Sampled For "New Slaves" - XXL|first=Eric|last=Diep|website=XXL Mag}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://recorder.blog.hu/2013/05/18/a_gyongyhaju_lanyra_rappel_kanye_west|title=A Gyöngyhajú lányra áriázik Kanye West, az Omega tudta nélkül|website=Recorder.blog.hu|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> West asked the band directly 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, which was later settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesamplesofkanye.blogspot.se/2016/07/omega-gyongyhaju-lany.html|title=Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány |publisher=The Samples of Kanye - Blogspot|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref>

==Other uses==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2021}}
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 song's melody was used in a German rap song {{lang|de|FLOUZ KOMMT FLOUZ GEHT}} by Nimo.

In July 2018, the song was used in the official trailer and a scene of the film ''[[Mid90s]]''.

In January 2021, the song, slowed down and moderately distorted, was used in the album series ''Nowhere at the Millennium of Space'', a collaborative musical project inspired by [[The Caretaker (musician)|The Caretaker]]'s ''[[Everywhere at the End of Time]]'' lead by Jordan Keuring, as the final segment of the final song of Stage 6, representing a sequence of [[terminal lucidity]]. This was voted on in a poll in its official Discord server, the potential options being the then-unknown ''[[Subways of Your Mind]]'' by [[Fex (band)|Fex]] and this song, with this song being the winning choice.

In 2021, the Australian bank [[Westpac]] used the song in their "Life is Eventful" campaign.

In 2021, the Second Captains podcast sampled the original version of the song on an audiobed which empathised with the plight of Frank Lampard being expected work with this group of players whilst the manager of Chelsea F.C.

In 2022, the French car company Citroën used the song in a TV advertisement for their C5 Aircross hybride.

== References ==
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[[Category:Bellaphon Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 15:18, 28 November 2024

"Gyöngyhajú lány"
Single by Omega
from the album 10000 lépés
A-side"Petróleumlámpa"
Released1969
Recorded1968
Genre
Length5:49
LabelQualiton
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Anna Adamis

"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.

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

In 1969, 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

[edit]

"Gyöngyhajú lány" was covered in Poland (as "Dziewczyna o perłowych włosach"), Czech Republic (as "Paleta" by Markýz John [cs] and "Dívka s perlami ve vlasech" by Aleš Brichta and "Perly bilé" by Tibor Lenský [cs]), Yugoslavia (as "Devojka biserne kose" by Griva), Bulgaria (as "Батальонът се строява" (Batalyonat se stroyava) by Южен вятър [bg]), Lithuania (as "Meilės Nėra" by Keistuolių Teatras), in Bosnia and Herzegovina (as war song of The Army of Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina "Zemljo što ne znaš za strah", and later as "Nirvana" by Krivi Toranj). 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

[edit]
"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 numbers 18[1] and 20,[2] respectively.

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[3] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 20
"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

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In 2013, hip-hop artist Kanye West sampled the song in the outro of "New Slaves", featuring himself and Frank Ocean singing over it.[5][6][7] West asked the band directly 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, which was later settled out of court.[8]

Other uses

[edit]

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 song's melody 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 a scene of the film Mid90s.

In January 2021, the song, slowed down and moderately distorted, was used in the album series Nowhere at the Millennium of Space, a collaborative musical project inspired by The Caretaker's Everywhere at the End of Time lead by Jordan Keuring, as the final segment of the final song of Stage 6, representing a sequence of terminal lucidity. This was voted on in a poll in its official Discord server, the potential options being the then-unknown Subways of Your Mind by Fex and this song, with this song being the winning choice.

In 2021, the Australian bank Westpac used the song in their "Life is Eventful" campaign.

In 2021, the Second Captains podcast sampled the original version of the song on an audiobed which empathised with the plight of Frank Lampard being expected work with this group of players whilst the manager of Chelsea F.C.

In 2022, the French car company Citroën used the song in a TV advertisement for their C5 Aircross hybride.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Scorpions – White Dove" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  4. ^ "Scorpions – White Dove". Swiss Singles Chart.
  5. ^ "Watch: Kanye West Projects New Video "New Slaves" on Buildings Around the World | News | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  6. ^ Diep, Eric. "Here's What Kanye West Sampled For "New Slaves" - XXL". XXL Mag.
  7. ^ "A Gyöngyhajú lányra áriázik Kanye West, az Omega tudta nélkül". Recorder.blog.hu. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány". The Samples of Kanye - Blogspot. July 16, 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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