Emerald City (song)
"Emerald City" is a 1967 song by The Seekers about a visit to the fictional Emerald City from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Set to the tune of "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (sometimes called The Hymn of Joy which is the Vocal Version of Ode to Joy as heard in Sister Act 2), "Emerald City" reached #50 on the UK Charts in 1967.[1]
| "Emerald City" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Seekers | ||||
| from the album The Best of The Seekers | ||||
| A-side | "Emerald City" | |||
| B-side | "Music Of The World A Turnin'" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Keith Potger, as "John Martin" Kim Fowley | |||
| The Seekers singles chronology | ||||
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The song was recorded in 1967 and released as a single[2] around Christmas in 1967. The original writing credit was given to Kim Fowley and John Martin, but during a 1993 reunion tour, The Seekers revealed that "John Martin" was actually the pen name of band member Keith Potger.
References
- "Official Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 13 December 1967. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- Midgley, Dominic (26 April 2014). "The Seekers are found again: The folk band are back doing what they do best". Daily Express. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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