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"The Laughing Gnome" is a song by English singer David Bowie, released as a single on 14 April 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967. The track consists of Bowie meeting and conversing with a gnome, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivers several puns on the word "gnome". At the time, "The Laughing Gnome" failed to provide Bowie with a chart placing, but on its re-release in 1973 it reached number six on the British charts and number three in New Zealand.
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| dbo:abstract | The Laughing Gnome est une chanson écrite et interprétée par David Bowie. Elle a paru en single en avril 1967 au Royaume-Uni sur le label Deram Records. Cette chanson humoristique est dominée par le son du basson et du hautbois. Ses paroles, pleines de calembours, racontent la rencontre entre le narrateur et un gnome hilare. Ce dernier est interprété par Bowie et l'ingénieur du son Gus Dudgeon, qui passent leurs voix en accéléré pour les rendre suraigües. Pour le reste de la chanson, Bowie imite l'accent et le phrasé d'Anthony Newley, l'une de ses principales influences à l'époque. À sa sortie, le single est un échec commercial. The Laughing Gnome devient par la suite une source d'embarras pour le chanteur. En 1973, alors que Bowie est devenu célèbre sous les traits de Ziggy Stardust, Deram relance la publicité autour du single et il se vend à plus de 250 000 exemplaires au Royaume-Uni. En 1990, l'hebdomadaire musical britannique NME tente en vain d'obtenir que Bowie intègre la chanson au répertoire de sa tournée Sound + Vision Tour. The Laughing Gnome a depuis été réhabilitée par plusieurs biographes de Bowie qui saluent sa mélodie accrocheuse et son humour. (fr) "The Laughing Gnome" is a song by English singer David Bowie, released as a single on 14 April 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967. The track consists of Bowie meeting and conversing with a gnome, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivers several puns on the word "gnome". At the time, "The Laughing Gnome" failed to provide Bowie with a chart placing, but on its re-release in 1973 it reached number six on the British charts and number three in New Zealand. (en) The Laughing Gnome is een nummer van de Britse muzikant David Bowie, uitgebracht op single in 1967. Het nummer werd geïnspireerd door een van Bowies vroegere invloeden . Het nummer bestaat uit een gesprek tussen de zanger en de "lachende gnoom" uit de titel, wiens versnelde stem (gecreëerd door Bowie en engineer Gus Dudgeon) verschillende woordspelingen maakte op het woord "gnome". Bij de originele uitgave van het nummer kwam het niet in de hitlijsten terecht, maar in 1973 werd het nummer opnieuw uitgebracht om mee te liften op Bowie's succes uit zijn Ziggy Stardust-periode en kwam tot de zesde plaats in de hitlijsten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Het nummer verschilde sterk met het nieuwe materiaal dat Bowie destijds uitbracht en volgens verschillende critici was platenlabel Decca Records "ongeveer de enige onbeschaamde partij". Desondanks beschreef Bowie het later als een goede manier om zijn lichte kant te laten zien aan het publiek, na de donkerdere muziek van The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars en Aladdin Sane. Een nieuwe heruitgave in 1982 kwam niet in de hitlijsten terecht. Tijdens de Sound+Vision Tour, waarin Bowie "voor het laatst" zijn grootste hits zou spelen, kon de setlist voor alle shows deels beïnvloed worden door het publiek door het bellen van een telefoonnummer. Als antwoord op deze manier van het samenstellen van een setlist lanceerde het tijdschrift NME een nepcampagne waarbij zij wilden dat "The Laughing Gnome" zou worden gespeeld. Bowie overwoog om het nummer "in de stijl van The Velvets ofzo" te spelen, totdat hij ontdekte dat de stemmen beïnvloed waren door het magazine. In 2003 overwoog hij ook om het nummer te spelen tijdens zijn concert in Glasgow, maar kort voor de show werd besloten om dit niet te doen. (nl) The Laughing Gnome è un brano musicale scritto dall'artista inglese David Bowie e pubblicato come 45 giri il 14 aprile 1967 con scarso successo di vendite. Con la riedizione del 1973, sull'onda del grande successo di Bowie negli ultimi due anni, riuscì ad entrare in classifica nel Regno Unito, dove raggiunse addirittura la sesta posizione, e ad ottenere il disco d'argento, vendendo ben 250 000 copie. (it) "The Laughing Gnome" é uma canção do cantor britânico David Bowie, lançada como single em 14 de abril de 1967. Um pastiche de canções de uma das primeiras influências de Bowie, Anthony Newley, a faixa foi originalmente lançada como uma novelty song pela Deram Records, em 1967. A faixa consistia em um encontro e uma conversa entre o cantor e um gnomo, cuja voz acelerada (criada por Bowie e pelo engenheiro de som ) fazia vários trocadilhos com a palavra "gnome". Na época, "The Laughing Gnome" falhou em alcançar um posicionamento de Bowie nas paradas, mas, quando foi posteriormente relançada, a faixa se tornou um hit, chegando ao n°6 das paradas britânicas. (pt) |
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| rdfs:comment | "The Laughing Gnome" is a song by English singer David Bowie, released as a single on 14 April 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967. The track consists of Bowie meeting and conversing with a gnome, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivers several puns on the word "gnome". At the time, "The Laughing Gnome" failed to provide Bowie with a chart placing, but on its re-release in 1973 it reached number six on the British charts and number three in New Zealand. (en) The Laughing Gnome è un brano musicale scritto dall'artista inglese David Bowie e pubblicato come 45 giri il 14 aprile 1967 con scarso successo di vendite. Con la riedizione del 1973, sull'onda del grande successo di Bowie negli ultimi due anni, riuscì ad entrare in classifica nel Regno Unito, dove raggiunse addirittura la sesta posizione, e ad ottenere il disco d'argento, vendendo ben 250 000 copie. (it) "The Laughing Gnome" é uma canção do cantor britânico David Bowie, lançada como single em 14 de abril de 1967. Um pastiche de canções de uma das primeiras influências de Bowie, Anthony Newley, a faixa foi originalmente lançada como uma novelty song pela Deram Records, em 1967. A faixa consistia em um encontro e uma conversa entre o cantor e um gnomo, cuja voz acelerada (criada por Bowie e pelo engenheiro de som ) fazia vários trocadilhos com a palavra "gnome". Na época, "The Laughing Gnome" falhou em alcançar um posicionamento de Bowie nas paradas, mas, quando foi posteriormente relançada, a faixa se tornou um hit, chegando ao n°6 das paradas britânicas. (pt) The Laughing Gnome est une chanson écrite et interprétée par David Bowie. Elle a paru en single en avril 1967 au Royaume-Uni sur le label Deram Records. Cette chanson humoristique est dominée par le son du basson et du hautbois. Ses paroles, pleines de calembours, racontent la rencontre entre le narrateur et un gnome hilare. Ce dernier est interprété par Bowie et l'ingénieur du son Gus Dudgeon, qui passent leurs voix en accéléré pour les rendre suraigües. Pour le reste de la chanson, Bowie imite l'accent et le phrasé d'Anthony Newley, l'une de ses principales influences à l'époque. À sa sortie, le single est un échec commercial. (fr) The Laughing Gnome is een nummer van de Britse muzikant David Bowie, uitgebracht op single in 1967. Het nummer werd geïnspireerd door een van Bowies vroegere invloeden . Het nummer bestaat uit een gesprek tussen de zanger en de "lachende gnoom" uit de titel, wiens versnelde stem (gecreëerd door Bowie en engineer Gus Dudgeon) verschillende woordspelingen maakte op het woord "gnome". (nl) |
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