| "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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"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, "Emerald City" reached #50 on the UK Charts in 1967. [1]
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.
External links
- Lyrics at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2000)
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