Gyöngyhajú lány


"Gyöngyhajú lány" 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 1970, the single "Petróleumlámpa / Gyöngyhajú lány" was released and the song gained popularity.
Omega also recorded other versions of this song in foreign languages: English and German.

Other versions

"Gyöngyhajú lány" was covered in Poland, Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Lithuania. It was also covered by Frank Schöbel. The song was also remixed.

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 #18 and #20, respectively.

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 Gábor Presser filed a lawsuit seeking $2.5 million in damages for copyright infringement for the use of the sample.
The chorus melody of this song is sampled in 1986 in the song "Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo" by the Bosnian and Yugoslav pop-rock group Bijelo Dugme and later in 1987 in the song "This Corrosion" by the English gothic-rock group The Sisters Of Mercy.

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 movie "This Ain't California".
In July 2018, the song was used within both the official trailer of the movie Mid90s and a scene in the movie.