“Green Tambourine”
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“Green Tambourine” is a 1967 psychedelic pop hit by the Lemon Pipers, known for its distinctive use of electric sitar and its status as one of the defining songs of the bubblegum pop era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Tambourine | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bubblegum pop song
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psychedelic pop song ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Green Tambourine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Lemon Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Lemon Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | gold record ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPeakUKSingles | 7 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Leka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
electric sitar
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tambourine ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rice Is Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bubblegum pop
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psychedelic pop ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | No Help From Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyleCharacteristic |
catchy pop melody
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orchestral arrangement ⓘ prominent string section ⓘ use of echo and reverb effects ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Green
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Tambourine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | various 1960s hits compilations ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | bubblegum pop ⓘ |
| isHitSingleOf | The Lemon Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:26 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | street busker asking for money to play tambourine ⓘ |
| lyricist | Shelley Pinz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defining song of the bubblegum pop era
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distinctive use of electric sitar ⓘ |
| partOf |
1960s bubblegum pop movement
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1960s psychedelic music ⓘ |
| performer | The Lemon Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Turn Around and Take a Look NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Leka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Buddah Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| writer |
Paul Leka
NERFINISHED
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Shelley Pinz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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