"" ("''The girl with pearly hair''") is a song by Hungarian

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. It was written in 1968, composed in 1969, and released on their album '' 10 000 lépés''. "" was very popular in many countries, including

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and

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. The lyrics were written by Anna Adamis, the music was composed by

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and the song was sung by János Kóbor. In 1969, the single "" was released and the song gained popularity. Omega also recorded other versions of this song in foreign languages: English ("Pearls in Her Hair") and

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("").

Other versions

"" was covered in

(as ""),

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(as "" by and "" by Aleš Brichta and "" by ),

(as "" by Griva),

(as "" () by ),

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(as "" by Keistuolių Teatras), in

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(as war song of The Army of Republic Bosnia-Herzegovina "", and later as "Nirvana" by Krivi Toranj). It was also covered by

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(as ""). The song was also

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ed ( by Kozmix).

Scorpions version

German rock band

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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

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and

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, peaking at numbers 18 and 20, respectively.

Charts

Sampling

In 2013, hip-hop artist

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sampled the song in the outro of "

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", featuring himself and

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singing over it. West asked the band directly 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, which was later settled out of court.

Other uses

In March 2014, the song was used for the reveal trailer of the video game ''

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''. In August 2012, the song was used in the official trailer of the film ''This Ain't California''. In 2016, the song's melody was used in a German rap song by Nimo. In July 2018, the song was used in the official trailer and a scene of the film '' Mid90s''. In January 2021, the song, slowed down and moderately distorted, was used in the album series ''Nowhere at the Millennium of Space'', a collaborative musical project inspired by The Caretaker's '' Everywhere at the End of Time'' led by Jordan Keuring, as the final segment of the final song of Stage 6, representing a sequence of

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. This was voted on in a poll in its official Discord server, the potential options being the then-unknown '' Subways of Your Mind'' by Fex and this song, with this song being the winning choice. In 2021, the Australian bank

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used the song in their "Life is Eventful" campaign. In 2021, the Second Captains podcast sampled the original version of the song on an audiobed which empathised with the plight of Frank Lampard being expected work with this group of players whilst the manager of Chelsea F.C. In 2022, the French car company Citroën used the song in a TV advertisement for their C5 Aircross hybride.

References

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