Popcorn (instrumental)

For other topics, see Popcorn (disambiguation). For the James Brown instrumental, see The Popcorn.

"Popcorn"
Cover of 1973 release of Music to Moog By
Song by Gershon Kingsley
from the album Music to Moog By
Released1969
GenreSynth-pop[1][2]
Length2:24
LabelAudio Fidelity
Songwriter(s)Gershon Kingsley

"Popcorn" (first version "Pop Corn") is an instrumental song composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 for the album Music to Moog By. It was performed on the Moog synthesizer and released on the Audio Fidelity label. The name is a combination of pop for pop music and corn for kitsch.[3] The song became a worldwide hit in 1972, when it was covered by Hot Butter, an American pop band.[4] Since then, multiple versions of the piece have been produced and released, including those by Vyacheslav Mescherin,[5] Anarchic System, Popcorn Makers, the Boomtang Boys, M & H Band, Crazy Frog, and the Muppets.

  1. ^ Kelman, John (26 June 2011). "Jokleba: Jokleba! / Nu Jok?". All About Jazz. Retrieved 26 April 2014. Jørgensen skews a familiar bit of Gershon Kingsley's 1969 synthpop hit, "Popcorn"
  2. ^ McQuillen, James (7 May 2011). "'Sordid Lives' opera review: an irreverent (and fun) arrow straight into the heart of good taste". The Oregonian. Retrieved 26 April 2014. Hot Butter's cover of the synthpop hit "Popcorn"
  3. ^ "Gershon Kingsley – Popcorn | The Story Behind The Song". YouTube. 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ Pinch, Trevor; Trocco, Frank (2002). Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer. Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Harvard University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0-674-00889-8.
  5. ^ "Советская электронная музыка | Музыка". Мир фантастики и фэнтези (in Russian). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2022.