Today's post is all about Popcorn.. no no.. not the eating kind :P What Are you thinking? No.. it's that particular musicpiece which everybody knows..
You know? No? Some information..
from Wikipedia:
"Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By.
The same year it was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City. The composition received its title during a meeting between Kingsley and Audio Fidelity; Kingsley indicated the track did not have a title and someone suggested "Popcorn", with 'Pop' standing for pop music and 'corn' for kitsch.[citation needed]In 1972, Hot Butter's rerecording was a huge hit in many countries. That version is by far the best known, even more than the original. "Popcorn" has since been covered by a great number of artists. Composer Gershon Kingsley (of Perrey and Kingsley) first recorded it for his 1969 album Music to Moog By. In 1971 the song was re-recorded by Kingsley's band First Moog Quartet. Stan Free, member of the First Moog Quartet, rerecorded the instrumental with his band Hot Butter in 1972. The record was one of a rash of Moog synthesizer-based releases that followed the 1968 Billboard pop Top 40 chart success Wendy Carlos had with Switched-On Bach and that characterized electronic music of the mid 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.
The title refers to the short staccato or sharp "popping" sound used. A studio technician may have suggested the name "popcorn" because it was pop music and 'corny', meaning kitsch. There were two 7" covers, both released in 1972 under Musicor Records and Stateside labels.So this means.. it's already 50 years old? Yeah! Some old things DO come back again! Nono.. it's just that vibrating, uplifting, moodshifting music that just brings a smile onto my face, and a happy vibe throughout my whole body :D
So.. the tune actually was composed by Gershon Kinsly.. in the 69's.. (wow.. wasnt' born yet..) let's try to fint this original on youtube.. where you can find just everything. (Yep, did find it.. TY! YT!*)
I think this popcornsong just made a whole way to the popcorn song of today.. It sounds very different!! This sond does remind me of flowers and stuff.. (weren't the sixties and seventies all about those things?? ohoh! a prejudgement? It wasn't named popcorn song in no way..
What's this then I found?? Another sample, same tune.. (interesting isn't it!?) it's like played on an organ or so? Have no idea! It's cool.. having the 'western spaghetti theme in the end :D
Just three years later the band 'hot butter'.. used this fragment in their song. It's more or less cleaned up now.. and there were more extra soundeffects to this one.. and there's a tambourine too :D (and behold.. it's from 1973!) And off course.. the giant succes followed.. this version was a big succes
A bit more on the 'Popcorn side..' (source from Wikipedia)
Hot Butter's version became the first primarily electronic-based piece of music to reach the American popular music charts, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Pop Singles and number four on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The single had a great success in Australia where it reached number one for ten weeks. It was also number one in Switzerland, where it topped the chart for ten weeks and stayed for 17 weeks in the top ten. In Norway, it was number one for nine weeks and featured for 21 weeks in the top ten. It was also number one in Germany and reached number five on July 22, 1972 in UK and number 15 in Canada - October 1972. In France, this version of "Popcorn" is the 131st best-selling single of all time, with about 900,000 sales
Wowzers.. there's just this huge amount of covers for this one song!! everyone wanted a piece of this right!? As I just discovered, even Muse (see post below) dared to cover this too!! Brave Muse!! Wait for it.. it comes in a minit!
I came up with many many many versions of the Popcornsong.. everyone topping the other one.. It's really good! Some sounding very future like too :D Here is a list..
TECHNO REMIX: Not bad éh?
Popcorn song: Muppet Style!The muppets also did it! It's one of my favorites.. the Swedisch chef making Popcorn offcourse!
DUBSTEP REMIX: Nice!
CRAZY FROG: REMIX..: This is just 7 years old! From the crazy frog :) This version is pretty good!
Done by Muse: It's just brilliantly done! Watch that guitar playing!! Where the others are more about soundeffects and keyboardsounds.. the version by Muse is more pure I guess, it's actually done with REAL instrument and that makes it more unique and original I guess :). (others where the emphasis lays on soundeffects is also very creative!)
(*Thank You, YouTube)
Now I really have to quit.. my head is hurtin from all those Popcorn versions!!
But I will not let you go without the recipe of how to make popcorn offcourse!!
Perfect Popcorn Recipe
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INGREDIENTS
- 3 Tbsp canola, peanut or grapeseed oil (high smoke point oil)
- 1/3 cup of high quality popcorn kernels
- 1 3-quart covered saucepan
- 2 Tbsp or more (to taste) of butter
- Salt to taste
METHOD
1 Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan on medium high heat.
2 Put 3 or 4 popcorn kernels into the oil and cover the pan.
3 When the kernels pop, add the rest of the 1/3 cup of popcorn kernels in an even layer. Cover, remove from heat and count 30 seconds. (Count out loud; it's fun to do with kids.) This method first heats the oil to the right temperature, then waiting 30 seconds brings all of the other kernels to a near-popping temperature so that when they are put back on the heat, they all pop at about the same time.
4 Return the pan to the heat. The popcorn should begin popping soon, and all at once. Once the popping starts in earnest, gently shake the pan by moving it back and forth over the burner. Try to keep the lid slightly ajar to let the steam from the popcorn release (the popcorn will be drier and crisper). Once the popping slows to several seconds between pops, remove the pan from the heat, remove the lid, and dump the popcorn immediately into a wide bowl.
With this technique, nearly all of the kernels pop (I counted 4 unpopped kernels in my last batch), and nothing burns.
5 If you are adding butter, you can easily melt it by placing the butter in the now empty, but hot pan.
6 Salt to taste.
Additional tips: From the comments section
a If you add salt to the oil in the pan before popping, when the popcorn pops, the salt will be well distributed throughout the popcorn.
from ==> http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_popcorn/
I can hear the microwave pinging already!
xxxxSara
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