The Elephant Song (song)
"The Elephant Song" is a song written by Roger Woddis, Gregor Frenkel-Frank and Hans van Hemert. It was recorded by Kamahl in 1975, becoming a major hit song. The song become an anthem for the World Wildlife Fund.[1]
| "The Elephant Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kamahl | ||||
| B-side | "Daisy a Day" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Woddis, Gregor Frenkel-Frank , Hans van Hemert | |||
| Kamahl singles chronology | ||||
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Lyrics
The song is about an elephant who tries to warn people to stop killing animals. During a parlando the elephant delivers his message that "man and beast must work together" and "together (...) will survive".
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Flemish region)[2] | 1 |
| Netherlands[3] | 1 |
| New Zealand[4] | 38 |
gollark: ...
gollark: "These are cool and I have purchased one"?
gollark: "I'm still using my 15-year-old prototype"?
gollark: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_inventions>
gollark: I think it's more that when a new invention is decently possible to make and economically viable, and there's research in the relevant field, some people come up with it. Blaming the first person to is kind of potatos.
References
- Kamahl - our Singing Star Down Under Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Ultratop
- Dutchcharts
- Ultratop
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