Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
| Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft | |
|---|---|
| Klaatu | |
| publication | 1976 |
| length | 3:23 (single); 7:14 (album) |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| Author (s) | Terry Draper , John Voloschuk |
| Label | Daffodil Records (Canada); Capitol Records (rest of the world) |
| album | 3:47 am EST |
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft ( [I / we] call (s) the crew of interplanetary spacecraft or [I / we] call the crews of interplanetary spacecraft is) a song of Canadian progressive rock group Klaatu that this 1976 on their debut - Album 3:47 EST released.
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Emergence
The song title and lyrics fit thematically to the band name Klaatu . This comes from the US - science fiction - film The Day the Earth Stood Still from 1951. The humanoid alien protagonist of the film is called in his native language Klaatu , gives itself but later, not to attract attention among people, the Name Mr. Carpenter .
The idea for the song was loud band member John Woloschuk to 1967 by Jay David published Reader The Flying Saucer ( the flying saucer back). It was encouraged to participate in an experiment called the World Contact Day ( World Kontakttag participate). On this day the participants should try together at a certain time to contact aliens by telepathically sending a message to them. That message began with the words Calling occupants of interplanetary craft! .
The song was recorded on March 13, 1975.
reception
Beatles rumor
Shortly after the band was founded, an American journalist spread the rumor that the band or the band members were involved in a music project by the four Beatles , which broke up in 1970. This rumor, u. a. supported by the musical style and sound of the voice of lead singer John Woloschuk, which is very similar to that of Paul McCartney , spread very quickly and lasted for several years. The Beatles themselves never commented on the rumors. The names of the Klaatu band members were not given on any of their first three albums and their number was also unknown. It was not until 1980, with the release of their fourth album Endangered Species , that the three band members revealed their true identities.
The Beatles rumor meant that the band's record sales and chart placements were high from the start. The album 3:47 EST sold very well, ranking 40th in Canada and 32nd on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US .
From Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft are two versions, a 7 min. 14 sec. Long LP version and a single version with 3 min. 23 sec. The pirate radio station Radio Caroline , on a ship off the British coast in international waters, played In 1979, for some time, Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft was a jingle at the beginning of its night program.
Cover version
1977 appeared cover version of the song by the US Pop - duo The Carpenters who had this taken with 160 other musicians. This version reached number 1 on the Irish charts and made it to the top 10 in the UK and Canada.
The Carpenters developed the concept of contact with aliens on up to a television program that The Carpenters ... Space Encounters ( The Carpenters ... encounters in space called) and on 17 May 1978 at the US television network ABC aired. In the show they sang u. a. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft .
Web links
- Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft , long version on Youtube.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics of the original Klaatu on songtexte.com
- ↑ Klaatu Track Facts on klaatu.org
- ^ A b Conrad Stinnett: Being compared to The Beatles proved to be a mixed blessing for Klaatu In: Goldmine Magazine of December 8, 2013.
- ↑ Here's the full version of The Carpenters' “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” from 1977 on thatericalper.com.
- ↑ Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft in the Internet Movie Database (English)