Seven Horses in the Sky
Appearance
"Seven Horses in the Sky" | |
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Barclay | |
Songwriter(s) | Fred Bekky, Bob Baelemans, Hugo Hubert, Luc Smets |
"Seven Horses in the Sky" is a 1968 pop song by the Belgian rock band The Pebbles. It was their biggest hit [1] and stayed 11 weeks in the Belgian top 30 chart, reaching fifth place as its highest position.[2][3]
Lyrics
The song opens with the sound of galloping horses, which was an idea of Pebbles singer Fred Bekky.[2] It then flows into a piano intro, created by singer-guitarist Bob Bobott.[2] The psychedelic lyrics describe seven purple horses racing in a green pouring sky.
Background information
The song was written by Fred Bekky and Bob Bobott, both the singers and guitarists of the band. The song also appeared on their debut album The Pebbles (1969).
Charts
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 5 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 3 |
References
- ^ "The Pebbles - Biografie". Muzikum.eu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Seven horses in the sky | Hitriders". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "The Pebbles - The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives". Houbi.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Seven horses in the sky". Muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "The Pebbles: Seven horses in the sky". Muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "The Pebbles %5BBE%5D โ Seven Horses in the Sky" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "The Pebbles %5BBE%5D โ Seven Horses in the Sky" (in French). Ultratop 50.