I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) is a pop song. It originated as an advertising jingle, sung by the New Seekers, for
Coca-Cola, and was featured in a
1971 as a
TV commercial. The commercial featured children from around the world singing on a hilltop, and was so popular that the song (without the Coke references) became a hit in its own right. Commercial recordings as a pop-song were issued by The New Seekers and The Hillside Singers.
The song's melody was later used as the basis of the song Shakermaker by the rock group Oasis. They were successfully sued for the unlicensed use by The New Seekers and had to pay out $A500,000(Australian dollars).
See also one-hit wonder.
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