Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
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| Single by Crystal Waters | ||||||||
| from the album Surprise | ||||||||
| A-side | Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Radio Mix) (U.S.) | |||||||
| B-side | "Tell Me" (U.S.) "Good Lovin'" (UK) |
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| Released | 1991 | |||||||
| Format | Cassette single, 7" single, 12" single, CD single, CD maxi |
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| Recorded | 1990 | |||||||
| Genre | Deep house | |||||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||||||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram Records | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Neal Conway Crystal Waters Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. |
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| Producer | The Basement Boys | |||||||
| Certification | Gold  |
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| Crystal Waters singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (also released as "Gypsy Woman (La da dee la da da)") is a house music song by American singer Crystal Waters. It was written by Neal Conway, Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. and Waters and is the first single from her 1991 debut album, Surprise. The song includes the chorus of "La da dee, la da da" and a much-sampled organ refrain that is similar to gospel music.
Slant Magazine ranked the song 48th in its 100 Greatest Dance Songs list, adding: ""Gypsy Woman" sets its portrait of a crusty, haphazardly made-up bag lady begging dementedly on street corners to the Basement Boys's unforgivingly brutish, mongoloid thump".[1]
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[edit] Chart performances
It peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number two in the UK Singles Chart, and it went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
When the song was descending the charts, it appeared on the benefit album Red Hot + Dance in a new incarnation mixed by Joey Negro, who took the song into a new musical direction.
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" was the highest-debuting single for a new act in the UK Singles Chart at that time - its debut at 3 was later eclipsed by Gabrielle's "Dreams" entering at two, and then by Whigfield's "Saturday Night" entering at 1.
[edit] In the media
In 1991, the song was spoofed in the memorable sketch "My Songs Are Mindless" performed by Kim Wayans on In Living Color, where series regular Wayans portrayed Waters referencing TV shows. Wayans skewered the song's simple rhythm and melody by singing "Hey look, there's Fred and the Flintstones/I got a song now, that's a song now/Yabba dabba doo, yabba dabba doo/Yabba dabba doo, yabba dabba doo...." The clip from the comedy show would sometimes show up mixed into Waters' own version at gay clubs with video screens.
The song is played in a fashion show at the end of the King of the Hill episode "Husky Bobby".
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" is also featured in the video game Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party on the Wii.
[edit] Cover versions, samples and remixes
Drum & Bass producer DJ Ron sampled and remixed in the track called "La Da Dee" on the La Da Dee single in 2003.[2]
The song was sampled by Styles P in 2004 on the song "Favorite Drug" from his album Time is Money, and later by T.I. on his 2006 single "Why You Wanna." At the end of the song "Bums" by Mr. Hyde and Necro, there is a quick sample of Waters saying, "Homeless... She's Homeless."
In 2006, it was remixed by Sami Dee & Freddy Jones and re-released as "Gypsy Woman 2006 (La-Da-Dee)" on the record label Absolute Sound France. The 12-inch (30 cm) vinyl included two remixes, as well as the a cappella vocal. The Big Room Anthem remix was featured on the 2007 Ministry of Sound Annual.
In 2007 Montefiori Cocktail released an instrumental version of Gypsy Woman.
In summer 2008 Sam Sparro recorded a cover of the song in London with his touring band. He had been performing the song in his live show during hit UK/European tour since the spring.
In January 2009 UK DJ Timmy Vegas released a song "Another Dimension" with Bad Lay-Dee which contains the organ sample of "Gypsy Woman", as well as a sample from Beastie Boys' Intergalactic. The latter sample is routed through a vocoder-like instrument, which is also driven by chords of the "Gypsy Woman" organ sample.
In February 2011 Japanese singer YU-A released a cover of "Gypsy Woman" on her album "2 Girls".
[edit] Track listings
- CD single
- "Gypsy Woman" (strip to the bone edit) — 3:42
- "Gypsy Woman" (hump instrumental mix) — 4:53
- slimcase internation CD maxi
- "Gypsy Woman" (strip to the bone edit) — 3:53
- "Gypsy Woman" (basement boy strip to the bone mix) — 7:31
- "Gypsy Woman" (hump instrumental mix) — 4:50
- CD maxi single
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Strip To The Bone Radio Edit) - 3:42
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Basement Boy "Strip To The Bone" Mix) - 7:26
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Red Bone Club Mix) - 7:08
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Hump Instrumental Mix) - 4:53
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) ("Give It Up" Vocal Mix) - 8:07
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Give It Up Bonus Beats) - 2:43
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Original Demo Mix) - 7:00
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Acapella) - 2:37
[edit] Charts
[edit] Peak positions
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[edit] End of year charts
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[edit] Chart successions
| Preceded by "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single May 25, 1991 - June 8, 1991 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Good Beat" by Deee-Lite |
| Preceded by "Senza una donna" by Paul Young and Zucchero |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single July 6, 1991 - July 20, 1991 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams |
| Preceded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single June 22, 1991 - July 6, 1991 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "More Than Words" by Extreme |
| Preceded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Swiss number one single July 21, 1991 - July 28, 1991 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams |
[edit] References
- ^ "100 Greatest Dance Songs". Slant Magazine. 30 January 2006. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/100-greatest-dance-songs/206/page_6. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ DJ Ron – "La Da Dee / Flowetical", Vinyl, UK, discogs (Retrieved 12 August 2011)
- ^ a b c d e f "Gypsy Woman", in Australian, Austrian, French, Swedish and Swiss Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 30, 2007)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1991" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201991.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ Italian Singles Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ a b c Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
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