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词条 Metal Guru
释义

  1. Track listing

  2. Personnel

  3. Chart performance

     Year-end charts 

  4. Cover versions

  5. See also

  6. References

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| caption = German picture sleeve by Ariola label
| type = single
| artist = T. Rex
| album = The Slider
| B-side = {{hlist|"Thunderwing"|"Lady"}}
| released = 1972
| format = {{hlist|Vinyl|7"}}
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| genre = Glam rock[1]
| length = 2:25
| label = T. Rex Wax Co.
| writer = Marc Bolan
| producer = Tony Visconti
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| next_year = 1972
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"Metal Guru" is a song by the British rock band T. Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was the band's fourth (and final) number one on the UK Singles Chart when it topped the chart for four weeks from May–June 1972. It was also included on the album The Slider in 1972.

Despite coming only ten months after the success of "Get It On", it failed to chart in the United States. The song reached No. 45 in Canada in July 1972.

Bolan himself described the song's apparent religious references as this:

"Is a festival of life song. I relate 'Metal Guru' to all Gods around. I believe in a God, but I have no religion. With 'Metal Guru', it's like someone special, it must be a Godhead. I thought how God would be, he'd be all alone without a telephone. I don't answer the phone any more. I have codes where people ring me at certain times."

In 2008, Freaky Trigger placed "Metal Guru" at number 37 in their list of "The Top 100 Songs of All Time".[2]

Track listing

United Kingdom (EMI)
  1. "Metal Guru"
  2. "Thunderwing"
  3. "Lady"
Germany and Spain (Ariola)
  1. "Metal Guru" (2:25)
  2. "Lady" (2:12)
France (Columbia)
  1. "Metal Guru" (3:45)
  2. "Lady" (3:50)

Personnel

  • Marc Bolan – vocals, guitar
  • Mickey Finn – percussion, vocals
  • Steve Currie – bass
  • Bill Legend – drums
  • Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti – string arrangements
  • Produced by Tony Visconti

Chart performance

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Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]10
Australia (Go-Set National Top 40)[4]8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]22
France (IFOP)[6]29
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7]14
Spain (AFE)[8]13
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Chart (1991)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9]80
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Cover versions

  • In 2005, rock band Rooney covered the song for the Fully Loaded soundtrack.
  • "Metal Guru" was covered and recorded by Serbian new wave band Električni Orgazam as a B-side for the band's fourth single "Locomotion" from their cover album Les Chansones Populaires, released in 1983. Srđan Gojković Gile provided the lead vocals for the track. There are no recorded live versions of the song.
  • The Smiths based their song "Panic" on "Metal Guru".
  • American indie rock band Louis XIV were also heavily influenced by this song for the composition of "A Letter to Dominique", which is from their second album The Best Little Secrets Are Kept.

See also

  • List of number-one hits of 1972 (Germany)
  • List of number-one singles of 1972 (Ireland)
  • List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s

References

1. ^{{cite book|first= Nathan |last= Brackett |first2= Christian |last2= Hoard |title= The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher= Simon & Schuster |edition= 4th |year= 2004 |page= 822 |quote= Bolan (...) started writing manic chant-along glam-rock hits such as "Metal Guru," "20th Century Boy," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and "Children of the Revolution." |isbn= 978-0-7432-0169-8}}
2. ^{{cite web|first= Pete |last= Baran |title= FT Top 100 Tracks of All Time: 37: T-REX – Metal Guru |date= 18 November 2008 |work= Freaky Trigger |url= http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/11/ft-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-37-t-rex-metal-guru/ |accessdate= 3 May 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages= |title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 18 February 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131020025459/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages= |archivedate= 20 October 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1972/19720812.html |title= Go-Set Australian charts – 12 August 1972 |work= Go-Set |publisher= Poparchives.com.au |accessdate= 18 July 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|title= Forum – General – Finnish singles chart archive |url= http://finnishcharts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35185&pages= |publisher= Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 18 February 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140729110804/http://www.finnishcharts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35185&pages= |archivedate= 29 July 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_T.php |title= InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste |publisher= InfoDisc |id=Select "T. Rex" from the artist drop-down menu |accessdate= 18 July 2013 |language= fr |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920092618/http://infodisc.fr/Bilan_T.php |archivedate= 20 September 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (T) |publisher= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 18 February 2014}}
8. ^{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}
9. ^{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40276 |title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1970s |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |accessdate= 18 February 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131106213449/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40276 |archivedate= 6 November 2013}}
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