The origins of Popcorn

Despite the wide range of music Gershon Kingsley has composed, he is most well-known for a 1972 instrumental dance hit called "Popcorn."

Kingsley recalls that he wrote the primary melody to "Popcorn" in about 30 seconds. The song was first released in 1969 as part of a Kingsley solo album called "Music To Moog By." This version differs quite a lot from the well-known version released by Hot Butter. A single version was released too, which had some extra effects compared to the album version. Then the First Moog Quartet, a band formed by Gershon Kingsley in 1970, used "Popcorn" as their encore song while on their nation-wide tour of college and universities. This version was released in 1972 on their LP Popcorn.