Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)\" is a song by Donovan. Donovan based it on the song \"Can I Do It For You\" by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy. The name \"Gyp\" refers to Donovan's best friend, Gyp Mills, known then at Gypsy Dave, and is one of many songs that Donovan wrote and recorded as a dedication to his close friends. Pye Records first released the song in the UK as the B-side to Donovan's song \"Turquoise\" in October 1965. The single was also licensed in this fashion in Canada, France, and Scandinavia. Hickory Records released it as the A-side to Vietnam-themed \"The War Drags On\" in July of 1966. The single was reissued in Frace as a B-side to \"Colours in 1975. The song has since been issued on numerous collections of Donovan's music and as a bonus track to his 1965 album Fairytale."@en }
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- Hey_Gyp_(Dig_the_Slowness) abstract "\"Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)\" is a song by Donovan. Donovan based it on the song \"Can I Do It For You\" by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy. The name \"Gyp\" refers to Donovan's best friend, Gyp Mills, known then at Gypsy Dave, and is one of many songs that Donovan wrote and recorded as a dedication to his close friends. Pye Records first released the song in the UK as the B-side to Donovan's song \"Turquoise\" in October 1965. The single was also licensed in this fashion in Canada, France, and Scandinavia. Hickory Records released it as the A-side to Vietnam-themed \"The War Drags On\" in July of 1966. The single was reissued in Frace as a B-side to \"Colours in 1975. The song has since been issued on numerous collections of Donovan's music and as a bonus track to his 1965 album Fairytale.".