"The Pied Piper" is a pop song written by the American song-writing and performing duo The Changin' Times, consisting of Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld, who first recorded it in 1965. Their version reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] However, when British pop singer Crispian St. Peters recorded it, he scored a major hit during the summer of 1966. It went to #4 in the United States, #5 in the United Kingdom, and #1 in Canada.^[3][4]

The song's title refers to a fairy tale from German folklore, the titular character of which is The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

An advertisement for the first-generation Toyota Echo in Australia and New Zealand.^[13][14][15]

The song has been used in three episodes of the HBO series Silicon Valley, where it is sung karaoke by Dinesh.

• In Italy a well-known cover version was made, with the title "Bandiera gialla" ("Yellow Flag"), sung by Gianni Pettenati and becoming the theme song of a popular radio program of that era targeted to young people.^[16]
• Cher covered the song on her 1966 self-titled album.
• French singer Sheila covered the song in French, with the title "Le pipeau", in 1966.
• Rita Marley covered the song in 1967.
• Jamaican reggae duo Bob and Marcia had a Top 20 hit with their version, taking the song to UK #11 in July 1971.^[17]
• Yugoslav rock band S.T.R.A.H. released a Serbo-Croatian language garage rock cover entitled "Vođa" ("The Leader") on their 1988 EP Mesec (The Moon).^[18]