"\"The Laughing Gnome\" is a song by English musician David Bowie, released as a single on 14 April 1967. A pastiche of songs by one of Bowie's early influences, Anthony Newley, it was originally released as a novelty single on Deram Records in 1967. The track consisted of the singer meeting and conversing with the creature of the title, whose sped-up voice (created by Bowie and studio engineer Gus Dudgeon) delivered a number of puns on the word \"gnome\"."@en . . "\"The Gospel According to Tony Day\"" . . . . . . . . "181.0"^^ . "The Laughing Gnome"@en . . . . . "1967-04-14Z"^^ .