Solely three weeks after John Lennon had had two consecutive posthumous UK No.1 singles, he was the author and inspiration of one other. Roxy Music’s model of his music “Jealous Guy” climbed to the highest of the chart on March 14, 1981.
Roxy’s solely UK No.1 single happened due to their scheduled look, on the day after Lennon’s homicide in December 1980, on a German TV present. Understandably moved to carry out one in all his songs in tribute, they selected one in all Bryan Ferry’s favorites.
Lennon had first labored on “Jealous Guy” within the period of The Beatles’ self-titled however so-called “White Album,” below the title “Child of Nature.” However as a result of Paul McCartney was writing “Mother Nature’s Son,” John’s music was shelved till he revisited it below the brand new title on his Think about album. The primary cowl arrived simply weeks later, by the singer Susan Shirley, with Donny Hathaway including his soulful tackle the music in 1972 amongst many others.
A brand new yr chart-topper
Roxy Music’s efficiency of “Jealous Guy” was so nicely obtained that the apparent subsequent step was to file it, and shortly. This they did, releasing it on Polydor early within the new yr of 1981, as public affection for Lennon led “Imagine” itself to spend a lot of the month of January at No.1.
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In February, John and Yoko’s newest single “Woman” changed it there, for a two-week keep. The sequence was interrupted by Joe Dolce Music Theatre’s novelty launch “Shaddup You Face,” earlier than the Roxy single grew to become the success that Lennon’s adoring followers deserved and demanded. Bryan Ferry went on to carry out the music 4 years later at Reside Support, with a guitar solo by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, because the world paid tribute to John Lennon yet again.
Purchase or stream “Jealous Guy” on the album Extra Than This — The Better of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music.
