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Jealous Guy is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album “Imagine.” It is one of the most commonly covered Lennon songs, with at least ninety-two recorded cover versions by musicians like Donny Hathaway, the Black Crowes, Jeff Tweedy, Peter Criss (of KISS), and Deftones.
The song’s genesis came in India, after The Beatles attended a lecture by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi about a “son of the mother nature”. This inspired both Paul McCartney and John Lennon to write songs about the same subject. McCartney’s composition “Mother Nature’s Son” was selected for The Beatles (the White Album), while Lennon’s song “Child of Nature” was not. After that, Lennon continued to play it into the Get Back sessions. Eventually, the lyrics were scrapped and replaced by the now well known “Jealous Guy” lyrics for Imagine.
According to the Jealous Guy Songfacts, Joey Molland and Tom Evans of the band Badfinger both played acoustic guitar on this track. Badfinger were signed to the Beatles-run Apple label and George Harrison recommended to Lennon, “if you need some guitar players on Imagine, use the Badfinger guys.”
“Jealous Guy” was released as a single with “Going Down on Love” (a track from Walls and Bridges) as the B-side in the United Kingdom in November 1985. It reached number 65 in the charts.
The song’s genesis came in India, after The Beatles attended a lecture by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi about a “son of the mother nature”. This inspired both Paul McCartney and John Lennon to write songs about the same subject. McCartney’s composition “Mother Nature’s Son” was selected for The Beatles (the White Album), while Lennon’s song “Child of Nature” was not. After that, Lennon continued to play it into the Get Back sessions. Eventually, the lyrics were scrapped and replaced by the now well known “Jealous Guy” lyrics for Imagine.
According to the Jealous Guy Songfacts, Joey Molland and Tom Evans of the band Badfinger both played acoustic guitar on this track. Badfinger were signed to the Beatles-run Apple label and George Harrison recommended to Lennon, “if you need some guitar players on Imagine, use the Badfinger guys.”
“Jealous Guy” was released as a single with “Going Down on Love” (a track from Walls and Bridges) as the B-side in the United Kingdom in November 1985. It reached number 65 in the charts.
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listentothewarm wrote:
I ♥ it~
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WWOMENN wrote:
VERY, VERY LOVE THIS SONG♥
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BlueOclock wrote:
Roget and Thesaurus Rex did a nice version of this also.
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assderasse wrote:
One word, GREAT !
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flickothewrist wrote:
This one was always my favourite one of John's without his Beatle hat on and when the chap in the photo re-invented it as a tribute I was struck dumb and in fact I have not been able to speak properly since, a song for the ages
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keanequeen wrote:
O assovio..^^ lindoooooooooooo
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PattySauce wrote:
He had such a beautiful soul!
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B-AIRLINE wrote:
LENNON & JAGGER = TWO GIANTS
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pribongiovi wrote:
my song.
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littlepunkqueen wrote:
nice very nice song!!!!!!!!!! John Lennon a genius!!!
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arr2171 wrote:
best whistle of all whistles in songs!
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PaulettaKeegan wrote:
muito bom!
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sage80_wanker wrote:
Top 5 songs of all time. Stunning.
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ARCHOS55 wrote:
Shot in the back very sad. Here's to you John.
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KingsAndQueen wrote:
I was feeling insecure
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lovinjuubejbi wrote:
I love this song
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BrunoPedrelli wrote:
I'm just a jealous guy *------*
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MrMorizon wrote:
Perfect piano intro.
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MilesAboveYou wrote:
When he whistles, i just get chills down my spine
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StereoGirl95 wrote:
Such a beautiful song.
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