Sympathy (Rare Bird song)
| "Sympathy" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Rare Bird | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Genre | Progressive rock[1] |
| Label | Charisma (UK), Philips (Scandinavia, Italy and Greece) |
| Songwriter(s) | Rare Bird |
"Sympathy" is a song by the English progressive rock band
UK Singles Chart in 1970. The song reached No. 1 in Italy and in France, selling 500,000 copies in France and over one million globally.[2][3] The song peaked at number 98 in Australia, becoming the group's only top 100 appearance there.[4]
The cover art features a painting by Marc Harrison titled The Birdwoman Of Zartacla (also used for the cover of the June 1981 issue of the Heavy Metal magazine).[5]
Cover versions
- A 1970 cover version of the track by The Family Dogg reached number one in the Netherlands.[6]
- In 1970 Caterina Caselli covered the song in an Italian version titled: L'umanità
- In 1985 Toyah covered the song
- In 1992 a version by Marillion reached number 17 in the UK, becoming their 17th Top 40 hit.[7]
- In 2002 Faithless sampled the song.
References
- ISBN 978-0826423320.
- ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Birdwoman Of Zartacla". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Steve Rowland & The Family Dogg - Sympathy - dutchcharts.nl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ISBN 978-1904994107.
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