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'''"Sympathy"''' is a song by the English progressive rock band [[Rare Bird]]. It became the band's only UK chart entry when it peaked at number 27 in the [[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.<ref>{{cite book| first= Jonathan| last= Buckley| year= 1999| title= Rock: the rough guide| publisher= Rough Guides| page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/1944 1944]| isbn= 1-85828-457-0| url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| location= London| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/284 284]| isbn= 0-214-20512-6| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/284}}</ref> |
'''"Sympathy"''' is a song by the English progressive rock band [[Rare Bird]]. It became the band's only UK chart entry when it peaked at number 27 in the [[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.<ref>{{cite book| first= Jonathan| last= Buckley| year= 1999| title= Rock: the rough guide| publisher= Rough Guides| page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/1944 1944]| isbn= 1-85828-457-0| url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock00roug/page/1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| location= London| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/284 284]| isbn= 0-214-20512-6| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/284}}</ref> The song peaked at number 98 in Australia, becoming the group's only top 100 appearance then.<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=246}}</ref> |
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==Cover versions== |
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| ⚫ | The [[cover art]] features a painting by Marc Harrison titled ''The Birdwoman Of Zartacla'' (later also used for the cover of the June 1981 issue of the ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'' magazine).<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.comics.org/issue/306639/|title=The Birdwoman Of Zartacla|publisher=[[Grand Comics Database]]| accessdate =5 July 2015}}</ref> |
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* A 1970 cover version of the track by The Family Dogg reached number two in the Netherlands. |
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* In 1992, a version by [[Marillion]] reached number 17 in the UK, becoming their 17th Top 40 hit.<ref>{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=349|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref> The song has also been covered by [[Toyah Willcox|Toyah]] in 1985, and sampled by [[Faithless]] in 2002. |
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| ⚫ | * The [[cover art]] features a painting by Marc Harrison titled ''The Birdwoman Of Zartacla'' (later also used for the cover of the June 1981 issue of the ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'' magazine).<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.comics.org/issue/306639/|title=The Birdwoman Of Zartacla|publisher=[[Grand Comics Database]]| accessdate =5 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:50, 12 October 2020
| "Sympathy" | |
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| 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 Rare Bird. It became the band's only UK chart entry when it peaked at number 27 in the 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 then.[4]
Cover versions
- A 1970 cover version of the track by The Family Dogg reached number two in the Netherlands.
- In 1992, a version by Marillion reached number 17 in the UK, becoming their 17th Top 40 hit.[5] The song has also been covered by Toyah in 1985, and sampled by Faithless in 2002.
- The cover art features a painting by Marc Harrison titled The Birdwoman Of Zartacla (later also used for the cover of the June 1981 issue of the Heavy Metal magazine).[6]
References
- ^ Paul Hegarty; Martin Halliwell (2011). Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Continuum. p. 188. ISBN 978-0826423320.
- ^ Buckley, Jonathan (1999). Rock: the rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 1944. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 284. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 349. ISBN 978-1904994107.
- ^ "The Birdwoman Of Zartacla". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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