Sympathy (Rare Bird song)

"Sympathy"
Single by Rare Bird
Released 1970
Format Vinyl (7")
Genre Blues rock, pop rock
Label Charisma (UK), Philips (Scandinavia, Italy and Greece)
Writer(s) Rare Bird

"Sympathy" is a 1970 song by English rock band Rare Bird. Although the song reached #27 in the UK, it became a hit in continental Europe[1] and sold one million copies worldwide.[2] The song was also recorded by Steve Rowland and The Family Dogg and Marillion. It was also recorded by Daliah Lavi in English and German language.

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).[3]

References

  1. Buckley, Jonathan (1999). Rock: the rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 1944. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
  2. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 284. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. "The Birdwoman Of Zartacla". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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