Jealous Guy (track)
by John Lennon

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Year: 1971
From the album Imagine (track #3)
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89/100 (from 321 votes)
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John Lennon ‎– Imagine/Jealous Guy 1988 Parlophone RP 6199 Pic Disc 45 Vinyl NM
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John Lennon: Imagine & Jealous Guy (CD Single, 1988, Germany Import)
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From 05/30/2019 22:31
While the title track captures the zeitgeist of the peace movement and is a good hymn for humanism, I kind of think Jealous Guy is the crown jewel of the album, in stead of preaching Lennon is speaking from the heart for Yoko, their is more honesty and sincerity here, and the whistling is a nice addition. My favorite.
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From 09/24/2015 16:50
I'm surprised in all those comments on 'Imagine' that nobody had pointed out how that song has been played to death over the years. I missed the original release in the UK but it was reissued and charted again in 75, 80 and 2000 something. I'm so over-familiar with it that I don't really hear it anymore, it just washes over me. That's not a criticism of the song, but you can hear anything too much eventually.

With 'Jealous Guy' the opposite is true, for me, because I didn't buy this album until the 1980's and I was familiar with the smoother, more commercial Roxy Music version so to hear the rougher, more honest original was refreshing.
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From 03/30/2013 15:45
He certainly was, from what I understand
#70608 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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