Sympathy (Rare Bird song)

"Sympathy"
Single by Rare Bird
Released 1970
Format Vinyl (7")
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. It also became a hit in continental Europe and sold one million copies worldwide.[2][3] In 1992, a version by Marillion reached number 17 in the UK, becoming their 17th Top 40 hit.[4]

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).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Paul Hegarty; Martin Halliwell (2011). Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Continuum. p. 189. ISBN 978-0826423320.
  2. ↑ Buckley, Jonathan (1999). Rock: the rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 1944. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
  3. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 284. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  4. ↑ David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 349. ISBN 978-1904994107.
  5. ↑ "The Birdwoman Of Zartacla". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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