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"Sorrow" is a song first recorded by The McCoys in 1965. It became a big hit in the United Kingdom in a version by The Merseys, reaching number 4 on the UK chart on 28 April 1966.〔(The Merseys, "Sorrow" chart position ) Retrieved June 20, 2015〕 A version by David Bowie was also a hit in 1973. The song contains the lyric "with your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue", which reappears as a musical quote on The Beatles' track "It's All Too Much" from ''Yellow Submarine''. The Merseys version is more up-tempo than The McCoys folk-rock original. Propelled by Clem Cattini's drumming it features a powerful horn arrangement (most probably the work of John Paul Jones). The horns also take the solo which, on the McCoys version, is performed on harmonica. As the number and quality of subsequent covers demonstrate the Merseys' single was highly regarded among British musicians. ==David Bowie version== David Bowie's remake of "Sorrow", recorded in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, was the only single released in the UK from his Pin Ups covers album, reaching UK No. 3 and staying in the charts for 15 weeks.〔(David Bowie, "Sorrow" chart position ) Retrieved June 20, 2015〕 The B-side, “Amsterdam”, was a cover of a Jacques Brel song (originally called "Port of Amsterdam"), that had been performed live by Bowie since 1968. The song may have been recorded by Bowie in the summer 1973 sessions for ''Pin Ups''〔Kevin Cann (2010). ''Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974'': p.311〕 or in late 1971〔Chris O'Leary (2015). ''Rebel Rebel'': p.496〕for the album ''Ziggy Stardust''. Never selected as an album track, it was used as the single B-side as it fitted with "Sorrow". In France, it was billed as the A-side of the single. "Sorrow" was featured in the 2008 John Cusack film War, Inc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sorrow (The McCoys song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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