"Sorrow" | ||||
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Single by the McCoys | ||||
from the album Hang On Sloopy | ||||
A-side | "Fever" | |||
Released | October 1965 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:02 | |||
Label | Bang 511 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | |||
The McCoys singles chronology | ||||
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"Sorrow" is a song first recorded by the McCoys in 1965 and released as the B-side to their cover of "Fever". 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.[1] A version by David Bowie charted worldwide in 1973.
A line from the song – "With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue" – is used in the Beatles song "It's All Too Much" which was featured on their 1969 album Yellow Submarine.