# Jealous Guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035 "2012-10-27T11:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/1 "2012-10-27T11:36:30Z")
Which is your favourite version? ---
**Author:** ![dimmy\_derko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dimmy\_derko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dimmy_derko)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/2 "2012-10-27T11:44:21Z")
I’ve only heard it sung by Lennon and Ferry and tbh, there’s not a lot in it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/3 "2012-10-27T13:17:11Z")
Elliot Smith did a cracking [live version.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxxpT2HZ57I) ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/4 "2012-10-27T13:32:54Z")
I prefer Roxy Music, and, of theirs, I prefer the live version from “The High Road”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OcJSAxxPF-s/hqdefault.jpg "Roxy Music - Jealous Guy [Live,1982]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcJSAxxPF-s) Minor hijack: Does it look like the backup singers on the right of the screen in this version [Bryan Ferry - Jealous Guy [2007-02-10 London] - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD_VrFJOnss&feature=related) have something more important to do than be there? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/5 "2012-10-27T14:48:22Z")
Moved IMHO --\> Cafe Society. twicks, who heard the Roxy Music version first so considers it definitive. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/6 "2012-10-27T15:15:18Z")
The original. One of my faves. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/7 "2012-10-27T15:21:00Z")
None. It’s a horrible song. ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/8 "2012-10-27T15:48:20Z")
The original, though I also like [Youssou N’Dour’s version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AOUcynq4uU). ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/9 "2012-10-28T10:29:22Z")
I think Bryan Ferry struggles with some of the high notes so I went for John Lennon. Cinnamon Imp reminded me I started this. Teach me to start a poll on a Saturday night after concreting in the hot sun. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jealous-guy/639035/10 "2012-10-28T12:28:01Z")
Roxy Music, because of the sax solo.