My Name is Jack
"My Name is Jack" is a song written by American record producer John Simon[1] and released as a single by British group Manfred Mann in 1968.[2]
The lyrics and music were written by John Simon, and his own version was included on the soundtrack of the 1968 film You Are What You Eat.[1] The song tells the story of a resident of the " Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls", which was the nickname of a real hostel, the Kirkland Hotel, in San Francisco, where part of the movie was filmed.[3][4][5] Formerly the Kashu Hotel, the building became dilapidated and was demolished; the Christ United Presbyterian Church was opened on the site in 1975.[6]
"My Name Is Jack" was a Top Ten single in the UK for Manfred Mann, reaching no.8 in 1968.[7][8]
The Japanese group Moonriders covered the song on their 1978 album "Nouvelles Vagues".[9] Their version was further covered by Pizzicato Five.[10]
References
- 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films - You Are What You Eat". American Film Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Shinner, Merrill (13 April 1977). "Manfred Mann rewrites the past". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ GarboForever.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014
- ↑ Mark Christensen, Acid Christ: Ken Kesey, LSD, and the Politics of Ecstasy, IPG, 2010, p.203, Retrieved 17 July 2014
- ↑ Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls, discussion at HipForums.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014
- ↑ San Francisco's Japantown, Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p.35
- ↑ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 488. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ↑ "My Name Is Jack", 'Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014
- ↑ "Nouvelles Vagues", 'Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015
- ↑ "Great White Wonder", 'Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015
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