“Sad Eyes” marked his final major hit, but it was far from his first. In 1972, John's rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" held the No. 3 spot on the charts for three weeks. Over the course ...
The fourth track, “Ojos Tristes” (“Sad Eyes” in English) takes the chorus from Jeanette’s 1981 song “El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes” (“The Boy With Sad Eyes,” see an English ...
Robert John, the singer who hit No. 1 in 1979 with "Sad Eyes," has died. He was 79. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by John's son, Michael Pedrick, who said his dad died on Monday and was ...
The fourth track, “Ojos Tristes” (“Sad Eyes” in English) takes the chorus from Jeanette’s 1981 song “El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes” (“The Boy With Sad Eyes,” see an English ...
The fourth track, “Ojos Tristes” (“Sad Eyes” in English) takes the chorus from Jeanette’s 1981 song “El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes” (“The Boy With Sad Eyes,” see an English translation here of the ...