Other Versions
Since 1977, this song has been covered numerous times. It appeared on the 1978 live album by David Johansen of the New York Dolls, "The David Johansen Group Live." Country rock group Dave & Sugar released a cover in 1981, reaching #32 on the country charts with it. Trick Pony covered it on the album R.I.D.E., and released its version in 2005, peaking at #22 on the same chart. A version of the song appears on Arab Strap's Ten Years of Tears. Gene Pitney recorded a version on his 2003 album, Blue Angel - The Bronze Sessions. Rod Stewart has been covering the song live since recording it on his 2006 album 'Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time'. In 2009, Jill Johnson recorded the song on the cover album Music Row II. There is also a German version called "Lass mein Knie, Joe", sung by Norwegian female singer Wencke Myhre in 1978. In Italy, Patty Pravo recorded a version called "Notti Bianche" in 1979. A French version was recorded by Eva (a German singer), under the title "Et je m'en vais". The argentinian band Fun People recorded a punk version for the single Middle Of The Rounds, in 1999. In 1979, Czech singer Karel Gott made cover version "Jen se hádej"
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