Billy Fury - References in Popular Culture

References in Popular Culture

  • His life was dramatised for BBC Radio in 1994, in a play called The Sound of Fury, with Anton Lesser playing the singer.
  • Rock band Devilish Presley recorded a song "Billy Fury is Dead", for their 2008 Flesh Ride album. They were interviewed about it in the "Tributes" section of the "Official" Billy Fury website.
  • Bernie Taupin included the song, "Billy Fury", on his album, Tribe, released in 1986. Sound effects at the beginning of the song gave the impression that it is being played on a jukebox, and the "imaginary" vocalist sang about his desire to "be like Billy Fury" and have the trappings of a rock singer. Elton John appeared towards the end of the song contributing some backing vocals.
  • In 1987, Fury was featured on the cover of The Smiths' last single, "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me".
  • In the 2009 film Telstar, directed by Nick Moran, Fury was played by Jon Lee.

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