Desdemona (Marc Bolan song)

"Desdemona"
Single by John's Children
A-side	"Desdemona"
B-side	"Remember Thomas A. Becket"
Released	UK: 24 May 1967
Format	7"
Genre	Psychedelic Pop
Length	2:27
Label	UK: Track 604003 Germany: Polydor 59116
Writer(s)	Marc Bolan
Producer	Simon Napier-Bell
John's Children singles chronology
"Just What You Want - Just What You'll Get" (1967) "Desdemona" (1967) "Midsummer Night's Scene" (1967)

"Desdemona" is a song by the English cult band John's Children. It was released in 1967 and failed to chart in Britain, possibly due to the fact it was banned by the BBC for a "controversial" lyric (lift up your skirt and fly).^{[citation needed]} However, the song was a minor hit in Europe.

The song was composed by Marc Bolan, at the time a member of John's Children, and is considered to be one of the greatest songs the group recorded, or indeed, one of the greatest early (i.e. pre Tyrannosaurus Rex/T.Rex) Bolan songs.

The song was covered by Radio Stars (featuring former John's Children singer Andy Ellison) (1978), Marsha Hunt (1969) and The Jam were known to have played the song live.

External links

• Marc Bolan fan site The text of "Desdemona" can be found under the button ‘lyrics’.