About Robert John
Robert John, (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, on 3 January 1946; died 24 February 2025) was an American singer-songwriter remembered for his song "Sad Eyes" that features hiss falsetto vocals and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in summer 1979. Earlier, John had a #3 hit in 1972 in the USA with his version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
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Sad Eyes
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Sad Eyes - Remastered
Sad Eyes - Remastered 2002
If You Don't Want My Love
Lonely Eyes
Stay A Little Longer
Hey There Lonely Girl
Only Time
Hey There Lonely Girl (Original Hit Version)
Sherry
Dance The Night Away
Sad Eyes (Remastered 2002)
Sad Eyes (Original Hit Version)
Back On The Street Again
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
Sad Eyes (Remastered)
Sad Eyes - Original Hit Version
Hey There Lonely Girl - Original Hit Version
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Single)
Sad Eyes - 2002 Digital Remaster
Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube)
Sad Eyes - Sunset Sound Mix
(So Long) Since I Felt This Way
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I'm A Believer
Sad Eyes - Remasterd 2002
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Single Version)
On My Own
That's What Keeps Us Together
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) [Mbube]
Give Up Your Love
Raindrops, Love and Sunshine
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (OST "Borderlands 2")
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
You Could Have Told Me
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1972)
Takin' My Love For Granted
Am I Ever Gonna Hold You Again
Sad Eyes (2002 Digital Remaster)
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I've Said It Before
Give A Little More
Tell Me If I'm Gonna Lose You
Lion Sleeps Tonight (72)
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I'm Giving Up On You
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