Other versions A version by Dorothy Combs Morrison reached No. 99 on Billboard's Hot 100 in October 1970, and No. 47 in Canada during November of that same year. The country-rock group The Kentucky Headhunters released a cover on their 1991 album Electric Barnyard. Nina Hagen recorded two versions of the song, one in English and one in German. Each was released in 1985 on the same language version of her album Nina Hagen in Ekstasy. Both were also released as singles. In 2013, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman revealed that he recorded a demo of the song in November 1985 and had sent it to a film company for the prospective use in a new film. The demo cassette was not returned and Doctor and the Medics' version was released in June of the following year. Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts released a version of the song as part of his 2015 EP Counting the Days. William Shatner released a spoken-word version on his third album Seeking Major Tom. See also List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States References 1969 singles 1970 singles 1986 singles 2003 singles Gareth Gates songs Norman Greenbaum songs Cashbox number-one singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Scotland Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Australia Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Comic Relief singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles 19 Recordings singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles RCA Records singles Reprise Records singles Syco Music singles Songs about death Songs about Jesus 1969 songs Song recordings produced by Erik Jacobsen Gospel songs