Dutch, titled "Johnny, vergeet me niet". In 1985, Bronski Beat covered the song in a medley with "I Feel Love" and "Love to Love You Baby" in a collaboration with Marc Almond. Released as a single, it reached number 3 in the UK chart and earned Geoff Goddard a platinum disc with sales over 300,000. It was also covered by the Swedish rocker Little Gerhard and later by Showaddywaddy. In 1983, the British psychobilly band The Meteors released a version on their album Wrecking Crew, followed a couple of years later by Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords. It was the opening track on the 1993 album Seasons in the Sun by Spell (Rose McDowall and Boyd Rice). The creation and success of the song plays a significant role in the 2009 film Telstar: The Joe Meek Story in which Goddard is portrayed by Tom Burke and Leyton by Callum Dixon In 2018, Freddie Dilevi released a cover of the song on the album Teenager's Heartbreak, edited by Family Spree Recordings. References 1961 singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Song recordings produced by Joe Meek Songs written by Geoff Goddard Teenage tragedy songs Songs about ghosts 1961 songs EMI Records singles Songs banned by the BBC