official 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. Long-time Taupin collaborator 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". Mark Knopfler mentions Fury in "We Can Get Wild" off his 2007 album Kill to Get Crimson. In the 2009 film Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, Fury was played by Jon Lee. Discography The Sound of Fury (1960) Billy Fury (1960) Halfway to Paradise (1961) Billy (1963) The Golden Years (1979), re-released in 1983 as Memories The One and Only (1983) See also List of people from Merseyside List of Decca Records artists List of rockabilly musicians List of performers on Top of the Pops References Further reading Wondrous Face – The Billy Fury Story (2005) by Spencer Leigh Halfway to Paradise - The Life of Billy Fury (2018) by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford External links Fan website 'Sound of Fury' fan club The Billy Fury Story, a show featuring Fury's Tornados Billy Fury Years 1959–1983 BBC Archive – Mersey – BBC Interview with Fury Billy Fury Way, West Hampstead. The New Billy Fury Website 1940 births 1983 deaths British male songwriters British rock and roll musicians British rockabilly musicians English male film actors English male singers English pop singers English rock singers English songwriters Musicians from Liverpool 20th-century British male singers 20th-century English singers