<P> `` Jealous Guy '' is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine . Lennon began writing the song in 1968 , when , as `` Child of Nature '' , it was among the many songs demoed by the Beatles before they recorded their self - titled double album ( also known as the `` White Album '' ) . The lyrics were originally inspired by a lecture given by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968 , when the Beatles attended his spiritual retreat in Rishikesh , India . In its rewritten form , the song serves as a confessional in which Lennon addresses the feelings of inadequacy that resulted in his failings as a lover and husband . </P>
<P> `` Jealous Guy '' is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine . Lennon began writing the song in 1968 , when , as `` Child of Nature '' , it was among the many songs demoed by the Beatles before they recorded their self - titled double album ( also known as the `` White Album '' ) . The lyrics were originally inspired by a lecture given by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in early 1968 , when the Beatles attended his spiritual retreat in Rishikesh , India . In its rewritten form , the song serves as a confessional in which Lennon addresses the feelings of inadequacy that resulted in his failings as a lover and husband . </P>
who sings i 'm just a jealous guy
who sings i 'm just a jealous guy
John Lennon
John Lennon