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"My Friend Jack" is a psychedelic rock song released by the English freakbeat group The Smoke in 1967. It was included originally in their debut album It's Smoke Time, and it was also included (among other compilation albums) in the collection Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 (Rhino, 2001).
Originally a 1967 rock track by British group The Smoke, the song "My Friend Jack" is about Jack who eats "sugar lumps" (i.e. LSD [citation needed]) and travels the world inside his mind. Original Smoke member Zeke Lund was by now working as a sound engineer for Frank Farian.
The Smoke's biggest hit was "My Friend Jack" (German Chart: No. 2, UK Singles Chart: No. 45); the BBC banned airplay of the song over its then alleged, though highly apparent, drug references. [2] Later singles released under the band name often had variations on the remaining trio of Lund, Luker and Gill, performing along with session ...
“This song has always made me think of my friend Jack. It was the first song we made together and watching him challenge himself and make beautiful art over the years has been the thrill of a ...
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All songs written by The Smoke, except where indicated: LP Side A. My Friend Jack" - 3:03 ... "My Friend Jack (Alternate Take)" - 3:10; Personnel. The Smoke
In 2012, Lutz and Weck began sorting through the recordings in Lutz's Tazmania Studio. The result is Still Smokin', featuring new songs and updated versions of the band's "My Friend Jack" and “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”. Augmented by new players Billy Craig, Arlen Viecelli and Brad Johnson, Brownsville Station returned to the road in 2013.