[1] It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Grant's first UK top 10 hit for five years. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played in South Africa nonetheless. "Joanna" was a major hit and is one of Walker's most popular recordings spending eleven weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 7 in June 1968. #sky #clouds #blue Original image from @picsart Image by Joanna Lie . Find more awesome sky images on PicsArt. The accompaniment was directed by Peter Knight. Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker, Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970, No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976, It's Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967–70), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joanna_(Scott_Walker_song)&oldid=969404799, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 July 2020, at 06:31. The accompaniment of the b-side was directed by Reg Guest. [citation needed]. "The Archbishop who's a peaceful man" is a reference to Desmond Tutu, the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town who received the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against apartheid. "Jo'anna" is a reference to Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. At some point Joanna was placed under a curse by her father, King Nikolaus, a curse that to this day sees her blessed with two daughters, Freya Beauchamp and Ingrid Beauchampbu… Joanna has lived for many centuries, through many generations and has collected many enemies during her time in this realm. An instrumental arrangement on the song was used as the theme for Walker's BBC TV series, Scott in 1969. Bill Coleman from Billboard described the song as "sprightly pop with a meaningful antiapartheid message". "Joanna" is a song written by the English husband and wife song-writing team Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent which was first a song for the American singer-songwriter Scott Walker in 1968. [2], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "How Eddy Grant gave hope to South Africa", Austriancharts.at – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Ultratop.be – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Lescharts.com – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?45645-Israel-Singles-Charts-1987-1995/page2, Dutchcharts.nl – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Charts.nz – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Swedishcharts.com – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Swisscharts.com – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", Offiziellecharts.de – Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo'anna", "Les certifications depuis 1973, database", "El Cantante Enmascarado singing a literal Spanish translation of, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gimme_Hope_Jo%27anna&oldid=985947827, Articles needing additional references from May 2018, All articles needing additional references, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 October 2020, at 22:14. Japanese editions are backed with "The Plague", which was previously released as the b-side to "Jackie" in 1967. "Joanna" is a song written by the English husband and wife song-writing team Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent which was first a song for the American singer-songwriter Scott Walker in 1968. Discover all images by Joanna Lie . The song was Walker's second solo single in the UK. And Who Shall Go to the Ball? The accompaniment was directed by Peter Knight. The single was backed with the 1967 Scott album track "Always Coming Back to You". While credited to Hatch and Trent journalist Joe Jackson writes in his article "The Fugitive Kind" that Walker wrote a significant proportion of the lyric. The song was Walker's second solo single in the UK. "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is an anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa. "45cat – Scott Walker – Joanna / Always Coming Back To You – Philips – UK – BF 1662", Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his T.V. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played in South Africa nonetheless. Jackson quotes Walker as follows: 'that whole verse about "lived in your eyes completely" is mine and I wrote the last line in the song, "you may remember me and change your mind"'.[2]. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Grant's first UK top 10 hit for five years. Series. "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is an anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa. And What Shall Go to the Ball?