In 1986,[27] the French songwriter Loulou Gasté sued Morris Albert for copyright infringement, claiming that "Feelings" plagiarized the melody of his 1956 song "Pour Toi".

A version by Chicago soul singer Walter Jackson reached number 93 on Billboard's pop chart in January 1977.

During a lecture at Chautauqua Institution, Julie Andrews stated that she considered this song too difficult to sing because it had no meaning behind it.

[35] In "Switch", a 1990 Pepsi commercial, MC Hammer sings "Feelings" instead of "U Can't Touch This" when given a non-Pepsi drink.

The Offspring recorded in their album Americana a parodic cover of "Feelings" concerning the narrator's hatred.