and the Jets". Rolling Stone readers picked this song as number three in a list of "deep cuts" by Elton John, songs that only a true fan would know, even though it has received significant exposure over the years. The song had a strong influence on the Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion albums and, in particular, the song "November Rain". Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows lists the song among the ten songs that helped shape how he relates to music. Covers The song was covered live by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, and appears on the 1995 EP A Change of Seasons. American progressive metal band Redemption also covered the song as a bonus track on their 2011 album This Mortal Coil. "Love Lies Bleeding" was covered by Très Bien! on The Next Great American Band. "Weird Al" Yankovic covered "Funeral for a Friend" live during his 2018 Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, with Yankovic playing John's piano parts on accordion. The song was interpolated in the song "Be Calm" by fun. on their album Aim and Ignite. The song was covered in a live performance by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (of Jellyfish and The Lickerish Quartet) as a bonus track for his Catnip Dynamite solo album. References in other media Jean Grand-Maître choreographed a ballet for the Alberta Ballet called Love Lies Bleeding. References Elton John songs Songs with music by Elton John Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin 1973 songs Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon 1978 singles DJM Records singles MCA Records singles