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Ynez, California. Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, having written the lyrics for most of John's songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper "New Musical Express" by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. Around the same time, John responded to the same advertisement, and the duo were brought together, collaborating on many projects since. In 1971, journalist Penny Valentine wrote that "Bernie Taupin's lyrics were to become as important as
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Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, having written the lyrics for most of John's songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper "New Musical Express" by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. Around the same time, John responded to the same advertisement, and the duo were brought together, collaborating on many projects since. In 1971, journalist Penny Valentine wrote that "Bernie Taupin's lyrics were to become as important as Elton [John]
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Ynez, California. Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, having written the lyrics for most of John's songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper "New Musical Express" by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. Around the same time, John responded to the same advertisement, and the duo were brought together, collaborating on many projects since. In 1971, journalist Penny Valentine wrote that "Bernie Taupin's lyrics were to become as important as
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various artists, among them Roger Cook and Lulu. Taupin would write a batch of lyrics in under an hour and give it to John, who would write music for them in half an hour, disposing of the lyrics if he could not come up with anything quickly. For two years, they wrote easy-listening tunes for James to peddle to singers. Their early output included a contender for the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, for Lulu, called "I Can't Go On (Living Without You)". It came sixth of six songs. In 1969, John provided piano for Roger Hodgson
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Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a 1999 concept album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical "Aida". With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop stars Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Shania Twain, Boyz II Men, Spice Girls, James Taylor, LeAnn Rimes, Kelly Price, Lulu, Angelique Kidjo, and Dru Hill. Additionally, two tracks, "A Step Too Far" and "Elaborate Lives", feature the voices of "Aida" cast-members-to-be Heather Headley and Sherie Rene
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and Tim Rice's Aida: Original Broadway Cast Recording", a conventional original cast recording of the Broadway production. Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a 1999 concept album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical "Aida". With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop stars Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Shania Twain, Boyz II Men, Spice Girls, James Taylor, LeAnn Rimes, Kelly Price, Lulu, Angelique Kidjo, and Dru Hill. Additionally, two tracks, "A
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the album of the same name, the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and music composed by Elton John. The song has a catchy energy despite its darker lyrics. "Kiss the Bride" Released initially as a single and then on the album "Too Low For Zero", it features lyrics by Bernie Taupin and music by Elton John. The song is upbeat and is reported to be a popular song choice to play at weddings. "Blue Eyes" From John’s "Jump Up!" album, the lyrics to the song were written by Gary Osborne to which John wrote the music for. The song
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doomed relationships, unrequited love, and hurt also suited Elton's own fragile state." The song "," by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, appears as a bonus track — the 15th track — on Elton John's 1978 album "A Single Man". Despite the liveliness of the melody, the unhappy lyrics by Bernie Taupin were written near Taupin's divorce from Feibelman during the sessions for the album Blue Moves, and along with songs on that album it reflects the Taupin's moods in full marital crisis. "," a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, is the 14th track (a
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music for the lyrics, and then posted it to Taupin, beginning a partnership that . When the two first met in 1967, they recorded what would become the first Elton John/Bernie Taupin song: "Scarecrow". Six months later Dwight was going by the name "Elton John" in homage to two members of Bluesology: saxophonist Elton Dean and vocalist Long John Baldry. His name was legally changed to Elton Hercules John on 7 January 1972. The team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin joined Dick James's DJM Records as staff songwriters in 1968, and over the next two years wrote material for
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the original version of "Candle in the Wind". In addition, "Blessed" is represented as the single edit. The North American version contains the full length version of the song. "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" do not appear on this version since they were recorded after its release. Due to a production error, the US CD booklet and cassette lyric sheet provide the lyrics for "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" directly after "Candle in the Wind". All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted. Love Songs (Elton John album)
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The Last Song (Elton John song) "The Last Song" is the second single from Elton John's 1992 album, "The One". It was composed by John, with lyrics provided by Bernie Taupin. "The Last Song" marked the first of John's American singles to benefit his AIDS foundation. Taupin faxed the lyrics to him in Paris, shortly after Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury died the previous year. "I was crying all the time as I wrote the music", John told "The Advocate", "and it was very hard for me to sing it". The song tells of an estranged father coming to terms
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script for The Wiggles' feature film: "Pandamonium!", although he didn't direct it. He also wrote a Wiggles song for the Wiggle Town DVD and CD: "The Wonder of Wiggle Town". In September 2016, filming began in Western Australia on "Three Summers", a romantic comedy film written and directed by Elton, which was released in 2017. Elton collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on "The Beautiful Game" in 2000, writing the book and lyrics (Lloyd Webber wrote the music). "The Beautiful Game" won the London Critics Circle Award for best new musical. Elton went on to write compilation shows featuring popular songs
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Snookeroo "Snookeroo" was Elton John and Bernie Taupin's contribution to Ringo Starr's 1974 album "Goodnight Vienna". The song, which concerns a happy-go-lucky lout from northern England, was written about Starr himself. Bernie Taupin backs this up by calling it "a simple biographical thing". Elton John recalled, "Bernie wrote really simple lyrics, very Ringo type lyrics and I tried to write a simple sort of melody to it". Elton John also plays piano on the track and provides the count-off. The title refers to the billiards game snooker. Charting as a tag-along with "No No Song" in the US, it reached
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turned out to be one of the most sincere songs we've ever written." The song is, as said, about rock stars and their fame which tend to get to their heads. Elton played this song live from 1978 up until 1980. Ego (Elton John song) "Ego" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released as a single in early 1978, and did not appear on the album released in the same year, "A Single Man". The single did poorly on the charts, reaching #34 in both the UK and the U.S. A music video
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its impact on the country. The lyrics are also printed on the walls of the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia. The B-side, "I Saw Her Standing There", is a live recording of the Elton John Band with John Lennon at Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974. It was the last of three songs John and Lennon performed together that night – the performance would mark Lennon's last ever concert appearance. Three songs from that collaboration were featured on the 1975 album "Elton John Band featuring John Lennon and the Muscle Shoals Horns" (DJM Records). These recordings can also be
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Irish pub somewhere up the road. John reportedly was initially wary of the idea, but Buckmaster said he changed his mind upon hearing it and approved the new coda for the final version; George Martin, who owned AIR Studios London where the album was recorded, wrote the horn and string arrangement on "Latitude"; and John and Guy Babylon are credited as arrangers on "Man", which also includes organ by Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics frontman Paul Carrack. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. There are many outtakes from "Made in England". These songs include "Building a
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Border Song "Border Song" is a song originally performed by British musician Elton John. Lyrics are credited to Bernie Taupin (although John himself wrote the words to the final verse). The music was composed by John. "Border Song" initially appeared on the 1970 album "Elton John", and was released in the spring of 1970 as the LP's first single. A flop in the UK, it was released in North America a few months later. It met with more success there, especially in Canada, where it peaked at #34. The appearance of "Border Song" on the Canadian charts was Elton John's
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by many to be a classic example of album-filler. I Don't Care (Elton John song) "I Don't Care" is the third track off the 1978 Elton John album "A Single Man. The lyrics were written by Gary Osborne. I Don't Care is notable for being one of the fastest paced songs of the album. It starts with a bluesy piano pattern, with the rhythm section kicking off after the first line is played. The chorus is backed by female vocalists, singing it in style with one of John's most loved genres, gospel. The electric guitar features a heavily used phaser-effect
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15 million copies to stores for the October 27 release date. The original motion picture soundtrack for the first film was released on June 13, 1994, two days before the film's release. It contains songs by songwriter Elton John and Tim Rice, who wrote five original songs, with Elton John performing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" during the end credits. Additionally, "The Morning Report", a song which was not present in the original theatrical film, was later added to the IMAX theater and to the DVD Platinum Edition release. The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer and supplemented
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I Don't Care (Elton John song) "I Don't Care" is the third track off the 1978 Elton John album "A Single Man. The lyrics were written by Gary Osborne. I Don't Care is notable for being one of the fastest paced songs of the album. It starts with a bluesy piano pattern, with the rhythm section kicking off after the first line is played. The chorus is backed by female vocalists, singing it in style with one of John's most loved genres, gospel. The electric guitar features a heavily used phaser-effect that gives the song a spacy feel. After the
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put it into the artwork. But it all goes hand in hand with my belief in America and my interest, I would say obsession, with Americana." On 10 April 2018, CBS aired "I'm Still Standing: A Grammy Salute to Sir Elton John" which featured artists performing songs from the John/Taupin songbook, including many of the artists who recorded songs for "Revamp" and "Restoration". At the end of the broadcast, John and Taupin were given Grammy Awards: the President's Award. Christopher Jackson, Gayle King and Neil Patrick Harris provided recitations of Taupin's lyrics accompanied by Valerie Simpson and Jon Batiste. Additionally,
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song was performed by country singer Miranda Lambert for the 2018 tribute album "". My Father's Gun "My Father's Gun" is the title of two different songs: the first one, most famous, by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin and another born during the American Civil War, written by Joe English, sung by the Irish-bred soldiers of the Union, and actually performed by David Kincaid, included in his album "The Irish Volunteer: Songs Of Union Soldiers 1861-1865". The song by Elton John is the fifth track on his third studio album, "Tumbleweed Connection". The song tells the story of
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My Father's Gun "My Father's Gun" is the title of two different songs: the first one, most famous, by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin and another born during the American Civil War, written by Joe English, sung by the Irish-bred soldiers of the Union, and actually performed by David Kincaid, included in his album "The Irish Volunteer: Songs Of Union Soldiers 1861-1865". The song by Elton John is the fifth track on his third studio album, "Tumbleweed Connection". The song tells the story of a young Confederate whose father has just been killed during the American Civil War.
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of his brother, who died of AIDS around the time "The One" was released. When they first played the song on the air, Dell'Abate broke out in tears during the first verse. The Last Song (Elton John song) "The Last Song" is the second single from Elton John's 1992 album, "The One". It was composed by John, with lyrics provided by Bernie Taupin. "The Last Song" marked the first of John's American singles to benefit his AIDS foundation. Taupin faxed the lyrics to him in Paris, shortly after Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury died the previous year. "I was crying
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to "Sasson says so much." Sad Songs (Say So Much) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" is a song by Elton John and is the closing track on the 1984 album "Breaking Hearts". It reached #7 on the UK chart and #5 on the U.S. chart. The lyrics describe how it sometimes helps for someone who is feeling sad, or who has lost a partner, to listen to old radio blues classics. In the years since its issue, radio airplay has been modest compared with some of John's other 1980s singles. The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot on
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agreement was necessary. The original album contained a booklet containing lyrics to the songs (even to the covers of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Pinball Wizard"), with illustrations or performance photos for each song. In 1992, a new version was released worldwide. Elton John had moved to Polygram Records, who got the rights to all of his DJM recordings (pre-1976). MCA now controlled his post-DJM recordings, including his later work on Geffen Records which had been taken over by MCA. Geffen's "Greatest Hits Volume III" was deleted and replaced with "Greatest Hits: 1976–1986", which also contained "Sorry Seems
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Sad Songs (Say So Much) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" is a song by Elton John and is the closing track on the 1984 album "Breaking Hearts". It reached #7 on the UK chart and #5 on the U.S. chart. The lyrics describe how it sometimes helps for someone who is feeling sad, or who has lost a partner, to listen to old radio blues classics. In the years since its issue, radio airplay has been modest compared with some of John's other 1980s singles. The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot on a street in Rushcutters Bay,
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This Train Don't Stop There Anymore "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" is a 2001 song performed by Elton John. The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The music video was directed by David LaChapelle, and with Pierre Rouger as cinematographer, and presents a younger John played by Justin Timberlake dressed in outfits typical of John in the 1970s; the video also features Paul Reubens of Pee-Wee Herman fame as John Reid, John's manager of 25 years. The song's lyrics detail John's coming to terms with getting older. It appears on the album "Songs from the West
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version remains a staple of classic rock radio in North America. Border Song "Border Song" is a song originally performed by British musician Elton John. Lyrics are credited to Bernie Taupin (although John himself wrote the words to the final verse). The music was composed by John. "Border Song" initially appeared on the 1970 album "Elton John", and was released in the spring of 1970 as the LP's first single. A flop in the UK, it was released in North America a few months later. It met with more success there, especially in Canada, where it peaked at #34. The
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Who seems to be so close to you instead?" The first track (and second single released from) on the 1974 album Caribou, "The Bitch is Back," with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, was certified Gold on 13 September 1995 by the Recording Industry Association of America, despite limited airplay because of reluctance to broadcast the word "bitch." The song's title and repeated refrain was a direct quote of Feibelman, who said, "The bitch is back," whenever John was in a bad mood. "Mellow" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, the second
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who responded to the advert and they met for the first time shortly afterwards. Some of their best-known songs are "Tempted", "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)", "Black Coffee in Bed", "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction" and "Annie Get Your Gun". After the break-up of Squeeze in 1983 Difford continued writing songs with Glenn Tilbrook for artists such as Jools Holland, Helen Shapiro, Billy Bremner and Elvis Costello. He has also written lyrics for music by Jools Holland, Elton John, Wet Wet Wet, Marti Pellow and others. He was involved with Tilbrook and John Turner in the creation of a
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Ego (Elton John song) "Ego" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released as a single in early 1978, and did not appear on the album released in the same year, "A Single Man". The single did poorly on the charts, reaching #34 in both the UK and the U.S. A music video was made, and was the most expensive of its kind in its day. The video featured John Emberton who played Elton John as a small boy in the video acting out a scene from Romeo & Juliet. John Emberton's sister Penny
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advance of the show was released in 1999. All compositions by Elton John except "The Muse", lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The Muse (soundtrack) The Muse is a soundtrack released by singer Elton John in August 1999 for the original motion picture "The Muse". The album is a departure for Elton, as it is mainly the orchestrated score of the film, which he wrote in its entirety. The only vocal track is the title track, which was co-written with longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was his third soundtrack following the release of "Friends" in 1971 and "The Lion King" in 1994.
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the British animated television series of the same name. "Up The Revolution" was John's track, alongside contributions from George Harrison, the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton. The album was issued briefly, and only in the U.K. Along with Tim Rice, Elton John wrote the songs for the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King". At the 67th Academy Awards, three of the five nominees for the Academy Award for Best Song were from "The Lion King" soundtrack. John won the award with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Both that and "Circle of Life" became hit songs for John. "Can
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Tumbleweed Connection. The songs are all written by artists signed to Warlock, including Nick Drake and John Martyn. Prologue (Elton John album) Prologue is a grey market album by Elton John featuring music publishing demonstration recordings made in the 1960s. It features four songs with Linda Peters on vocals, who would later marry musician Richard Thompson. Elton sings the remaining titles. The CD is a copy of a promotional 1970 vinyl demo album for producer Joe Boyd's Warlock label. Only 100 of these original vinyl albums are purported to have been made, of which six are known to exist today.
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Way to Blue" was written by Alice in Chains' guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, and it was one of the first songs he wrote for the Alice in Chains' album of the same name – their first album since 1995's self-titled record. It was also the last track the band recorded for the album. The song, which features the lyrics "Imitations are pale" and "Lay down/I'll remember you", is a tribute to the band's late lead singer, Layne Staley. In 2009, Cantrell invited Elton John to collaborate with Alice in Chains playing the piano in "Black Gives Way To Blue",
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is about losing someone and was meant to help those grieving by listening to classic sad songs. "I'm Still Standing" Also written by Bernie Taupin off of "Too Low for Zero", the song is aimed at a former lover. Contrary to popular belief of it being a statement of John’s resilience in the face of adversity for his flamboyant and non-traditional flair, Taupin actually wrote the song with a specific ex-lover in mind. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" Off of the "Jump Up!" album, the song was written as a tribute to the late John Lennon. The lyrics were first
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later signed the young Reg Dwight (a.k.a. 'Elton John' – who played piano and organ on Hollies 1969 and 1970 recordings). Nash was pivotal in the forging of a sound and lyrics, often writing the verses on Clarke, Hicks & Nash songs. However, Nash also composed songs by himself under the 'team banner' (like Lennon & McCartney), for example, 'Fifi the Flea' (1966), 'Clown' (1966), 'Stop Right There', 'Everything is Sunshine' (1967). The "Butterfly" album included several of his songs that had less group participation and exhibited more of a singer-songwriter approach. He was disappointed when this new style did
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who made his last public concert appearance at the Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving night show. The tracks were left off the original vinyl version, though "I Saw Her Standing There" was released as the B-side of the "Philadelphia Freedom" single, and all three songs were later released on a DJM-issued EP. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted. Album – Billboard (United States) Here and There (Elton John album) Here and There, released in 1976, is a live album by British singer-songwriter Elton John; it is his fourteenth official album release. The title refers to
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Songs from the West Coast Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on 1 October 2001. Many critics have said that this album brought him back to his piano-based musical roots. Elton once again collaborated with long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin. Drummer Nigel Olsson returns to the band full-time. Tata Vega makes an early appearance as a backup vocalist and joined the EJ band later. This album marks the first time John and Taupin wrote together in person. From the album, "I Want Love" was a single and a Grammy nominated
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"Walls and Bridges" album. Lennon agreed to appear in concert with Elton if "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" became a #1 single, which it did. On Thanksgiving Day, 1974, Lennon and John performed these two songs along with "I Saw Her Standing There". This would be Lennon's last live performance. The song title "Empty Garden" refers to where the performance was (Madison Square Garden). When Lennon's son Sean was born in 1975, Elton was made godfather. After Lennon's death, Elton was concerned that a tribute song to the late Beatle would be "clumsy" – until he saw Taupin's lyrics.
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He Who Rides the Tiger He Who Rides the Tiger was a 1980 solo album from longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin. It is his second effort following his 1971 spoken word album "Taupin". Taupin co-wrote all the songs in the album with The Buckinghams former guitarist Dennis Tufano and sang lead vocals in all of them. Although the album was recorded during a time when John and Taupin had interrupted their collaboration, John lent backing vocals on "Love (The Barren Desert)". The album was released on CD by American Beat Records on March 10, 2009. All songs written by
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I've Been Loving You "I've Been Loving You" is the 1968 debut single by Elton John with lyrics credited to Bernie Taupin (although John later admitted that he wrote the song by himself, giving Taupin credit as an effort to earn Taupin his first publishing royalties). The B-side is "Here's to the Next Time", an Elton John composition. "I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set (which featured previously unreleased stereo mixes of
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Songs from the West Coast Tour Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002. In the fall of 2001 Elton John and the band set out on tour to promote Elton John's latest album "Songs from the West Coast". The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan. It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998 Face to Face. It was also the first time Elton John visited Mexico since The One Tour in 1992. The tour continued in 2002 after Face
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Standing – A Grammy Salute", which aired on CBS on April 10, 2018. In April, during the release of "Revamp" in Japan (there re-titled "Your Song: Elton John Best Hits Cover"), Lady Gaga's cover of "Your Song" was widely promoted on the country's radio stations, becoming the most played song on Japanese radio in mid-April. The song reached the top thirty in Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the digital downloads chart of Spain and in the US Pop Digital Songs chart. Your Song "Your Song" is a song composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his longtime collaborator,
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"My Lady D'Arbanville, why do you sleep so still? I'll wake you tomorrow, and you will be my fill, Yes, you will be my fill Elton John's version has him singing "You will be my "pill"", instead of the original lyrics. John's career took off around the same time as that of Stevens, and the cover songs that John sang on, including "Lady D'Arbanville" remained in obscurity until they were eventually released on a compilation album titled "Legendary Covers As Sung By Elton John" in 1996. In 1970, the song was recorded in both French and Italian by French-Italian Singer
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"Elton John", released in 1970. The limited edition box set version of "Diamonds" (the 3-CD version) contains a 72-page hardback book containing annotations for the stories behind each track plus a set of five postcards of illustrations of Elton John by contemporary artist Richard Kilroy. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin unless otherwise noted. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin unless otherwise noted. Diamonds (Elton John album) Diamonds is a greatest hits album by British singer-songwriter Elton John spanning his biggest hits from 1970 to 2016. The album was released on 10 November 2017.
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he doesn't quite make it there. Barry Walters of "Rolling Stone" wrote that back-to-the-roots albums by artist rarely work, but Elton was able to make it work on "Songs from the West Coast" even if some songs, such as "American Triangle" and "The Emperor's New Clothes", miss the mark. Others, like "I Want Love", effectively manage to sound like his earlier work. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The music video for the song "I Want Love" was directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and features actor Robert Downey Jr. lip-synching to the song. He was the only one
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Teacher I Need You "Teacher I Need You" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin that was first released on John's 1973 album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player". The lyrics tell of a schoolboy's crush on his teacher, and the music evokes the sound of 1950s songs. Although never released as a single, the song was popular on album-oriented rock radio stations. It was included in John's live concert sets on a number of tours, including 1973, 1982 and 1984. Artists who have covered the song include Richard Marx and Stephen Cummings. The lyrics,
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These Dreams "These Dreams" is a 1986 song by the American rock band Heart. It was released as a single in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In 1985 Martin Page (who co-wrote several other pop hits, including "We Built This City" and "King of Wishful Thinking") and Bernie Taupin (longtime collaborator of Elton John) wrote the music and lyrics to the song now known as "These Dreams". The song was offered to Stevie Nicks, who expressed no interest in recording
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John, who composed the music for the songs in the movie version of The Lion King (with lyrics by stage veteran Tim Rice), left others to expand the score for Broadway, while Phil Collins, who wrote music and lyrics for the five songs in the 1999 Tarzan movie, wrote an additional nine for the Broadway show". Phil Collins sings a bonus track "Everything That I Am" at the end of the album. The album includes "all four of the 'old' Tarzan songs (Two Worlds, You'll Be In My Heart, Son Of Man and Strangers Like Me)". The album entered the
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recorded the track over two years ago. Probably just after my last telly appearance. We were quite astounded when they wanted to release it as a single just recently." The B-side of Bush's single was her version of "Candle in the Wind". The CD single added an instrumental version of the same song. Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin is a 1991 tribute album consisting of interpretations of sixteen songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The title refers to a song on
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Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin is a 1991 tribute album consisting of interpretations of sixteen songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The title refers to a song on John's album "21 at 33", "Two Rooms at the End of the World", and to the duo's unusual collaborative style; it is also the title of a 1991 film documenting their collaboration. The album gained an uneven reception, though some performances were singled out for praise, including Sinéad O'Connor's interpretation of "Sacrifice" and
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"Nobody Wins". "Tendresse" was the original French version of the song which Osborne wrote English lyrics for, thus transforming the song into "Nobody Wins". After 1981, only "Chloe", "Just Like Belgium", "Nobody Wins" and "Elton's Song" would be included in Elton's Jump Up tour in 1982. While "Chloe", "Just Like Belgium" and "Nobody Wins" have never been performed again since that tour, "Elton's Song" was performed a few times on a solo tour in 1999. Since then, however, Elton has also stopped performing that song. However, since the album's release, Elton would perform "Carla/Etude" on his 1986 world tour with
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Go Down on Me"). "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines" were the two new songs made specifically for this release. The former was about John and Taupin each finding love and idealism in their new life partners. Unfortunately, Taupin's relationship would eventually end and is covered in the lyrics of "Mansfield" on the 2001 release, "Songs from the West Coast". The UK version saw an alternate track order with the inclusion of such songs as "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues", "Nikita", "True Love" (a duet with Kiki Dee), "Please", "Song for Guy", and
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written by Keith Williams and was not based on "If", but an idea supplied by Elton John himself who wanted a mini-movie made from the song without him necessarily having to appear/perform in it - a radical step in 1981 music videos. Elton's Song "Elton's Song" is a song written by Elton John (music) and Tom Robinson (lyrics). It first appeared on the 1981 album "The Fox", though it had been recorded two years prior, in 1979. It was previewed in concerts from that period. A mournful ballad in form, the lyrics deal frankly with a gay teenage boy's crush
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nature and literature and narrative poetry, both of which influenced his early lyrics. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement for talent that was placed in the "New Musical Express" by Liberty records A&R man Ray Williams. Elton John answered the same advert. Neither Taupin nor John passed the audition for Liberty Records. Elton told the man behind the desk that he could not write lyrics, so the man handed Elton a sealed envelope from the pile of people submitting lyrics, which he opened on the London Underground ride home. The envelope contained poems by Taupin. The duo have collaborated on
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out as John screams the lyrics. This song deals with problems of the world, and there are many references to fires and catastrophes. The chaotic orchestration and melody illustrates that very well. There are also poverty and war issues mentioned, and a world that just doesn't understand peace. It has also been stated that the song was about the conflict in Northern Ireland. Madness (Elton John song) "Madness" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the ninth track off his 1978 album, "A Single Man". The song fades in from the previous track on
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of "Harmony" are addressed a lover who has returned to him after a long absence. He wonders if she only returned to him because he is the only friend she has left, but expresses his love regardless. Although the lyrics are optimistic, James Perone points out that aspects of the music, such as a modulation to a minor key suggest that the singer's happiness may only be temporary. "The Elton John Scrapbook" author Mary Anne Cassata interprets the song as a "two-minute forty-five second dirge of despair...that somehow soared with hope enough to make Brian Wilson proud." Elton John biographer
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to Face 2002 and a tour of Australia. The tour started in Benidorm, Spain. The tour came to a close in Birmingham, England on 15 December. Songs from the West Coast Tour Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002. In the fall of 2001 Elton John and the band set out on tour to promote Elton John's latest album "Songs from the West Coast". The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan. It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998
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terrorist threats, after sharing the Columbine-related lyrics to "I'm Back" on Instagram. Protests against the album's content reached a climax when it was nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2001 including Album of the Year. At the ceremony, Eminem performed "Stan" in a duet with openly gay artist Elton John playing piano and singing the chorus. This performance was a direct response to claims by GLAAD and others who claimed his lyrics were homophobic, with Eminem stating, "Of course I'd heard of Elton John, but I didn't know he was gay. I didn't know anything about his personal life. I
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Night", and "I Saw Her Standing There". In introducing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Elton John said he believed it to be "one of the best songs ever written." The Lennon-sung "I Saw Her Standing There" (credited to the Elton John Band featuring John Lennon) was originally released in 1975 on the B-side of Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom" single. In 1981, all three live songs were issued on "28th November 1974", an Elton John EP. In 1990, the three songs were made available on the "Lennon" box set. In 1996, they were also included on the remastered edition of
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Madness (Elton John song) "Madness" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the ninth track off his 1978 album, "A Single Man". The song fades in from the previous track on the album "Shooting Star". The rhythm section is driven by a disco-esque 4/4 beat, and in the middle of the song, a string section is featured giving it a more modern feel. John also sings in a high falsetto range in the choruses. Towards the end of the song, the song gets more and more chaotic, fitting with the lyrics. The song fades
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before the official album, including all 60 minutes of the aircast, not just the 40 minutes selected by Dick James Music. John and Taupin then wrote the soundtrack to the obscure film "Friends" and then the album "Madman Across the Water", the latter reaching number eight in the U.S. and producing the hit songs, "Levon", and the album's opening track "Tiny Dancer". In 1972, Davey Johnstone joined the Elton John Band on guitar and backing vocals. Released in 1972, "Honky Château" became John's first U.S. number one album, spending five weeks at the top of the "Billboard" 200, and began
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Ball and Chain (Elton John song) "Ball and Chain" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album "Jump Up!" and was released as a single in the United States in September that year. It features Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar. The song is basically about bad love, simply a relationship that is just not working. The woman is simply not giving her piece in the relationship. The man feels that he has "A ball and chain hanging around his heart". Osborne also added some French
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animation director Stephen McNally; the video was inspired by Adin's own migration to England, portraying a character envisioning himself as an astronaut to draw parallels between the song's lyrics and the experiences of a refugee. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. In 2003, Universal Records released both a 12-inch vinyl (promotional only) & CD maxi-single with three new remixes of the song: Of these, "Rocket Man 03" was also included on the Rocket/Island/Mercury EP "Remixed," along with four other remixes of Elton recordings. Kate Bush released a cover of "Rocket Man" in 1991 as part of the
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Philadelphia" Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen, performed by Bruce Springsteen – Philadelphia † 1994: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Elton John, performed by Elton John – The Lion King † 1995: "Colors of the Wind" Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Music by Alan Menken, performed by Vanessa Williams – Pocahontas † 1996: "You Must Love Me" Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, performed by Madonna – Evita † 1997: "My Heart Will Go On" Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings, Music by James Horner, performed by Céline Dion – Titanic † 1998:
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Be King"; the singer was 15 years old at the time. Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Sally Dworsky provides the singing voice of adult Nala, which is heard during the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". The lyrics of the film's love theme, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", were re-written approximately 15 times, according to lyricist Tim Rice, who wrote the song alongside composer Elton John. At one point, the producers wanted the song to be a comical duet performed by supporting characters Timon and Pumbaa, despite the fact that John had originally composed the song with Nala and Simba in
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is the first track on Elton John's album "Madman Across the Water". During the early stages of Taupin's and Feibelman's courtship, Taupin wrote the lyrics of "Tiny Dancer" to celebrate his feelings for her, including literal details about Feibelman: She served as seamstress for the Elton John band, traveling with John's entourage during his first U.S. tour and making repairs when needed to the band's clothing. In 1973, Taupin was asked directly whether the song is about Feibelman, and he answered, "That's true, yes." In 1974, Taupin said, "I've never written a song meaning something more than it says." Later,
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and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who later wrote lyrics for "The Lion King" and "The Road to El Dorado". This is the last studio album in which James Newton-Howard played keyboards (he played keyboards again on the soundtrack of "Gnomeo & Juliet" less than 30 years later). In a 2010 Sirius radio special, John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin talking about "Jump Up!", said it was "one of our worst albums". He added, "It's a terrible, awful, disposable album, but it had 'Empty Garden' on it, so it's worth it for that one song." In
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Runaway Train (Elton John and Eric Clapton song) "Runaway Train" is a pop rock song recorded by the British rock-pop musicians Elton John and Eric Clapton. A CD, cassette and 7" vinyl single from Elton John's album "The One" was released in July 1992 which was later also accompanied by a music video shot the same year. it is also from the "Lethal Weapon 3" movie soundtrack. The music for the song was written by Elton John and Olle Romo while the lyrics were written by John's long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. For the recording of his instrumental part, John used
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Prologue (Elton John album) Prologue is a grey market album by Elton John featuring music publishing demonstration recordings made in the 1960s. It features four songs with Linda Peters on vocals, who would later marry musician Richard Thompson. Elton sings the remaining titles. The CD is a copy of a promotional 1970 vinyl demo album for producer Joe Boyd's Warlock label. Only 100 of these original vinyl albums are purported to have been made, of which six are known to exist today. The CD is a poor quality copy of a damaged vinyl record. Stylistically, it is very similar to
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die-hard Phantom fan." She also said, "Lloyd Webber's score (conducted skilfully by Guy Simpson) intermittently and elegantly reprises the original Phantom, connecting the two stories" but she did feel that, "several songs, with trite lyrics, lack punch. A bigger problem is the unsatisfying story. There are unnecessary Red Herrings and too many villains." William Yeoman of "The West Australian" wrote, "With book by Ben Elton and lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart, "Love Never Dies" is a curious mixture of gothic romance, vaudeville and verismo, with Lloyd Webber's lush, romantic score spinning like a fairground ride from Puccini to
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Bernie Taupin (words) and Dennis Tufano (music). He Who Rides the Tiger He Who Rides the Tiger was a 1980 solo album from longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin. It is his second effort following his 1971 spoken word album "Taupin". Taupin co-wrote all the songs in the album with The Buckinghams former guitarist Dennis Tufano and sang lead vocals in all of them. Although the album was recorded during a time when John and Taupin had interrupted their collaboration, John lent backing vocals on "Love (The Barren Desert)". The album was released on CD by American Beat Records on
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artist Young Chris to his label. In 2013, Love's label venture signed the artist, Tiara Thomas, to its roster. Love also has a production company of the same name to which he signed producers, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy, and D Town. In 2014, Rico Love signed Trina to his label. Love has cited various artists as influences such as Usher (who originally signed Love), Sean "Diddy" Combs, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, R. Kelly, Queen, Smokey Robinson, Elton John, and Miles Davis. Love has explained when composing he does not write lyrics down or even spend many hours working on songs.
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"Loyal to the Game" with Shakur's mother, Afeni. He produced the UK number-one single "Ghetto Gospel", featuring Elton John, "The Cross" from the Nas album "God's Son" and eight tracks on Obie Trice's 2006 "Second Round's on Me" (also appearing on "There They Go"). Eminem produced several tracks on Trick-Trick's "The Villain" (appearing on "Who Want It"), and produced four tracks on Cashis' 2013 album "The County Hound 2". Eminem is considered unusual in structuring his songs around the lyrics, rather than writing to beats. One exception was "Stan", which came from an idea and scratch track produced by the
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Grammy Awards, when he was facing all manner of criticism from GLAAD over his lyrics, Eminem responded by performing "Stan" with singer Elton John, who is openly gay, singing Dido's lines. Many of the profanities were substituted, for example, "You're like his favorite idol" in place of "You're like his fucking idol", and "stuff" for "shit". Recordings of this performance were available for download on Eminem's official website Eminem.com and, later, on his 2005 greatest hits release "". Christian rap artist KJ-52 recorded two songs: "Dear Slim" and "Dear Slim, Part II", attempting to contact Eminem and talk to him
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at a London hotel bar and working with Bluesology. By the mid-1960s, Bluesology was backing touring American soul and R&B musicians like the Isley Brothers, Major Lance and Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. In 1966, the band became musician Long John Baldry's supporting band, and played 16 times at the Marquee Club. In 1967, Dwight answered an advertisement in the British magazine "New Musical Express", placed by Ray Williams, then the A&R manager for Liberty Records. At their first meeting, Williams gave Dwight an unopened envelope of lyrics written by Bernie Taupin, who had answered the same ad. Dwight wrote
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“Nobody's Dirty Business” for Bettye LaVette. Other performers researched the period and selected their own vintage songs; Jack White unearthed “Matrimonial Intentions”, the Avett Brothers chose “Jordan Am a Hard Road” and Rhiannon Giddens chose “One Hour Mama”. Most of the performers recorded two songs although the duration of the film precluded all these performances appearing in the finished film. Some performers wrote songs specifically for the film like Merle Haggard who composed “The Only Man Wilder Than Me” as a duet for him and Willie Nelson to perform. Elton John arrived at the studio with a lyric entitled “Two
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English coal mining community during a strike, and similarly tells the story of a miner's son who goes against the grain. The character Billy was also partly inspired by the renowned baritone Sir Thomas Allen who came from a similar background, having been born in the North East's County Durham. Initially a 1999 film directed by Stephen Daldry, for which Hall wrote the screenplay, and for which he received an Academy Award nomination, "Billy Elliot" was later turned into a stage musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Hall. It is enjoying a long run in the West
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The Fox (Elton John album) The Fox, released in 1981, is the fifteenth studio album release for Elton John. With sales of approx. 300,000 US copies, it was one of Elton's poorest-selling albums in the United States. The track, "Elton's Song", was banned from radio play in some countries due to its content, which included references to homosexuality. The album was produced by John, Clive Franks and for the first time, Chris Thomas, who would produce many more albums with John through most of the 1980s and '90s. Five of the songs (noted below) were recorded during the sessions for
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Jump Up! (Elton John album) Jump Up! is the sixteenth studio album release by Elton John. It was released in 1982 by The Rocket Record Company except in the US and Canada, where it was released by Geffen Records. The album includes "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of "Double Fantasy", which is now owned by EMI). This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball and Chain"
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be produced. Sir Elton John (who also wrote the scores for "Billy Elliot" and "The Lion King" amongst others) was announced as the composer for the project and Paul Rudnick (most notable for writing the film "Sister Act") would write the lyrics and story. The casting and production schedule is still to be announced but it is aimed to play on Broadway. The Devil Wears Prada (novel) The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman who is hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes
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Following the film's release she began writing songs with Josh Sklair, a Grammy-winning producer best known for his work with Etta James. In 2009, Woolverton began working with another Grammy-winning producer Val Garay, who had been involved with records by James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, and Elton John. They collaborated with songwriter Bonnie Hayes and wrote the songs for Woolverton's first album, In the Blink of an Eye. Woolverton was born in the San Fernando Valley. By age 3, after daily serenades from her mother, Katrina started singing solos and making up her own songs. She started performing by
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to whom Bell and James provided some of their composition. Their songs were recorded by a number of groups including: With Elton John Most notably, two of the LeRoy Bell songs were recorded by Elton John. One was "Mama Can't Buy You Love" and the other "Are You Ready for Love". The songs, a LeRoy Bell-Casey James co-composition appeared in "The Thom Bell Sessions" in 1977. Elton John's song version of "Mama Can't Buy You Love" went to the Top 10 in the general charts and #1 the Adult/Contemporary chart in the fall of 1979, earning Elton a Grammy Nomination
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Fogerty's vocal delivery, by 1950s rock 'n' roll songs, particularly Little Richard's. In October 1972, the company that held the publishing rights to Richard’s "Good Golly, Miss Molly" felt that "Travelin' Band" bore enough similarities to warrant a plagiarism lawsuit that was later settled out of court. The lyrics of the song describe what life is like for a musician on the road. The opening line "Seven-thirty-seven coming out of the sky" refers to the Boeing 737, then coming into service on short-to-medium range routes. It has been covered by a few artists, most notably Elton John, who recorded a
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Blue Eyes (Elton John song) "Blue Eyes" is a song performed by Elton John with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982, both as a single and on the album "Jump Up!", which reached No. 8 in the UK. In the US, the song spent three weeks at No. 10 on the "Cash Box" Top 100, It also went to No. 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart. The video for the song was filmed in Australia, on Sydney's famous Bondi
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words into the song. The song opens with Pete Townshend's percussive guitar playing, and subtle piano from Elton John. The song then builds to a climactic finish, placing the final verse one octave higher. Country music artist Kathy Mattea covered the song on her 1985 album "From My Heart". Ball and Chain (Elton John song) "Ball and Chain" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album "Jump Up!" and was released as a single in the United States in September that year. It features Pete Townshend of The
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rowspan="2"|1983 || rowspan="2"| "Blue Eyes" || Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male || Blue Eyes (Elton John song) "Blue Eyes" is a song performed by Elton John with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982, both as a single and on the album "Jump Up!", which reached No. 8 in the UK. In the US, the song spent three weeks at No. 10 on the "Cash Box" Top 100, It also went to No. 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart.
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(à la "The Wizard of Oz") to one of his concerts, where she socialises with various celebrities of the period (Bette Midler, Sonny and Cher, Barbra Streisand, etc.) played by look-alikes. Then at the end she wakes up and Elton's character asks, "Who is this Elton John, anyway?" It also has more of an upbeat dance mix to the music. Songs from the West Coast Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on 1 October 2001. Many critics have said that this album brought him back to his piano-based musical
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critics, who generally praised its lyrics and piano instrumentation. It also received comparisons to other songs by Joel. "Honesty" peaked at number twenty-four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming the album's third consecutive top forty hit. It went to Number 1 in France and has also been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan for ringtone download sales of over 100,000 units. Joel performed the song live several times with Elton John and later with Bryan Adams. "Honesty" has been covered and sampled by various artists, including by American R&B recording artist, Beyoncé. "Honesty" was solely written
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hit for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. The songs "Mendocino County Line," "Last Stand in Open Country," and "This Face" were co-written by Bernie Taupin, the lyricist best known for his collaborations with Elton John. The album was panned for the excessively adult contemporary production. Pat Blashill of Rolling Stone said "Nelson is a performer who uses plain, powerful lyrics and a handsome but unvarnished voice to great effect. Much of that gets lost in the adult-contemporary production goop and heavenly choirs" of this release. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said it is "an accomplished, classy album, but it
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as it was his first single to be released there. Since then, it has not been played anywhere. As with many British songs at the time, it was covered elsewhere in Europe. In Italy, it was covered by Maurizio Vandelli who had translated the song into Italian. It was called "Era Lei" (Literally meaning "That Was Her") and the lyrical meaning had been slightly altered. This version charted in Italy and became a big hit. It's Me That You Need "It's Me That You Need" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was his third
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garnered ten 2008-09 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations, winning seven, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, as well as receiving an honorary Special Achievement Award for its three Billys. The six juvenile principals were recognized with an honorary Young Artist Award as Outstanding Broadway Musial Ensemble. Billy Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film "Billy Elliot". The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The
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Billy Elliot the Musical Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film "Billy Elliot". The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the 1984–85 UK miners' strike in County Durham, in North Eastern England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel about a
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Good Morning to the Night Good Morning to the Night is a remix album by Elton John and Pnau, released in July 2012. The album's tracks are created from samples of various early Elton John songs mixed together to form completely new songs. The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Phil Mongredien from The Guardian said "Australian dance duo Pnau have been mentored by Elton John for five years, and it's with his blessing that they have reimagined his early 70s output by splicing together snippets of songs to create something wholly new and oddly affecting...
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songs like The Who and started writing songs like Laura." Cyndi Lauper acknowledged that her rendition of the song "Walk On By", on her Grammy Award-nominated 2003 cover album "At Last", was inspired by Nyro. Elton John and Elvis Costello discussed Nyro's influence on both of them during the premiere episode of Costello's interview show . When asked by the host if he could name three great performer/songwriters who have largely been ignored, he cited Nyro as one of his choices. Elton John also addressed Nyro's influence on his 1970 song "Burn Down the Mission", from "Tumbleweed Connection", in particular.
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and noted that producer Jon Kelly has "contributed an incisive and full-bodied production" to the album, "a great improvement over the rather thin sound" of "Choke". According to Craig Tomashoff and David Hiltbrand of "Picks and Pans", the album contains "sweet pop music with insidious lyrics. It starts with the best pop melodies you can hum—sort of like "Elton John Does Detroit". Harmonious piano arrangements blend with songwriter Paul Heaton's soulful vocals and occasional backing horns to create 12 songs that work like aural lithium." They noted the contrast between the happy music and dark lyrics, saying "one hit and
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back fondly on that era of his career. The song was written by LeRoy Bell and Casey James of Bell and James. "Little Jeannie" Included originally on 21 at 33, it was written by Gary Osborne. This album was composed half and half of songs from Osborne and Taupin, marking the beginning of John and Taupin’s break. 21 at 33 contained roughly half and half songs from the two lyricists. For this particular song, the melody was written before the lyrics. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" From "Breaking Hearts", was written by Bernie Taupin and even with its upbeat rhythm
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Harmony (Elton John song) "Harmony" is a song written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John that was originally released by Elton John on his 1973 album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". In the U.S. it was released as the B-side of the "Bennie and the Jets" single in 1974, and in the U.K. it was recorded in May 1973, at Château d'Hérouville, France.it was released as a single in 1980 with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" on the B-side. It has also been covered by many artists, including Diana Ross, Zac Brown Band and Jesse Malin. On their face, the lyrics
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famous names as Justin Timberlake and Robert Downey, Jr., lip-synch the lyrics. Videos directed by photographer David LaChapelle for Elton John's The Red Piano stage at The Colosseum Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Elton John videography The videography of Elton John consists of 118 music videos and 17 video albums. Since 1970, John has continually released promotional music videos, beginning with "Your Song" and only sporadically releasing videos thereafter. It was not until "Visions" in 1981, a release that included music videos of every song from his album "The Fox", as well as the rise of MTV, that he began
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