Elton himself has released updated versions, including a duet with Alessandro Safina in 2002. Anyway... it's the best song ever! Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Lyrics submitted by "Daniel" is a the grown-up ballad about a dissillusioned Vietnam veteran and was inspired by an article Bernie had read in Newswee... Lyricist Bernie Taupin -- the man who wrote the words for Elton John -- talked about how he turned such phrases into solid gold rock'n... Elton is singing about himself. Masters like Bernardin, Turano, Rosenthal, Hayward, Higgins, ... some of them I got the chance to meet in person. /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ Not full of clichees like most love tunes. It is simple and beautiful. Just an appreciation of another being existing - true love, Ahhhhhhh. It was one of the first songs Elton wrote with Taupin. Thanks guys! All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. Elton says there would be no Elton John as you know today if it weren't for Bernie Taupin.....and yes that is SO true! But there would also be no Bernie Taupin as you know him if it weren't for Elton John. Before he was a huge success, Elton worked as a songwriter and studio musician, and was briefly the warm-up act for US rock band Three Dog Night. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Elton said that Bernie wrote this song for a girl he was either seeing at the time. The song was written in 1967 and included on Elton's self-titled second album. Elton used to think that the song was about one of Taupin's girlfriends, but Taupin denied this. Elton sings a straightforward love-song at the beginning: "It's a little bit funny this feeling inside / I'm not one of those who can easily hide / I don't have much money but boy if I did / I'd buy a big house where we both could live. According to Gus Dudgeon, who produced Madman Across the Water and wrote an essay containing this information to accompany the remastered ve... "To make a chain of fools / You need a matching pair" reads the lyrics of "Passengers" (1984). })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well, as far as I know, the lyrics are not Elton's, they were written by Bernie Taupin (Elton wrote the music). All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. }; Taupin was just 17 when he wrote it. The Eltonite's Day: Today A Very Special Guest... ... Unforgettable People (XXVI): Clive Franks. Elton John - Your Song lyric meanings and song facts : All facts provided by Songfacts.com: This was Elton's first single to chart. Taupin was just 17 when he wrote it. He wrote this song for his mum... Not his boyfriend. He gets fairly defensive.". Linda Woodrow was his bride-to-be. Bee Gees Taupin wrote the song's lyrics after having breakfast on the roof of 20 Denmark Street, London, where Elton worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy. (See: "Elton John" for the song meaning)
Taupin was just 17 when he wrote it. "That was exactly what I was feeling. It was one of the first songs Elton wrote with Taupin. ", Elton has said that this song is not about anyone in particular, and Taupin has refused to reveal the identity of the person, if they even exist. Elton himself has released updated versions, including a duet with Alessandro Safina in 2002. 'Your Song' was previously used in the 2010 John Lewis Christmas advert, covered by Ellie Goulding. Not habitual to see Ber... It’s a quasi-spiritual song, more than somewhat of the Edwin Hawkins singers’ “Oh, Happy Day”. It's a little bit funny this feeling insideI'm not one of those who can easily hideI don't have much money but boy if I didI'd buy a big house where we both could live, If I was a sculptor, but then again, noOr a man who makes potions in a traveling showI know it's not much but it's the best I can doMy gift is my song and this one's for you, And you can tell everybody this is your songIt may be quite simple but now that it's doneI hope you don't mindI hope you don't mind that I put down in wordsHow wonderful life is while you're in the world, I sat on the roof and kicked off the mossWell a few of the verses well they've got me quite crossBut the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this songIt's for people like you that keep it turned on, So excuse me forgetting but these things I doYou see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blueAnyway the thing is what I really meanYours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen, The Story of... 'Everything I Do (I Do it For You)' by, The Story of... 'When the Going Gets Tough', as told by, Phil Collins sends Donald Trump a cease and desist order, after ‘In The Air Tonight’ is played at rally, Elton John settles £3 million court dispute with ex-wife, Elton John speaks out on Rod Stewart's feud claims with, Whoopi Goldberg is planning to revive Sister Act for a, Download 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go' on iTunes, Read more: Elton John's greatest songs, ranked, appeared in the John Lewis Christmas advert. So I love both of them! It was quite difficult those days to find something about his music, thank God to fanzines like Hercules and specially East End Lights. For 2018, Elton John appeared in the John Lewis Christmas advert, in which it showcased his rise to fame and success while performing 'Your Song' over the years. Surprisingly, the song only reached number 7 in the UK and number 8 in the US, but it has gone on to become one of Elton's most celebrated songs. AllSongsList began in 1984 when I started collecting any info and item about Elton John. Wish there was more of these. The Story Behind "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", The Story Behind "Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding", Unforgettable Video Guests: Remember Them? i think he is saying that he is gay. with that out of the way , it's truly excellant song. I was 17 years old and it was coming from someone whose outlook on love or experience with love was totally new and naïve.". Picture: Getty Like with most Elton songs, he wrote the melody of the song while Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics. Picture: Getty Like with most Elton songs, he wrote the melody of the song while Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics. Download 'Staying Alive' on iTunes, 14 May 2020, 15:42 | Updated: 15 October 2020, 20:31. Before he was a huge success, Elton worked as a songwriter and studio musician, and was briefly the warm-up act for US rock band Three Dog Night. I was 17 years old and it was coming from someone whose outlook on love or experience with love was totally new and naïve.". General CommentI was watching a TV show about Elton John and Bernie Taupin a while back. The original lyrics have coffee stains on them. He would do anything for him, he even said that it wouldn't be much but it would be as much as he could do. This song is about Marilyn Monroe. Lyrics for most of his songs came from Bernie Taupin, but this one had a lyric written by Tom Robinson, a British singer whose songs include "2-4-6-8 Motorway" and "(Sing If You're) Glad To Be Gay. ", Elton has said that this song is not about anyone in particular, and Taupin has refused to reveal the identity of the person, if they even exist. Eventually, they moved into Elton's parents' house, where they started working together. i don't know what the message is totally, but i do know it's to a male. adunit_id: 100001411, (function() { Elton is also amazing. End of story. This inspired the line: "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss". You are all completely wrong, he wrote this about how everyone when he was 17 was caught up in the materialistic lifestyle of having to fall in love. What I heard that he said about this song is that he was 17 when he wrote it and it expresses a pure and naive love. He told Music Connection in 1989: "It's like the perennial ballad 'Your Song,' which has got to be one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music, but I think the reason it still stands up is because it was real at the time. It's one of the most beautiful love songs ever written, and one of Sir Elton John's finest ever songs. Your Song Lyrics: It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside / I'm not one of those who can easily hide / I don't have much money, but, boy, if I did / I'd buy a big house where we both could live The lyrics, which were written by Elton’s longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, see the narrator express his love in a purely innocent and beautiful way to his significant other. However, they decided not to release it as a single in order to give the young Elton his big chance of making a success of himself, and it worked. The couple met on Christmas Eve 1967 at a cabaret club in Sheffield when ... Gus Dudgeon had always said I should do an instrumental" Elton recalled years ago. The song was written in 1967 and included on Elton's self-titled second album. Thanks guys! This inspired the line: "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss". Whatever Elton might have been thinking about when he sang it, it was written for a girl. 1pm - 4pm, Where Do Broken Hearts Go So he had a love for this man and wanted him to know it, which then led to him making a song just for this person. I thought this exact same thing.. that is why I even ended up here looking for the songs intended meaning.. it is beautiful tho, either interpretation.. and that is what is soo awesome about music (and art). Whitney Houston It showed how being given a piano at a young age helped him become the superstar he is today. *fact* Elton John wrote this song for his boyfriend after they had been broken up for some time, he apologises for forgetting the small things but he remembers the feelings they gave him(excuse me forgetting, but these things I do,you see I've forgotten if they're anyway the thing that I really mean, your's are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen) green or they're. Eventually, they moved into Elton's parents' house, where they started working together. - Rod Stewart- Ellie Goulding (used in the 2010 John Lewis Christmas advert, a number two hit single)- Lady Gaga- Billy Paul- Harry Connick Jr- Ewan McGregor (in Moulin Rouge). This was originally sung by a gay man who loved another man. "One day I was feeling really down, and I sai... Elton John does not have any children, but does have ten godchildren. (& Part Three), The Story Behind "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (part two)". Paul Phear 'Your Song' was previously used in the 2010 John Lewis Christmas advert, covered by Ellie Goulding. :). The song was written in 1967 and included on Elton's self-titled second album. As the title implies, this is a very personal song for Elton. but he is a songwriter so that is all he can give. Three Dog Night recorded 'Your Song' on their 1970 album It Ain't Easy. Yes, I love Bernie...but I think we should also love Elton John. What this man was trying to say was that he loved this person. "That was exactly what I was feeling. However, they decided not to release it as a single in order to give the young Elton his big chance of making a success of himself, and it worked. Here are all the big facts about 'Your Song', often voted Elton's all-time best: Like with most Elton songs, he wrote the melody of the song while Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics. This is just saying that when he was in "love" with someone who we know nothing about while he was 17 was beautiful and he appreciates the beauty she had. It was one of the first songs Elton wrote with Taupin. All it is, is that Ellie either loved this song so much or it actually meant something to her. Who wrote 'Your Song'? Your Song wouldn't be as amazing as it is if Elton didn't write the music and play it. Well, as far as I know, the lyrics are not Elton's, they were written by Bernie Taupin (Elton wrote the music). "The original lyric was written very rapidly on the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in Northwood Hills in the suburbs of London, if I recall, on a particularly grubby piece of exercise paper," Taupin later said. - Rod Stewart- Ellie Goulding (used in the 2010 John Lewis Christmas advert, a number two hit single)- Lady Gaga- Billy Paul- Harry Connick Jr- Ewan McGregor (in Moulin Rouge).
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