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The lyrics, written by Taupin, contain autobiographical elements, referring to his childhood on a farm in Lincolnshire. [6] The song expresses a desire to get back to one's "roots", a common theme of Taupin's early lyrics. [7] In 2014, Taupin reflected, "It's been said many times, but Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a cinematic album. The lyrics ...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double album by DJM Records. Recorded at the Studio d'enregistrement Michel Magne at the Château d'Hérouville in France, the album became a double LP once John and his band ...
Gus Dudgeon. " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding " is a medley of two songs written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the opening track of the 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of ...
The yellow brick road is a central element in the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by American author L. Frank Baum. The road also appears in the several sequel Oz books such as The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) and The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913). The road's most notable depiction is in the classic 1939 MGM musical film The ...
In 1973, Taupin collected all his lyrics up through the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album into a book, Bernie Taupin: The One Who Writes the Words for Elton John. In addition to the lyrics from the albums, this book contained the lyrics to all the single B-sides, various rarities, and Taupin's 1970 spoken-word album.
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting " (sometimes written " Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) ") is a song originally recorded by English musician Elton John. John composed it with his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. It was released on John's best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick ...
N/A. Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth and final concert tour by English musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023. It consisted of 330 concerts worldwide. [1] The tour's name and its poster reference John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
B [6] Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by English musician Elton John. [7] Released in January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973 (the second was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released nine months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album in the US and first No. 1 ...