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The "Alvin Tostig" mentioned in the song (Levon's father) is, according to Taupin, fictional. [7] The song was omitted from John's 1974 compilation album Greatest Hits [8] but was included in the U.S. edition of Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II (1977). [9] John performed the song for his spring 1972 concert.
refers to Levon, therefore Levon is the pauper and Alvin is the pawn. Tzittnan 19:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC) The song is not a computer program with exact wiring between all the parts. Levon, not "Alvin Tostig", has a war wound, hence he was used as a pawn, and crowned, regardless whether Alvin Tostig was also used as a pawn.
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) [1] was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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"Alvin is a male given name. In the Balkans, it is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations, as well as among Albanians.The name is a variation of Elvin, another name commonly used within these groups.
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As Tostig was fighting against the king at the time, then the use of the term housecarl seems to have been a synonym for a mercenary or retainer rather than just royal bodyguards. It also would have been used to differentiate between that of the paid warrior and the unpaid militia known as the fyrd .
Arlester Christian (June 13, 1943 – March 13, 1971), nicknamed "Dyke", was born (according to most sources) in Buffalo, New York. [1] He attended Burgard High School. [2] In 1960, he started playing bass in a Buffalo band, Carl LaRue and his Crew, who played local bars and clubs and released a single, "Please Don't Drive Me Away", on the KKC label in March 1962.