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According to an account in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin's sighting of either a shooting star or a distant aeroplane. [7] The song describes a Mars-bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving Earth to do his job. Rosenthal's account goes on to relate that the notion of ...
John's critical and commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when John released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Blue Moves (1976), and also included his best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt ...
Throughout his career, John has sold 100 million singles worldwide, making him one of the biggest selling music artists of all time. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He has had 57 top 40 hits in the United States, with 27 of these hitting the top ten and 9 reaching number one.
Drawing inspiration from Ray Bradbury's short story titled, The Rocket Man, Elton John's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin wrote the soft rock hit "Rocket Man." The song would later go on to ...
Here are Elton John's best songs, including "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Bennie and the Jets" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."
Honky Château was the first in Elton John's streak of chart-topping albums in the US, which culminated with 1975's Rock of the Westies.It was also the first studio album to feature John's road band of Dee Murray on bass and Nigel Olsson on drums, along with new member Davey Johnstone on electric and acoustic guitars and other fretted instruments, as the core group of musicians.
In 1970, John released his self-titled second album, Elton John, which featured his first hit single, "Your Song." John's commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK, including Honky Château (1972), Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ...
"Tiny Dancer" is a song written by English musician and composer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album Madman Across the Water as its opening track, and was later produced and released as a single in 1972.