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The song was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and is the final single of the album. "Original Sin" is a slow song with a sweet and melancholy melody focused on Elton's piano playing and featuring Rusty Anderson on guitars and producer Patrick Leonard on keyboards. The orchestral arrangement is by Paul Buckmaster.
All songs are written by John and Bernie Taupin, with the exception of "Love Song" by Lesley Duncan. In 2012, Tumbleweed Connection was ranked number 458 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 chart.
"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.
John and Taupin wrote the soundtrack to the 1971 film Friends and the album Madman Across the Water, which reached number eight in the US and included 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
Billboard magazine listed this song as number two in the list of Elton John's best songs as picked by critics, second only to "Bennie and the Jets". [6] Rolling Stone readers picked this song as number three in a list of "deep cuts" by Elton John, songs that only a true fan would know, even though it has received significant exposure over the ...
"Love Her Like Me" Elton John Bernie Taupin Songs from the West Coast: 2001 [19] "Love Is a Cannibal" Elton John Bernie Taupin B-side of "Sacrifice" 1989 "Love Letters" (Elton John and Bonnie Raitt) Edward Heyman Victor Young: Duets: 1993 [12] "Love So Cold" Elton John Bernie Taupin B-side of "Dear God" 1980 "Love Song" Lesley Duncan ...
[citation needed] It contains numerous inaccuracies, most notably the line about Geronimo being shot by U.S soldiers. In reality, the Apache warrior died of pneumonia at the age of 79. [citation needed] John told Rolling Stone in 2011 that this song was one of his favourites to play live: "I do 'Indian Sunset' with Ray Cooper.
The song's lyrics compare the shooting of Jesse James by James' outlaw-partner Robert Ford to Taupin's failed marriage to his first wife Maxine Feibelman, of "Tiny Dancer" fame. Since its release, John rarely played the song at his concerts. [ 1 ]