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"Bennie and the Jets" (also titled "Benny & the Jets") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. [3] The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs and was performed during his appearance at Live Aid.
"Harmony" spent three weeks at no. 1 on WBZ-FM's chart in June 1974 and ranked no. 6 for the year, with "Bennie and the Jets" at no. 1 and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" behind "Harmony" at no. 7. "Harmony" was released as a single in Britain in 1980 and failed to chart.
In the U.S. in 1974 "Harmony" was released as the B-side of the single "Bennie and the Jets", and in 1980 was released as an A-side in Britain, with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" as the B-side. The song has been covered by many artists, including Diana Ross , Zac Brown Band and Jesse Malin .
The song includes a piano part that references the thumping piano line of Elton John's 1973 song "Bennie and the Jets", [11] [12] and horns and synth arpeggios are also present. [13] According to The Quietus , "a stomping piano and the steady smack of kickdrum anchors the ghostly crowd noise from a vast débutantes ball, as the synths quiver ...
She then relates with Kiedis and their relationship nuances are literally and metaphorically presented. There are also a few references to Elton John's song "Bennie and the Jets" in the beginning of the music video (on the girl's shirt, TV and on a Music Store in Hollywood).
The song features a sample of piano playing from Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" (1974). John and co-writer Bernie Taupin are also credited as songwriters. The song was released as the second US single from Mary, and the third single elsewhere.
Elton John and ABBA’s Benny Andersson stepped up their TikTok transition game to remotely perform the popular audio combining the two songs
[/image. It all took place at the 2023 Emmys after-party hosted by Netflix, when DJ Benjamin Walker put on the track “Bennie and the Jets.”In case you’ve forgotten, Heigl famously dances to ...