Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Playlist for the songs described here: Spotify

Tiny Dancer-Written by Bernie Tauper, its waa about him being a single in LA eventually dating his future wife

Your song-Elton John hadn’t come out of the closet yet but Barpin which is part of the reason the song avoids using gendered pronouns

Goodbye yellow brick road-Song is about wanting to give up a life of opulence for a simpler life away from all the glitz and glamour

Saturday night’s alright for fighting -Song was inspired by Bernie’s raucuos teenage years when he and his friends would go to pub on Saturday night

Rocketman-Sings the tale of an astronaut for whom space exploration is just his daily job

Leave a comment