Weekend Song – Elton John
April 5, 2008
Whatever happened to Elton John?
He had that one good song, then he just kind of disappeared.
Only joking, reader. You know me. I like to have a laugh. It’s just my way.
This ties in with yesterday’s post when I did the lyrics thing. Continuity, that is. You’ll be seeing a lot more of that.
So here’s a song which is a little slice of brilliant. Harmonica part by Stevie Wonder, which kills, by the way. Kills. Just like he does at the end of the The Eurythmics song Must Be Talking To An Angel. It’s the best thing about that song, and it’s a good enough song already, so it always annoys me when the DJs crash it on the radio.
This song’s got a great neo-shoowap (nice) verse, a really cheesy lift into the chorus and therein a list of wonderful possibilities, because sometimes possibilities are all we have. I wouldn’t fancy your chances without them, at least.
And while I’m away dust out the demons inside.
And it won’t be long before you and me run
to the place in our hearts where we hide.
Listen: I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
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6 comments
I’ve always liked this song, even though most people think it’s too saccharine.
One of Mr John’s finest, Cliff. I salute you.
It’s one of those ones isn’t it? The harms on “thunder”, and the drum fills – alll good excellent. In fact, the fills on Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me are great. And also the harms. Harms and fills, farms and hills. That has a nice spooneristic ring to it for a word botcher like me.
Yes.
That is all.
Stevie Wonder’s harmonica does good things to many tracks… It’s him at the start of Chaka Khan’s I Feel For You, in case you wondered!
My personal Elton fave is Philadelphia Freedom, although it’s a tough choice.
Is it? Wow. And I did. I also like Saturday Night’s All Right For Fighting.
Leave a comment. Play nice. I will turn this blog around.