Subject: Funeral for A Friend by Elton John # I see a TAB posting exists in OLGA for this song, with lyrics and chords tagged onto it. My version # is a quick and dirty chord/lyric sheet. I see that I hear different chordings: I throw in a D9 accent, # also Esus4. I find ...
John’s own space oddity is a gem of a pop single with a more pronounced ambience than he had explored up to that point.Taupin’slyrics humanize the guy in the capsule, capturing a yin-yang of wonder and loneliness as well as the airy feeling of being “high as a kite” (nudge nudg...
The album’s opening sequence is more or less a sketch of Elton John’s early career and imperial phase, blending these far-reaching musical swings with Bernie Taupin’s increasingly cinematic and high-concept lyrics. The quintessential FM-rock-era sprawl of “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies ...
Elton John, Performer ("Daniel", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", "Rocket Man", "Jack Rabbit"), Writer ("Daniel", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", "Rocket Man", "Jack Rabbit") Elton John, Performer ("Daniel", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", "Rocket...
HAUSER, 2CELLOS, “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” It is a real masterpiece containing everything imaginable. It’s like a whole symphony for the band: the mysterious intro, all of the dramatic, instrumental build-up that lasts for about 6 minutes...
“Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.” Elton John Elton John is an artist who has earned his status as a music legend over the last half century and who has worked just as hard to mentor young artists and give others the opp...
“When I saw the footage of the funeral, I thought, ‘My God,’” John says. “I was so fat, so old.” Still, he didn’t begin the turnaround in his life. It wasn’t until shortly afterward, when John’s lover at the time told him that he was checking into a detox center....
Elton John lyrics - 558 song lyrics sorted by album, including "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", "I'm Still Standing", "Your Song".
Ray Cooper's percussion, some little bits of guitar and my synth part on 'Funeral For A Friend' were recorded in the famous live room there using the custom Trident A-range console and 16‑track 3M tape machine, and then we went upstairs to mix the whole thing on the old 20-input ...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Roadis a soaring, cinematic triumph and its grand tone is immediately established with “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding.” Originally conceived as two separate songs, John discovered that they perfectly melded together into an emphatic cohesive piece. The first part, ...