Elton John's self-titled 1970 debut reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and spawned his first Top 10, "Your Song." John scored his first three GRAMMY nominations for the13th GRAMMY Awardsfor 1970, including Album Of The Year and Best New Artist. He won his first career GRAMMY for Best...
Later that year, John and lyric writer Tim Rice wrote songs for the Broadway musical Aida (which won a Tony award) and the film The Road to El Dorado. John also sued the accounting firm (a company paid to verify and calculate business dealings) PriceWaterhouseCoopers and his former ...
I always thought that the song “The Diving Board” — which is about someone really putting themselves out there infront of the worldMany lyrics in the song appear to address John, epitomized by lines like: “Out on a limb fragile and adored / But who below knows that / You’re still...
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") $104MM $39MM $100MM $411MM The Upside (2017) Writer ("Border Song (Holy...
Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer who created one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in pop history with Bernie Taupin.
Elton John. Actor: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Ro
Search Elton John song lyrics: EmeraldAvailable on the Bruce Roberts Album IntimacyBacking Vocals By Elton John Writer: Bruce Roberts Oh Emerald I didn't mean to act this way I feel numb and dumb And oh so overcome by the things we say Oh Emerald I am not your little boy Times are tou...
My gift is my song and this one's for you And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that it's done I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind that I put down in words How wonderful life is while you're in the world I sat on the roof...
• 1969 ~Elton Johnmet with arrangerPaul Buckmaster, writer Bernie Taupin and producer Gus Dudgeon. The collaboration marked the start of one of the most successful milestones of music in the 1970s. Together, they createdYour Song,Friends,Levon,Tiny Dancer,Rocket Manand many more. ...
Writer(s): Bernie Taupin, Elton John The musical style and production of this song were heavily influenced by 1970s soft rock. This song is more about Bernie Taupin than Elton John because he often preferred to keep the life low key compared to his more famous partner's high life. The ...