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'Your Song' - “It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside/ I'm not one of those who can easily hide,” from the album ‘Elton John.’
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'Tiny Dancer' - “Hold me closer tiny dancer/ Count the headlights on the highway/ Lay me down in sheets of linen,” from the album ‘Madman Across the Water.’
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'Honky Cat' - “Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways/ And, oh, the change is gonna do me good,” from the album ‘Honky Château.’
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'Rocket Man' - “And I think it's gonna be a long long time/ 'Till touch down brings me round again to find/ I'm not the man they think I am at home/ Oh no no no I'm a rocket man,” from the album ‘Honky Château.’
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'Crocodile Rock' - “I remember when rock was young/ Me and Suzie had so much fun/ Holding hands and skimming stones.” from the album ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.’
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'Daniel' - “They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been/ Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen,” from the album ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.’
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'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting' - “It's getting late have you seen my mates/ Ma tell me when the boys get here/ It's seven o'clock and I want to rock,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' - “So goodbye yellow brick road/ Where the dogs of society howl/ You can't plant me in your penthouse/ I'm going back to my plough,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Candle in the Wind' - “And I would have liked to have known you/ But I was just a kid/ Your candle burned out long before/ Your legend ever did,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Bennie and the Jets' - “Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet/ Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets/ Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' - “Too late to save myself from falling/ I took a chance and changed your way of life,” from the album ‘Caribou.’
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'Someone Saved My Life Tonight' - “Sweet freedom whispered in my ear/ You're a butterfly/ And butterflies are free to fly/ Fly away, high away bye bye,” from the album ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.’
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'Island Girl' - “And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire/ You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, oh oh,” from the album ‘Rock of the Westies.’
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'The B*tch Is Back' - “I entertain by picking brains/ Sell my soul, by dropping names/ I don't like those! My God, what's that!,” from the album ‘Caribou.’
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'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' - “What have I got to do to make you want me/ What have I got to do to be heard/ What do I say when it's all over?” from the album 'Blue Moves.'
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'Blue Eyes' - “Blue eyes/ Baby's got blue eyes/ When the morning comes/ I'll be far away/ And I say,” from the album ‘Jump Up!’
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'I’m Still Standing' - “Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did/ Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues'' - “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,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'Sad Songs (Say So Much)' - “Turn 'em on, turn 'em on/ Turn on those sad songs/ When all hope is gone/ Why don't you tune in and turn them on,” from the album ‘Breaking Hearts.’
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'Nikita' - “And if there comes a time/ Guns and gates no longer hold you in/ And if you're free to make a choice/ Just look towards the west and find a friend,” from the album ‘Ice on Fire.’
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'Sacrifice' - “Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through,” from the album ‘Sleeping with the Past.’
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'The One' - “In the instant that you love someone/ In the second that the hammer hits/ Reality runs up your spine/ And the pieces finally fit,” from the album 'The One.'
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'Kiss the Bride' - “Well she looked a peach in the dress she made/ When she was still her mama's little girl/ And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' - “There's a time for everyone, if they only learn/ That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn,” from ‘The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.’
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'Circle of Life' - “From the day we arrive on the planet/ And blinking, step into the Sun/ There's more to be seen than can ever be seen,” from ‘The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.'
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'Believe' - “Churches and dictators, politics and papers/ Everything crumbles sooner or later/ But love, I believe in love,” from the album ‘Made in England.’
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'Made in England' - “I was made in England like a blue Cortina/ But a Yankee summer had a way about her,” from the album ‘Made in England.’
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'Something About the Way You Look Tonight' - “With your smile/ You pull the deepest secrets from my heart/ In all honesty/ I'm speechless and I don't know where to start,” from the album ‘The Big Picture.’
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'I Want Love' - “After everything I've ever learned/ Me, I carry too much baggage/ Oh man I've seen so much traffic,” from the album ‘Songs from the West Coast.’
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'This Train Don't Stop There Anymore'
- “All the things I've said in songs/ All the purple prose you bought from me/ Reality's just black and white,” from the album ‘Songs from the West Coast.’
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'Your Song' - “It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside/ I'm not one of those who can easily hide,” from the album ‘Elton John.’
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'Tiny Dancer' - “Hold me closer tiny dancer/ Count the headlights on the highway/ Lay me down in sheets of linen,” from the album ‘Madman Across the Water.’
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'Honky Cat' - “Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways/ And, oh, the change is gonna do me good,” from the album ‘Honky Château.’
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'Rocket Man' - “And I think it's gonna be a long long time/ 'Till touch down brings me round again to find/ I'm not the man they think I am at home/ Oh no no no I'm a rocket man,” from the album ‘Honky Château.’
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'Crocodile Rock' - “I remember when rock was young/ Me and Suzie had so much fun/ Holding hands and skimming stones.” from the album ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.’
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'Daniel' - “They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been/ Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen,” from the album ‘Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.’
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'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting' - “It's getting late have you seen my mates/ Ma tell me when the boys get here/ It's seven o'clock and I want to rock,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' - “So goodbye yellow brick road/ Where the dogs of society howl/ You can't plant me in your penthouse/ I'm going back to my plough,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Candle in the Wind' - “And I would have liked to have known you/ But I was just a kid/ Your candle burned out long before/ Your legend ever did,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Bennie and the Jets' - “Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet/ Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets/ Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful,” from the album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’
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'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' - “Too late to save myself from falling/ I took a chance and changed your way of life,” from the album ‘Caribou.’
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'Someone Saved My Life Tonight' - “Sweet freedom whispered in my ear/ You're a butterfly/ And butterflies are free to fly/ Fly away, high away bye bye,” from the album ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.’
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'Island Girl' - “And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire/ You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, oh oh,” from the album ‘Rock of the Westies.’
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'The B*tch Is Back' - “I entertain by picking brains/ Sell my soul, by dropping names/ I don't like those! My God, what's that!,” from the album ‘Caribou.’
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'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' - “What have I got to do to make you want me/ What have I got to do to be heard/ What do I say when it's all over?” from the album 'Blue Moves.'
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'Blue Eyes' - “Blue eyes/ Baby's got blue eyes/ When the morning comes/ I'll be far away/ And I say,” from the album ‘Jump Up!’
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'I’m Still Standing' - “Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did/ Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues'' - “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,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'Sad Songs (Say So Much)' - “Turn 'em on, turn 'em on/ Turn on those sad songs/ When all hope is gone/ Why don't you tune in and turn them on,” from the album ‘Breaking Hearts.’
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'Nikita' - “And if there comes a time/ Guns and gates no longer hold you in/ And if you're free to make a choice/ Just look towards the west and find a friend,” from the album ‘Ice on Fire.’
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'Sacrifice' - “Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through,” from the album ‘Sleeping with the Past.’
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'The One' - “In the instant that you love someone/ In the second that the hammer hits/ Reality runs up your spine/ And the pieces finally fit,” from the album 'The One.'
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'Kiss the Bride' - “Well she looked a peach in the dress she made/ When she was still her mama's little girl/ And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled,” from the album ‘Too Low for Zero.’
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'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' - “There's a time for everyone, if they only learn/ That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn,” from ‘The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.’
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'Circle of Life' - “From the day we arrive on the planet/ And blinking, step into the Sun/ There's more to be seen than can ever be seen,” from ‘The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.'
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'Believe' - “Churches and dictators, politics and papers/ Everything crumbles sooner or later/ But love, I believe in love,” from the album ‘Made in England.’
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'Made in England' - “I was made in England like a blue Cortina/ But a Yankee summer had a way about her,” from the album ‘Made in England.’
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'Something About the Way You Look Tonight' - “With your smile/ You pull the deepest secrets from my heart/ In all honesty/ I'm speechless and I don't know where to start,” from the album ‘The Big Picture.’
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'I Want Love' - “After everything I've ever learned/ Me, I carry too much baggage/ Oh man I've seen so much traffic,” from the album ‘Songs from the West Coast.’
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'This Train Don't Stop There Anymore'
- “All the things I've said in songs/ All the purple prose you bought from me/ Reality's just black and white,” from the album ‘Songs from the West Coast.’
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Elton John's lyrical life
Life in lyrics with Sir Elton John
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Having sold over 300 million records, Elton John counts more than 50 top 40 hits. Indeed, Sir Elton released a great number of lyrical songs. Click on this gallery to find which ones were his greatest!
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