The mayor of venice has hit back after singer elton john rebuked him for taking the decision to ban childrens books with samesex references. Across his career, john has had 57 top 40 hits in the united states, second only to elvis presley in total, with 27 of these hitting the top ten and nine reaching number one. In a 2011 interview with esquire magazine, lyricist bernie taupin. How elton john conjured up his past with crocodile rock. Sir elton hercules john, cbe, hon dmus born reginald kenneth dwight on 25 march 1947 is an english rock singersongwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. Elizabeth rosenthal captures the moment in her book his song. The singles discography consists of 128 official singles and 17 as featured artist, as well as 40 other nonsingle guest appearances. Watch the video for crocodile rock from elton johns greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Elton john, universal city, california, 1977 by james fortune my favorite corpus christi 2012 concert elton john. Elton john crocodile rock live in sydney, australia 1984 hd. He has worked with lyricist bernie taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967.
Elton john crocodile rock live in sydney, australia. Each country had a different release featuring eltons top hits, along with bonus tracks and live renditions. Elton johns recording of crocodile rock tackles the. Elton john is a british singer, pianist and composer.
Crocodile rock, bennie and the jets, goodbye yellow brick road and dont go breaking my. Elton john on the farewell yellow brick road tour in philadelphia on sept. On this page you can download elton john albums and mp3 songs compilations for free without registration. Meet bernie taupin, the writer behind elton johns biggest. Elton john performs crocodile rock live at the entertainment center in sydney, australia during his breaking hearts tour. The tour started on 17 august 1984, at tempe, arizona. Crocodile rock by elton john free listening on soundcloud. Sir elton hercules john, cbe born reginald kenneth dwight on 25 march 1947 is an english rock singersongwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. Hes been around a long time, sold hundreds of millions of records, written songs the whole world sings, but for his 32nd studio album elton john has shaken things up. Elton johns unique blend of pop and rock styles turned him into one of the 20th centurys. However, crocodile rock, the song he performs at the troubadour the. Born reg dwight, sir elton john had been releasing hits for 27 years when candle in the wind 97 was released in september 1997 and became the biggest selling single in. Elton john crocodile rock goodbye yellow brick road.
It was also covered by the ballroom band, elton john and the muppets, springbok, dan hill za and other artists. Breaking hearts tour was the north american leg of the elton john breaking hearts tour. The albums discography of elton john consists of 33 studio albums, 5 live albums, 7 soundtrack albums, 16 compilation albums and 3 extended plays, as well as 2 other albums. Elton has achieved 38 gold and 31 platinum or mult. On the occasion of his farewell tour, a look back at elton johns first. Although he was trained to play classical music, eltons real love was rock and roll.
Elton john academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. I remember when rock was young me and suzie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones had an old gold chevy and a place of my own bu. Rocket man was more about the alienation side of his struggle, and crocodile rock was more about the fun he had within the safe spaces of the queer subculture. I realize that crack cocaine was extremely young at the time this song was written so it may be more likely that crocodile rock is about speed or some other. Elton john pictures see elton john photos from throughout his career, and get details on his life, hit songs, and upcoming concerts in las vegas. Be the first to know where elton will perform next and get your hands on presale tickets. Elton john your song crocodile rock 1984, vinyl discogs. Elton john originally released crocodile rock written by elton john and bernie taupin and elton john released it on the single crocodile rock in 1972.
Year, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011, 2010. Elton john and the electric mayhem sing crocodile rock in a swamp full of crocodiles in episode 214 of the muppet show. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours. Elton john free albums and compilations download myzcloud. Vinyl 7 elton john crocodile rock goodbye yellow brick road 1984, vinyl discogs. In 1973, taupin collected all his lyrics up through the goodbye yellow brick road album into a book, bernie taupin. Elton john celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. When i turned i had to have his new crocodile rock record for my birthday. Answer in the sky believe bennie and the jets blue eyes border song candle in the wind circle of life crocodile rock dont go breaking my heart electricity empty garden hey hey johnny honky cat i guess thats why they call it the blues i want love.
This updated edition features easy piano arrangements of 30 of eltons very best. Stingray karaoke rock, light rock, 1973, english, key g. It included five soldout concerts in new york city performed at madison square garden. You will receive regular updates and all of the behind the scenes stories about elton john. Elton john performs crocodile rock at the royal variety performance at the london palladium. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. This live album features sets from two 1974 concerts, one recorded at the royal festival hall in london here and one recorded at madison square garden in new york there.
I remember when rock was young me and susie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones had an old gold chevy and a place of my own but the biggest kick i ever got. Crocodile rock is a song written by elton john and bernie taupin, and recorded in summer 1972 at the chateau dherouville studio in france it was listed as strawberry studios in the albums credits, where john and his team had previously recorded the honky chateau album. Along with selling more than 300 million records, he has found success on broadway, composing the music score for the tony awardwinning hit. The singles discography of british musiciansingersongwriter elton john consists of 3 official singles and 20 as featured artist, as well as 47 other nonsingle guest appearances. Elton john crocodile rock wembley 1984 hq audio youtube. Elton john, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. He cut his first album in 1969 and has dominated the airwaves ever since with songs like your song, crocodile rock and can. Some of his charttopping hits include crocodile rock, philadelphia freedom. The british rock legend made a longawaited pittsburgh debut in 1973, just after the.
Crocodile rock is a song written by elton john and bernie taupin, and recorded in summer 1972 at the chateau dherouville studio in france where john and. As lyricist to elton john for more than 50 years, bernie taupin has penned songs like your song, bennie and the jets and crocodile rock. Crocodile rock song for guy not performed at all shows wembley stadium setlist tiny dancer. In his 2006 autobiography and selfhelp book before you leap. Essentially an elton john best of, compiled and remixed for compact disc by one of his longtime producercollaborators, the late gus dudgeon, im a bit amazed that universal music, who now release the majority of eltons music have not reissued this brilliant album since it first appeared way back in 1983. In addition to the lyrics from the albums, this book contained the lyrics to all the.
Check out crocodile rock by elton john on amazon music. References in his book before you leap, kermit says his mother booked elton john into the local theatre, the bayou bijou. Elton john is a famous english singer and songwriter, who was born on march 25, 1947. This same setup was used during eltons iconic concert at the hollywood. First of all, lets consider that elton john was a cocaine addict and was possibly doing crack with his pal bernie taupin cosong writer in the early 70s when crack rock was young. Elton first performed crocodile rock on stage during the royal variety command performance at the london palladium on october 30, 1972, with concert sound engineer clive franks playing a farfisa organ dressed in a crocodile costume one night before halloween, it should be noted.
Sardonic, sincere, outlandish and tunefulthat was elton john in the 70s. Elton john crocodile rock live at the london palladium 1972. Instead of an army of session players and guest stars, 1984s breaking hearts found john. As a person born on this date, elton john is listed in our database as the 5th most popular celebrity for the day march 25 and the 7th most popular for the year 1947.
Sir elton hercules john, cbe, is one of the most highly acclaimed and successful solo artists of all time. In his book before you leap, kermit says his mother booked elton john into the local theatre, the bayou bijou. Elton john full official chart history official charts. John has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. Heres a performance of crocodile rock where the technical director was on just as many drugs as elton was. It seems like the setup for a tearjerking ballad but elton johns music takes the song in the opposite direction with a breathless pop melody that builds from constantlyascending verses that build excitement with a swinging doubletime chorus designed for rock and rollstyle wailing.
This compilation album was released in several forms worldwide. European express tour 1984 breaking hearts tour 1984 the european express tour was the european leg of elton johns 1984 breaking hearts tour tour. When i turned i had to have his crocodile rock record for my birthday. Rocketman, the new elton john biopic, is surprisingly true to life. Sir elton hercules john, cbe born reginald kenneth dwight. Like rocket man, this is another coded song about elton john being gay.