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Elton John – Bennie And The Jets (5:20)

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The lyrics to this jazzy tune satirize the rock music scene of the early 1970’s by telling the story of a fictitious band, “Bennie and the Jets”, that the narrator is supposedly a fan of.

The hand claps on this song were overdubbed by producer Gus Dudgeon to give the song a “live” sound, which complimented the mindless fanaticism of the song’s narrator for the band in question.

This song was a major hit for John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, peaking at #1 on the pop charts in early 1974 and also providing John with his first top 40 R&B entry.
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  • leonocedo

    bennie and the jets are from westside story

    14 days ago

  • kissmenumb

    i read it in a magazine oooooooo- oh

    last month

  • DeathNoteAddict

    I have just one question... Who exactly are "Bennie and the Jets"? :P

    last month

  • DeathNoteAddict

    Love <3 Only he can do that stutter thing and have it sound awesome. xD

    last month

  • Monade2010

    I like the lovely film °27 dresses° and I miss( since a lot of years) to kid around and amusingly (like the 2 actors in the pub)....

    last month

  • gdcman

    Commander British Empire (?) - I'd take the Queen in a Head to Head matchup.

    last month

  • Blues_Me

    Great song! Btw CBE is for Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) :)

    last month

  • johnror

    Don't know what the C is for but BE is prob British Empire. I could come up with some things that C might stand for, but that would just be my juvenile sense of humor.

    March 2012

  • supermediadave

    i lost the thought...

    March 2012

  • Monade2010

    ¸.•*¨*•♫♪

    March 2012

  • muddypuddles

    ahhhhhhh.... a great one :)

    March 2012

  • okbeijos

    you know google is really wise, you should ask it

    March 2012

  • AnissaRose

    What does the CBE mean? Crowned by England? no... he was knighted... I'm curious!

    March 2012

  • below50

    Good one .

    February 2012

  • rock_love

    katherine heigl in 27 dresses....wonderful!

    February 2012

  • hillarybankz

    I can never get this song un-stuck from my brain

    February 2012

  • MissNina84

    Great!

    January 2012

  • yourbrat

    14

    January 2012

  • moses2201

    mochte ich noch nie

    January 2012

  • frankh069

    candy and ronnie

    January 2012
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