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About This Track
“Your Song” is a ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. The song’s lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. According to the Your Song Songfacts, he wrote them over breakfast at John’s parents’ house, where he was living. The original lyrics have coffee stains on them. It appeared on John’s self-titled second album in 1970.
The song was released in the U.S. in October 1970 as the B-side to “Take Me to the Pilot”. Both received airplay, but “Your Song” was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced “Take Me to the Pilot” as the A-side, eventually making both the UK and U.S. top ten charts.
Composition and inspiration
“Your Song” is a soft blend of two different styles: folk and jazz: “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.” The instrumental focus is on John’s Leon Russell-influenced piano work, along with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster’s string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.
The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent. Taupin offers a straightforward love-song lyric at the beginning: “It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside / I’m not one of those who can easily hide / I don’t have much money but boy if I did / I’d buy a big house where we both could live.” At times the self-deprecating narrator stumbles to get out his feelings, which despite being a melodramatic device, Allmusic calls “effective and sweet”: “So excuse me forgetting but these things I do / You see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue / Anyway the thing is what I really mean / Yours are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen / And you can tell everybody this is your song / It may be quite simple but now that it’s done.”
The song was released in the U.S. in October 1970 as the B-side to “Take Me to the Pilot”. Both received airplay, but “Your Song” was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced “Take Me to the Pilot” as the A-side, eventually making both the UK and U.S. top ten charts.
Composition and inspiration
“Your Song” is a soft blend of two different styles: folk and jazz: “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.” The instrumental focus is on John’s Leon Russell-influenced piano work, along with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster’s string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.
The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent. Taupin offers a straightforward love-song lyric at the beginning: “It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside / I’m not one of those who can easily hide / I don’t have much money but boy if I did / I’d buy a big house where we both could live.” At times the self-deprecating narrator stumbles to get out his feelings, which despite being a melodramatic device, Allmusic calls “effective and sweet”: “So excuse me forgetting but these things I do / You see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue / Anyway the thing is what I really mean / Yours are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen / And you can tell everybody this is your song / It may be quite simple but now that it’s done.”
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scientist4u wrote:
His Best ..
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RocketmanPaul wrote:
The song that got me into his music,and here we are 40 years later and people are still loving this song
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listentothewarm wrote:
I ♥ this~
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Oppressotron wrote:
Hmmmm, this has to be a demo version. It's really early... EJ's voice is higher in pitch and doesn't have any of the gruff swagger of his mid '70's stuff.
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imwarlus wrote:
"I don't have much money but boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live."
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CidaDuarteF wrote:
Super song!!!
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nightadder1 wrote:
talking about lady gaga on here is a slap in the face to elton john
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Marjo47 wrote:
just wonderful
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Cazweigun wrote:
Ellie Goulding did a decent cover of this. But that's all it was, decent. It doesn't compare to this. <3
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EvSupasonic wrote:
Love this song.. but I think Ewan McGregor actually sings it better.. or well there's more enthusiasm so I prefer it.
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fiona_stewart wrote:
Don't recall Lady Gaga ever doing a cover of this song? Thought it was perhaps Ellie Goulding. But Elton is my preference. :)
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toto47 wrote:
Niemand wird diesen Song jemals besser interpretieren können, auch nicht eine 'Lady GaGa' Hwo the fuck ist das überhaupt? Sorry poplo...
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poploverxoxoxox wrote:
Sorry fans of Elton John!!! But I Love only Lady GaGa Version of "Your Song"!!!! :) ϟ☮♥
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Distron wrote:
What I am listening to now may not be Elton. I may be wrong but I think I am sure. At least I think I am. But then again I may be??? I just don't know. Hey, maybe it's Bernie T singing and Elton playing. Yea that's it!.........I think I just hurt myself ;(
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Tatibeeh wrote:
Parte da minha infância! Part of my childhood!
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scientist4u wrote:
My opinium,, his best ,, !!
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s-he wrote:
"I don't have much money but boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live." ..boy if I did!
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balbanese1 wrote:
He wrote this song for his father. Isn't that beautiful
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JohnHaley196348 wrote:
i love the ;yricsof this song. It reminds me of hiw blessed I am to have so many friends and loved ones in my life.
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sukehh wrote:
this song is pure love
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