Elton john originally recorded your song written by elton john and bernie taupin and elton john released it on the album elton john in 1970. Cover versions of your song by elton john secondhandsongs. The fantasy musical is a wonderful showcase for the music that john created with bernie taupin during the past 50 years, and taron egerton does a magnificent job singing everything from your song to amoreena and. Since 1967, he has collaborated with lyricist bernie taupin, who has written the lyrics for the majority of johns songs.
I hear curtains as being both a strong track to directly follow we all fall in love sometimes without a pause as a grand example of elton s range of musical and storytelling ideas and. Musician elton john opens the doors to his antiquefilled house in london and his lavish 1920s home perched above nice, france. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the royal academy of music. This is one of the touchstone albums of my youth and played a huge role in my. Sitting atop the charts in 1975, elton john and bernie taupin recalled their rise to power in captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy, their first explicitly conceptual effort since tumbleweed connection. He later auditioned unsuccessfully as lead singer for the progressive rock bands.
Elton johns kept releasing albums, but the 1970 to 1975 period is where most fans focus. Elton john ruled the pop and rock airwaves throughout the 70s, allowing him to attain superstar status around the world by the time he was 30. Elton johns curtains lyrics meaning song meanings and. This is my 3rd video for an elton john song, after dirty little girl and. Add to collection add to wantlist remove from wantlist. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song, my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows o.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in eb major transposable. Song information for curtains elton john on allmusic. Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy elton john. The lyrics for we all fall in love sometimes curtains by elton john have been translated into 1 languages wise men say it looks like rain today it crackled on the speakers and trickled down the sleepy subway trains. Im trying to make a pianobased song work for solo acoustic guitar. It was released in may 1975 by mca in america and djm in the uk and was an instant commercial success. Elton john was born reginald kenneth dwight on march 25, 1947 in england. Lastly, the kinship between elton and bernie and john lennon was very strong when captain fantastic was being recorded and john was unrelated separated from yoko. Elton john dirty little girl yellow brick road 11 of 21.
Here is a young man in love with an older man, now dying before his time, and the subsequent return to innocence. Elton expands captain fantastic with live tracks billboard. John has also worked with other lyricists, primarily in the 1980s, including gary osborne. Elton john bootlegs from his brief live mellotron period mid70s.
Print and download curtains sheet music by elton john. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song, my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows of a field no longer sown by anyone i held a dandelion that said the time had come to leave upon the wind not to return when summer burned the earth again cultivate. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Nigel olsson reflects on 50 years of playing drums for. Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy wikipedia. An autobiographical album that charted elton john and bernie taupins rise to fame, captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy is a companion. In his fivedecade career elton john has sold more than 300 million records, making. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song, my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows of a field no longer sown by anyone i he.
Elton john we all fall in love sometimescurtains youtube. Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy side 1 2. Elton john curtains captain fantastic 10 of youtube. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows of a field no longer sown by. Elton john curtains captain fantastic 10 of by sydlivy.
In a career spanning five decades, elton john has sold over 250 million records and has over fifty top 40 hits, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time. Elton john your song elton john im still standing elton john thats what friends are for elton john rocket man i think its going to be a long, long time elton john can you feel the love tonight elton john daniel elton john dont let the sun go down on me elton john saturday nights alright for fighting elton john circle of. Curtains by elton john song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Elton john captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy. Curtains by elton john samples, covers and remixes. Writing credits for curtains curtains was written by john and taupin. His 1997 tribute to diana, princess of wales, candle in the wind 1997, remains the worlds biggest selling and fastest selling single of all time. Elton john isnt holding back in his irreverent and achingly personal new memoir me, released tuesday, the legendary rock star gets. We all fall in love sometimescurtains by elton john. The album is an autobiographical account of the early. Eltons demo version has never been officially released, but its a gorgeous glimpse of his underdocumented hippiefolkie side. It was early 1969 and john was a staff songwriter for dick james djm.
Release date of curtains captain fantastic and the dirt brown cowboy is an elton john album which mca and djm records released on 19 may 1975. Later that year, elton released a version of the beatles classic drug song, lucy in the sky with diamonds as a nonalbum single, something he was quite prone to doing at the time. Yesterday when i was young elton john and charles aznavour. Included in the marketing effort will be demonstrations of the new surround sound sacds and giveaways featuring a 7 track elton john surround sound sampler sacd. Find elton john curtains lyrics and search for elton john. Although elton johns captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy cropped up on british cd as early as 1984 the very first vanguard of issues on the format the first decent remaster is acknowledged as the elton john the classic years version by tony cousins in july 1995. Curtains was released on elton johns captain fantastic and the. Born 25 march, 1947, as reginald kenneth dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. Curtains tracks 1 to 10 are his ninth studio album captain. Verlag harmony books, new york 1992, isbn 051758762 9, s. Curtains by elton john discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Elton john was just a shy, gawky 22yearold struggling pianistsongwriter when drummer nigel olsson first laid eyes on him. Curtains was released on elton johns captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy album in the spring of 1975.
When the moneys gone elton john, bruce roberts and kristine w. Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy john, elton. One of his most loved releases is the 1994 soundtrack to the lion king, with lyrics by tim rice. The images are for illustrative purposes only and are not contractual. All musical material is rerecorded and does not use in any form the original music or original vocals or any feature of the original recording. There are a few 24 measures hidden in the recording, usually when the chart indicates you should hold a chord.
Usa released november 2004 captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy by elton john on island chroniclesrocket b000360636 barcode 602498241202 is a track sacd super audio cd that plays out as follows 62. Tonight karaoke elton john cdg, mp4, kfn karaoke version. Elton john and leon russell monkey suit live beacon theatre, nyc oct. Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy is the ninth studio album by elton john. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows of a field no longer sown by anyone i held a dandelion that said the. The beautifully written ballad serves as songwriter bernie taupins snap judgment of new. I made a similar observation here about curtains on captain fantastic. Curtains elton john 1975 hq audio hd video youtube. I find the shmcd bass too bloated and prefer the mfsl version for the bass but the highs and overall imaging sound much more realistic to me on the shmcd version. Curtains chords by elton john with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Music rights are covered by collection societies and publishers. I used to know this old scarecrow he was my song, my joy and sorrow cast alone between the furrows of a field no longer sown by anyone. Our chat with barney hoskyns, who covers the wild years of woodstock. There are many reasons for elton john fans to check out the upcoming movie rocketman.
Published on jan 30, 2020 curtains was released on elton johns ninth studio, captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy, in may 1975. He kept on scoring hit singles, and songs from the 1980s like empty garden and im still standing have held up well. Also included will be demonstrations from the super audio surround sound edition of goodbye yellow brick road by elton john which was released last year and won two surround. For those unfamiliar with this rather new amazing technology ask amazons customer. Barney hoskyns explores the forgotten history of woodstock, new yorksong writing. Empty sky 1969 empty sky, valhala, western ford gateway, hymn 2000, lady whats tomorrow, sails, the scaffold, skyline pigeon, gulliverhaychewedreprise lady samantha, all across the havens, its me that you need, just like strange rain. We are fall in love sometimes curtainsextended version. Your song version from the luhrmann film moulin rouge elton john and julian lloyd webber. I used to know this old scarecrow, he was my song, my joy and sorrow. Sometimes curtains extended version with lyrics by elton john duration. Sir elton john is one of pop musics great survivors.
It was then produced by another artist who worked with them regularly, gus dudgeon. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of elton john captain fantastic and his longterm lyricist bernie taupin the brown dirt cowboy. Available on the album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy. Edit release all versions of this release new submission.