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Candle in the Wind. " Candle in the Wind " is a threnody written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. [1] In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute ...
John's critical and commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when John released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Blue Moves (1976), and also included his best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt ...
Blue Moves. "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" Blue Moves is the eleventh studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 22 October 1976 through John's own Rocket Record Company (his first for the label), alongside MCA Records in certain countries. John's second double album, it was recorded at EMI Studios, Brother Studios ...
The singles discography of British musician and singer-songwriter Elton John consists of 140 official singles as main artist, 22 as a featured artist, as well as 56 other non-single guest appearances, 2 charity singles, and 3 other charted songs. In 1970, a year after starting his solo career, John released his first hit single, "Your Song ...
Barry Oslander. " Abraham, Martin and John " is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by ...
Phil Spector co-produced Lennon's albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Imagine (1971), Some Time in New York City (1972) and Rock 'n' Roll (1975). Lennon and Ono performed four songs on Some Time in New York City (1972) live with Frank Zappa and his band the Mothers of Invention. Lennon co-wrote "Old Dirt Road" with Harry Nilsson ...
Mind Games (John Lennon song) " Mind Games " is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records. [4] It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The US single and album were released simultaneously on 29 October 1973.
Jon Wiener took the title of this song for his 1999 book, Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files, about Nixon's attempt to deport Lennon in 1972. The title is used for a 2020 compilation album of Lennon's greatest songs, remixed from scratch by his son Sean. The album was released on 9 October 2020, John Lennon's 80th birthday.