As far as the verses of “Hold Me Closer” go, this is a highly-poetic love song which is still easy to understand for the most part. It features a romance in which mutual admiration...
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” is a duet which, character-wise, is being performed by two lovers. And it is Elton John in particular who, as the title suggests, is worried about Kiki Dee potentially breaking...
Elton John’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” is premised on the singer and the woman he loves being separated by a considerable amount of distance. More specifically Bernie Taupin wrote it...
We can say something like “Healing Hands” is Elton John’s version of a breakup song. But it isn’t about being overcome with associated, depressed emotions as similarly-themed tunes tend to be, even though there’s plenty...
As fans of 1970s’ music are well aware, Elton John and Bernie Taupin are one of the most-renowned to ever grace the industry. In fact as the story goes, they conceptualized this song one night while...
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is mainly centered on the narrator (Elton John), requesting for a shift from all the fame, glitz and glamour associated with his career. He wants to move from this to...
Elton John’s “Curtains” is very symbolic and even cryptic in its nature. But we will try to deconstruct its meaning based on the information that is readily available. In the first line Elton John references...
“Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” finds Elton John seeking to save a dying relationship while fruitlessly searching for his true self. The relationship is on the edge because of his manipulative...
In “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word”, Elton John tries to save his dying relationship yet finds it difficult to simply apologize so they can move on. The singer perceives himself as the...
In “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John sings about the American actress, singer and model, Marilyn Monroe whose birth name was Norma Jeane Morteson. Elton details how she rose to fame and the significant...
