Patch It Up’ has a driving, Country groove that is the product of the writing team of Eddie Rabbit and Rory Bourke. The song successfully straddles Country, Pop and Rock boundaries and has been a favorite cover of Blues and Rock bands over the years. The track was originally released as a single along side ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’, but is best know as this live rendition from the album ‘Elvis: That’s The Way It Is’.
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This fun pop number about ‘havin’ the Blues’ was the closing track from Elton John’s 1984 album ‘Breaking Hearts’. The Aussies will recollect with fondness that John shot his music video for this one down in Rushcettes Bay in Sydney! ‘Sad Songs Say So Much’ — need we say more?
Elton John released this Pop ballad in 1997 and dedicated the song to the then recently murdered fashion icon Gianni Versace. The song was the first single from his album ‘The Big Picture’ — released as a ‘double A-side’ with ‘Candle In The Wind 1997′, dedicated to the memory of Princess Diana. The double side was one of the most successful singles of all time selling over 10 million copies.
This Disco classic was certified double-platinum — and is a hit associated with none other than Gloria Gaynor. Gaynor’s greatest hit hit turntables in 1978 and reached #1 in both the US and UK charts in 1979. It is a tale of pain and struggle resulting in personal strength and discovery — and as such it’s message has been adopted as an anthem for movements from Women’s Rights to the LGBT community.
Elton John’s best-loved hard rockin’ number was at first banned on US radio stations in the 70’s because of the use of the word ‘Bitch’. That didn’t stop the single from reaching #4 on the US charts and #1 in Canada. The lyrics were supposedly the idea of Bernie Taupin’s wife at the time, which he then fleshed out to the ‘Caribou’ rock hit.
This Top 30 US hit was a refreshing Latin-Pop fusion from hitmaker Elton John. The tune was released on the 1989 album ‘Sleeping With The Past’ — John’s 22nd studio album. It tells the story of two lovers sharing a night on the town with the soulful sounds of Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye spicing up the nightlife.
This instrumental opener to ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ is a classic example of the wide swath of Elton John’s musical talent. The classical-inspired introduction was reportedly inspired by John considering what music he’d like played at his own funeral. The album cut leads directly into the rock number ‘Love Lies Bleeding’, but this chart would be just as successfully performed as an overture on it’s own.
I’m Still Standing is a hit track from Elton John’s 1983 album ‘Too Low For Zero’. The song tells the tale of a man making his comeback regardless of the adversity he might face from day to day. The pop hit reached #4 in the UK and #12 in the US charts.
This track from the 1983 album ‘Too Low For Zero’ maked the return of a full album’s collaboration for John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, who last did a full LP together with 1976’s ‘Blue Moves’. This Live version, as performed on John’s concert album ‘One Night Only’ incorporates his high energy sound and an open adlib section.
The conclusion to the orchestral Opus ‘Funeral For A Friend’; ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is included as the opening cut to Elton John’s 1973 album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’. Although not original written as one continuous song, John recollected that the two ‘just fit together’.