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"Your Song" - "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside/ I'm not one of those who can easily hide", fra Elton Johns andre studioalbum kalt "Elton John".
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"Tiny Dancer" - "Hold me closer tiny dancer / Count the headlights on the highway/ Lay me down in sheets of linen", fra albumet "Madman Across the Water".
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"Honky Cat" - "Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways/ And, oh, the change is gonna do me good", fra albumet "Honky Château".
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"Rocket Man" - "And I think it's gonna be a long long time/ 'Till touch down brings me round again to find/ I'm not the man they think I am at home/ Oh no no no I'm a rocket man", fra albumet "Honky Château".
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"Crocodile Rock" - "I remember when rock was young/ Me and Suzie had so much fun/ Holding hands and skimming stones", fra albumet "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
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"Daniel" - "They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been/ Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen", fra albumet "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
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"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" - "It's getting late have you seen my mates/ Ma tell me when the boys get here/ It's seven o'clock and I want to rock", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - "So goodbye yellow brick road/ Where the dogs of society howl/ You can't plant me in your penthouse/ I'm going back to my plough", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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"Candle in the Wind" - "And I would have liked to have known you/ But I was just a kid/ Your candle burned out long before/ Your legend ever did", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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"Bennie and the Jets" - "Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet/ Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets/ Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - "Too late to save myself from falling/ I took a chance and changed your way of life", fra albumet "Caribou".
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"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - "Sweet freedom whispered in my ear/ You're a butterfly/ And butterflies are free to fly/ Fly away, high away bye bye", fra albumet "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy".
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"Island Girl" - "And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire/ You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, oh oh", fra albumet "Rock of the Westies".
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"The B*tch Is Back" - "I entertain by picking brains/ Sell my soul, by dropping names/ I don't like those! My God, what's that!", fra albumet "Caribou".
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"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - "What have I got to do to make you want me/ What have I got to do to be heard/ What do I say when it's all over?" fra albumet "Blue Moves".
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"Blue Eyes" - "Blue eyes/ Baby's got blue eyes/ When the morning comes/ I'll be far away/ And I say", fra albumet "Jump Up!"
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"I’m Still Standing" - "Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did/ Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" - "And while I'm away/ Dust out the demons inside/ And it won't be long before you and me run/ To the place in our hearts where we hide", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" - "Turn 'em on, turn 'em on/ Turn on those sad songs/ When all hope is gone/ Why don't you tune in and turn them on", fra albumet "Breaking Hearts".
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"Nikita" - "And if there comes a time/ Guns and gates no longer hold you in/ And if you're free to make a choice/ Just look towards the west and find a friend", fra albumet "Ice on Fire".
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"Sacrifice" - "Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through", fra albumet "Sleeping with the Past".
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"The One" - "In the instant that you love someone/ In the second that the hammer hits/ Reality runs up your spine/ And the pieces finally fit", fra albumet "The One".
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"Kiss the Bride" - "Well she looked a peach in the dress she made/ When she was still her mama's little girl/ And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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"Can You Feel the Love Tonight", på norsk "Fyll ditt sinn med kjærlighet"
- "Fyll ditt sinn med kjærlighet/ La Amors piler fly
Naturens sang/ Og himlens stjernedryss/ Gir liv til alt på ny", fra filmmusikkalbumet til "Løvenes konge". Albumet heter "The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack".
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"Circle of Life", på norsk "Livets sirkel" - "Fra den dag vi blir født her på jorden/ og stavrer oss ut av moders fang/ så ser vi litt av alt liv som er skapt/ av det liv som er gitt oss til gang", fra albumet "The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack".
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"Believe" - "Churches and dictators, politics and papers/ Everything crumbles sooner or later/ But love, I believe in love", fra albumet "Made in England".
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"Made in England" - "I was made in England like a blue Cortina/ But a Yankee summer had a way about her", fra albumet "Made in England".
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"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - "With your smile/ You pull the deepest secrets from my heart/ In all honesty/ I'm speechless and I don't know where to start", fra albumet "The Big Picture".
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"I Want Love" - "After everything I've ever learned/ Me, I carry too much baggage/ Oh man I've seen so much traffic", fra albumet "Songs from the West Coast".
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"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
- "All the things I've said in songs/ All the purple prose you bought from me/ Reality's just black and white", fra albumet "Songs from the West Coast".
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"Your Song" - "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside/ I'm not one of those who can easily hide", fra Elton Johns andre studioalbum kalt "Elton John".
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1 / 31 Fotos
"Tiny Dancer" - "Hold me closer tiny dancer / Count the headlights on the highway/ Lay me down in sheets of linen", fra albumet "Madman Across the Water".
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"Honky Cat" - "Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways/ And, oh, the change is gonna do me good", fra albumet "Honky Château".
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3 / 31 Fotos
"Rocket Man" - "And I think it's gonna be a long long time/ 'Till touch down brings me round again to find/ I'm not the man they think I am at home/ Oh no no no I'm a rocket man", fra albumet "Honky Château".
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4 / 31 Fotos
"Crocodile Rock" - "I remember when rock was young/ Me and Suzie had so much fun/ Holding hands and skimming stones", fra albumet "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
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5 / 31 Fotos
"Daniel" - "They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been/ Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen", fra albumet "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
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6 / 31 Fotos
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" - "It's getting late have you seen my mates/ Ma tell me when the boys get here/ It's seven o'clock and I want to rock", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - "So goodbye yellow brick road/ Where the dogs of society howl/ You can't plant me in your penthouse/ I'm going back to my plough", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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8 / 31 Fotos
"Candle in the Wind" - "And I would have liked to have known you/ But I was just a kid/ Your candle burned out long before/ Your legend ever did", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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9 / 31 Fotos
"Bennie and the Jets" - "Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet/ Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets/ Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful", fra albumet "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
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10 / 31 Fotos
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - "Too late to save myself from falling/ I took a chance and changed your way of life", fra albumet "Caribou".
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11 / 31 Fotos
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - "Sweet freedom whispered in my ear/ You're a butterfly/ And butterflies are free to fly/ Fly away, high away bye bye", fra albumet "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy".
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12 / 31 Fotos
"Island Girl" - "And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire/ You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, oh oh", fra albumet "Rock of the Westies".
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13 / 31 Fotos
"The B*tch Is Back" - "I entertain by picking brains/ Sell my soul, by dropping names/ I don't like those! My God, what's that!", fra albumet "Caribou".
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14 / 31 Fotos
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" - "What have I got to do to make you want me/ What have I got to do to be heard/ What do I say when it's all over?" fra albumet "Blue Moves".
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15 / 31 Fotos
"Blue Eyes" - "Blue eyes/ Baby's got blue eyes/ When the morning comes/ I'll be far away/ And I say", fra albumet "Jump Up!"
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16 / 31 Fotos
"I’m Still Standing" - "Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did/ Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" - "And while I'm away/ Dust out the demons inside/ And it won't be long before you and me run/ To the place in our hearts where we hide", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" - "Turn 'em on, turn 'em on/ Turn on those sad songs/ When all hope is gone/ Why don't you tune in and turn them on", fra albumet "Breaking Hearts".
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"Nikita" - "And if there comes a time/ Guns and gates no longer hold you in/ And if you're free to make a choice/ Just look towards the west and find a friend", fra albumet "Ice on Fire".
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20 / 31 Fotos
"Sacrifice" - "Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through", fra albumet "Sleeping with the Past".
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21 / 31 Fotos
"The One" - "In the instant that you love someone/ In the second that the hammer hits/ Reality runs up your spine/ And the pieces finally fit", fra albumet "The One".
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22 / 31 Fotos
"Kiss the Bride" - "Well she looked a peach in the dress she made/ When she was still her mama's little girl/ And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled", fra albumet "Too Low for Zero".
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23 / 31 Fotos
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight", på norsk "Fyll ditt sinn med kjærlighet"
- "Fyll ditt sinn med kjærlighet/ La Amors piler fly
Naturens sang/ Og himlens stjernedryss/ Gir liv til alt på ny", fra filmmusikkalbumet til "Løvenes konge". Albumet heter "The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack".
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24 / 31 Fotos
"Circle of Life", på norsk "Livets sirkel" - "Fra den dag vi blir født her på jorden/ og stavrer oss ut av moders fang/ så ser vi litt av alt liv som er skapt/ av det liv som er gitt oss til gang", fra albumet "The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack".
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25 / 31 Fotos
"Believe" - "Churches and dictators, politics and papers/ Everything crumbles sooner or later/ But love, I believe in love", fra albumet "Made in England".
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26 / 31 Fotos
"Made in England" - "I was made in England like a blue Cortina/ But a Yankee summer had a way about her", fra albumet "Made in England".
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27 / 31 Fotos
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - "With your smile/ You pull the deepest secrets from my heart/ In all honesty/ I'm speechless and I don't know where to start", fra albumet "The Big Picture".
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28 / 31 Fotos
"I Want Love" - "After everything I've ever learned/ Me, I carry too much baggage/ Oh man I've seen so much traffic", fra albumet "Songs from the West Coast".
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29 / 31 Fotos
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
- "All the things I've said in songs/ All the purple prose you bought from me/ Reality's just black and white", fra albumet "Songs from the West Coast".
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Elton Johns lyriske liv
Elton Johns sjelfylte musikk
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Elton John har solgt over 300 millioner plater på verdensbasis, og har hatt mer enn 50 låter på topp 40-listen. Han har utgitt mange flotte sangtekster som regnes som "klassikere". Klikk videre i dette galleriet for å finne hvilke som er blant hans beste!
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