Blurb:
"Your Song" is a ballad composed & performed by musician Elton John. The song's lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It appeared on his self-titled second album in 1970.
It was released in 1970 as the B-side to "Take Me to the Pilot". Both received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making both the UK and U.S. Top Tens.
"Your Song" is an extremely soft blend of several different styles: country, soul, folk, and jazz, with the R&B hook of the chorus: "I hope you don't mind / I hope you don't mind / That I put down in the words / How wonderful life is while you're in the world". The instrumental focus is on John's Leon Russell-influenced piano work, with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster's string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.
The song was John's first pop hit. It rose to the #8 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it peaked at #7. It was rerecorded by John as a duet with opera singer Alessandro Safina for the first Sport Relief charity telethon in 2002, and reached #4 in the UK.
"Your Song" is a ballad composed & performed by musician Elton John. The song's lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It appeared on his self-titled second album in 1970.
It was released in 1970 as the B-side to "Take Me to the Pilot". Both received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making both the UK and U.S. Top Tens.
"Your Song" is an extremely soft blend of several different styles: country, soul, folk, and jazz, with the R&B hook of the chorus: "I hope you don't mind / I hope you don't mind / That I put down in the words / How wonderful life is while you're in the world". The instrumental focus is on John's Leon Russell-influenced piano work, with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster's string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.
The song was John's first pop hit. It rose to the #8 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it peaked at #7. It was rerecorded by John as a duet with opera singer Alessandro Safina for the first Sport Relief charity telethon in 2002, and reached #4 in the UK.
Scroll and Sing:
It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
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