I Witnessed An Indian Sunset With Elton John
Added 2025-01-19 12:21:01 +0000 UTCAnother fine work by Elton John with his signature polish and perfection in handling throughout.
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Madman Across The Water is still my favorite Elton John LP. His arrangements on that one are wonderful.
Jeff Boice
2025-02-03 13:40:40 +0000 UTCWell….i never had any of his greatest hits albums, but can certainly see the wisdom of that. Assume you’ve got Tiny Dancer, Candie in the Wind, Levon, Rocketman, Yellowbrick Road etc etc But I also love Madman AcRoss the Water and Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters So many wonderful songs from that dream team .
Evelyn
2025-01-27 23:38:05 +0000 UTCfine with me. There are so many great songs.....
Evelyn
2025-01-22 05:23:47 +0000 UTCIlluminating. Thank you so much. With no backstory, in my teens I turned to that song so often, not understanding why it moved me so much. Well, having been engaged in college and deeply in love, I eventually left New Orleans for NYC to give myself permission to come out. The girl married a dear friend of mine years later. If I had not found the courage to do that, I would never have met my hero, Stephen Sondheim, and much more, have my treasure trove of memories of our time together. Much Gratitude to you, and Sir Elton!
John Golterman
2025-01-21 20:20:48 +0000 UTCYes... but I personally would limit to the songs found on his first two greatest hits albums.
DJ Marquis Marc Rambeau du Tacoma
2025-01-21 03:25:43 +0000 UTCI've from that area too, so accept my solace as well. SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, lyrics by Bernie Taupin, is a true story about Elton nearly marrying a woman, not yet realizing wholly that he was a gay man. It's from the Captain Fantastic album, which also has the beautiful WE ALL FALL IN LOVE SOMETIMES and CURTAINS.
DJ Marquis Marc Rambeau du Tacoma
2025-01-21 03:24:33 +0000 UTCI love how well arranged his music is. So much happening but everything has a place and everything is in its place. No one is stepping on each others toes. like you said it’s easy to listen to with just enough there to keep me interested. “Madman across the water” is also a great song. Very similar musical themes to this but also great.
Daniel Pena
2025-01-20 20:56:41 +0000 UTCEnjoyed that. Elton is without a doubt, one of the most successful musicians in the modern era. One of my all time favorite also. And such a whining little bitch. If you return to Elton, the comments has some great selections, and I’d add Benny and the Jets to it.
TONY SURRATT
2025-01-20 13:46:48 +0000 UTCGlad to hear that, John! Stay safe!
Amy Shafer
2025-01-20 11:54:45 +0000 UTCI’m been listening and enjoying your journey from the very beginning, and it’s been a delight to witness the channel grow. I’m writing from Santa Monica, so one mile north everything is gone. Your recent posts have brought me much solace, providing a musical touchstone, a reprieve from the deep grief running through all of us here, balancing pain with the richness of music. Thank you and bless you. John PS Elton John has a song called “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”. I hope you hear that one sometime.
John Golterman
2025-01-20 03:20:27 +0000 UTCA nice song if less well known. I'm not going to quibble with the geographical inaccuracies. The US is a big place and I don't expect someone from across the pond to know all the complexities. Definitely sounds like something from Madman Across the Water. I would love to hear Levon or Tiny Dancer also.
Mike Clancey
2025-01-19 21:37:27 +0000 UTCI'm sorry, it's probably just me. But all I hear is cringe worthy and exploitative. It was early in EJ's career, so I'll cut him some slack. But, he has much better songs to analyze. May I suggest "funeral for a friend".
David Taylor
2025-01-19 21:19:17 +0000 UTCYour closing remarks in the last few minutes of this video are exactly my feelings on this piece. It is a beautifully crafted song, but maybe it’s a bit too prepared and it loses some of the emotional gravity as a result. I’m a huge Elton John fan, but if I’m honest he does have more than his fair share of songs that don’t always pull me in. I did enjoy your explanation of the chord progression. It gave me some ideas and I really do enjoy that aspect of this song. Thank you, Amy.
Julian Ortiz
2025-01-19 19:45:49 +0000 UTCA song of John's that I've never heard on the Radio and/or anywhere else. Seems that others here say that it is not historically correct, maybe that is why. Good review Amy, I will not be listening to it again even if I like how John sung the song. P.S. Fact checking was in no way easy back when this song was done.
Paul D. Hoffmaster III
2025-01-19 19:43:50 +0000 UTCJust throwing this out there, without any judgement about it on my part. I remember listening to this song when I was in Tech School for the Air Force in Denver, 1968. https://youtu.be/wWVEM1idBj0
Paul D. Hoffmaster III
2025-01-19 19:39:17 +0000 UTCCurtains, Tiny dancer, Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, all perfect songs. My favorite deep cut might be the piano version of Skyline Pigeon. There's too many to narrow it down, though.
Chester Beals
2025-01-19 19:24:33 +0000 UTCMona Lisas is lovely; I'll also shout out Border Song.
Michael LaPorte
2025-01-19 19:06:14 +0000 UTCYou named some of my favorites too. Especially Tiny Dancer. Why anyone would pick Indian Sunset over his many other masterpieces is beyond me. My "deeper cut" favorite is Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. Just adore that song.
Evelyn
2025-01-19 19:01:46 +0000 UTCThe Beatles, Queen, and now Led Zeppelin. I would nominate Elton John as the next artist to delve into deeply. maybe 20 songs? SUCH a deep catalogue of beautiful, beautiful work.
Evelyn
2025-01-19 18:58:49 +0000 UTCExactly what I object to in this song. You said it way better than I did. Thanks. Historical inaccuracies indeed. I've heard the song several times, and that's enough. I do not understand why so many people like this song. It even utilizes that old chordal "cliche" that was always present in old westerns whenever Native Americans were around.
Evelyn
2025-01-19 18:56:41 +0000 UTCthat's Taupin's lyrics. In many case, I usually don't . But I do with this song. What bothers me most about it, as an American who knows a bit about which tribes lived where, is the total ignorance shown of the ancestral homes of these tribes. I KNOW that's "picky" on my part. just bugs me. And the music too often falls into that most cliched of chords that we heard in all those old westerns from the 30's to the 60's that always denoted Native Americans were around. I love Elton John actually, and allot of the melody and imagery in this song is beautiful, but, to me, it does fall into kitch too much.
Evelyn
2025-01-19 18:53:41 +0000 UTCVery nice, thanks for that. I'm generally a sucker for songs in minor keys, Elton does them well as you have explained.
RAD1
2025-01-19 17:42:45 +0000 UTCA very early Elton John song, and as George mentions below, this album has the iconic song TINY DANCER, one of Elton's best. Some more of my favorites: YOUR SONG; GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD; ROCKET MAN; SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT; WE ALL FALL IN LOVE SOMETIMES and a real sleeper song - CURTAINS: I used to know this old scarecrow He was my song My joy and sorrow Cast alone between the furrows Of a field No longer sown by anyone I held a dandelion That said the time had come To leave upon the wind Not to return When summer burned the earth again Cultivate the freshest flower This garden ever grew Beneath these branches I once wrote Such childish words for you But that's okay There's treasure children always seek to find And just like us You must have had A once upon a time
DJ Marquis Marc Rambeau du Tacoma
2025-01-19 15:27:53 +0000 UTCI find him a bit kitch
dnlng 118
2025-01-19 15:19:38 +0000 UTCWell, Amy, I have to say I agree with your perspective on this song. This is from "Madman Across the Water", from which I much prefer Tiny Dancer and Levon, simply because I enjoy repeated listenings of them, and this song not so much. Unfortunately, Bernie Taupin went over the top with historical inaccuracies in referencing an awful and indescribably tragic period that isn't in need of embellishment. All in all, it provides no continuing listening enjoyment for me. Thank you for explaining the G chord and 7th common usage, I'm still learning by baby steps!
George Brady
2025-01-19 15:08:43 +0000 UTCI missed The Beatles Series continuation yesterday. (I haven't listened to this, maybe there's an explanation. I'm not ready for Elton, yet, although at least it's his best, early work.)
George Brady
2025-01-19 13:00:45 +0000 UTC
