My Favorite Songs by Elton John (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs by Sir Elton John. See if you agree with any of these!

“Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” is a nearly 11-minute progressive rock suite by Elton John, written by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (lyrics), and released as the opening track of his acclaimed 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The instrumental first half, “Funeral for a Friend,”

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Genesis – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

Several big name acts and musicians would be forthcoming from this group!

Genesis, the English progressive rock band that would become one of the most commercially successful and artistically influential acts in rock history, formed at the end of the 1960s amid the creative ferment of British public school culture. The group originated at Charterhouse School in Surrey in 1967, where two separate songwriting duos—Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks on one side, and Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford on the other.

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Stacks of 45’s – Rocket Man/Susie (Dramas)

“She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then.”

When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.

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