This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs by Elton John. In Part one I picked “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding”, “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)”, “Crocodile Rock”, “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”, “Burn Down the Mission”, and “Border Song”. See if you agree with any of these!
“Grey Seal” is a song by Elton John, with lyrics by his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, first recorded in 1970 as the B-side to the single “Rock and Roll Madonna,” and later re-recorded in 1973 for John’s seminal double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, where it became the definitive version, featuring fuller production,
