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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Lyrical: “Salvation Army” (Part One)

These are songs that contain “Salvation Army” in their lyrics.

Hazy Shade of Winter is a song written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, released as a standalone single before appearing on later compilations. The track, with its urgent tempo and melancholic lyrics, reflects on the passage of time and lost opportunities, using the changing seasons

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