John was raised in the Pinner suburb of London and learned to play piano at an early age, forming the blues band Bluesology in 1962. After leaving Bluesology in 1967 to embark on a solo career, John met Taupin after they both answered an advert for songwriters. For two years, they wrote songs for other artists, and John worked as a session musician for artists. John released his debut album Empty Sky in 1969, and a year later formed the Elton John Band and released his first hit single, "Your Song".
John's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s when he released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK, which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Rock of the Westies (1975). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit singles and albums in both decades, and has continued to record new music since then. He has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing music for The Lion King, Aida, and Billy Elliot the Musical. In 2018, John began his ongoing farewell tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road, which is scheduled to conclude in 2023. The 2019 biopic Rocketman dramatized his life and career.
Outside of music, John is an HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser and has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. He established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million since its inception, and a year later he began hosting his annual Foundation Academy Awards Party, which has since become one of the biggest high-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry. John was the chairman and director of Watford F.C, from 1976 to 1987, and again from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club. From the late 1970s to the late 1980s, John developed a severe addiction problem to drugs and alcohol but has been sober since 1990. He entered into a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005; they married after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in 2014.
John has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number-ones in the UK and US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of his 1974 single in dedication to Princess Diana, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling chart single of all time. In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades.
John has received numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards; including for Outstanding Contribution to Music; two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, a Disney Legend Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and is a fellow of The Ivors Academy. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music and charitable services in 1998 and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) in 2020.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
Solo studio albums
Empty Sky (1969)
Elton John (1970)
Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
Madman Across the Water (1971)
Honky Château (1972)
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Caribou (1974)
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Rock of the Westies (1975)
Blue Moves (1976)
A Single Man (1978)
Victim of Love (1979)
21 at 33 (1980)
The Fox (1981)
Jump Up! (1982)
Too Low for Zero (1983)
Breaking Hearts (1984)
Ice on Fire (1985)
Leather Jackets (1986)
Reg Strikes Back (1988)
Sleeping with the Past (1989)
The One (1992)
Made in England (1995)
The Big Picture (1997)
Songs from the West Coast (2001)
Peachtree Road (2004)
The Captain & the Kid (2006)
The Diving Board (2013)
Wonderful Crazy Night (2016)
Regimental Sgt. Zippo (2021)
Come Back Baby
Elton John Lyrics
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Come back to me yeah
And you will see yeah
How I've changed
'Cause you're the only love that I ever had
You're the only love that I ever had
Come back to me
I did you wrong yeah
And this is the song I sing
I hope will bring you back to me
'Cause you're the only love that I ever knew
You're the only love that I ever knew
Come back come back
Come back baby
Come back and treat me right
Come back baby
Come on back, I'll hold you tight
Come back baby
Come back I'll treat you right
Come back baby
Come on back
Come back and hold me tight
Come back baby
Everything's gonna be fine right now
It's gonna be fine right now
It's gonna be fine right now
'Cause you're the only love that I ever had
Yeah you're coming back and I'm so glad
You're coming back to me
In Elton John’s song, “Come Back Baby,” the singer is pleading with a former lover to return to them. They admit to making mistakes and treating the love badly, but assure their former love that they have changed and are willing to treat them right. The repetition of “come back baby” throughout the song emphasizes the singer’s desperation to have their love back.
The first verse of the song emphasizes how much the singer loved their former partner and the impact that they had on their life. The repetition of “you’re the only love that I ever had” shows how significant the relationship was to the singer. The second verse, however, shows the singer admitting their wrongdoing and apologizing for it, as they hope the song will convince their former partner to return. The third verse, however, is more upbeat as the singer assures their partner that everything will be fine and they will treat them better.
Overall, “Come Back Baby” is a classic love song that highlights the pain of losing someone, the importance of taking responsibility for one’s mistakes, and the hope for a chance to make things right with the person that they love.
Line by Line Meaning
Come back baby
The singer is pleading with his lost love to return to him
Come back to me yeah
He wants his love to come back to him
And you will see yeah
He believes that if his love comes back, she'll see that he's changed
How I've changed
He has changed and wants his love to see that
'Cause you're the only love that I ever had
His lost love is the only person he has ever truly loved
You're the only love that I ever had
Reiterating that his lost love is the only person he has ever truly loved
Come back to me
The singer pleads once again for his lost love to come back to him
I did you wrong yeah
The singer admits that he made mistakes in their relationship
And this is the song I sing
The song is the singer's way of apologizing to his lost love
I hope will bring you back to me
The singer hopes that this song will convince his love to return to him
'Cause you're the only love that I ever knew
His lost love is still the only person he has ever truly loved
Come back come back
He pleads once again for his lost love to come back to him
Come back and treat me right
He wants his lost love to come back and treat him with the respect he deserves
Come on back, I'll hold you tight
He promises to hold his love tight if she comes back to him
Come back I'll treat you right
He promises to treat his love right if she comes back to him
Come on back
He pleads once again for his lost love to come back to him
Come back and hold me tight
He wants his lost love to come back and hold him tight
Everything's gonna be fine right now
If his love returns, everything will be okay again
It's gonna be fine right now
He believes that everything will be alright if his love comes back to him
'Cause you're the only love that I ever had
He reiterates that his lost love is the only one he has ever truly loved
Yeah you're coming back and I'm so glad
The singer is happy at the thought of his lost love returning to him
You're coming back to me
He believes that his lost love is coming back to him
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: REG DWIGHT
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Calig St. Calig
yes, yes, yes. His voice is one of a kind. seriously, not one person sounds like him or has tried to imitate him because it's impossible.
ELVAR MASSON
...and he was only 17-18 years old
Umskiddy
This is pure soul.This was a man who eventually stunned and all black audience at the Soul Train show a few years later.Elton is pure genuis.
Vinylsearch2015 60
Elton was just starting to put his feet in the water in songwriting, feeling his way around in that area. Don't expect an artist at this early stage to create a masterpiece. For Elton the masterpieces will soon come later. It is cool to hear Elton sing in 1966.
Eli Strauf
I have played this song a million times! I love it!! What a great voice; and talented man ♡♡
Jeff On The Road
it's just neat to hear Elton's voice before he hit the big time. thanks for that.
HUMORISTA SERGIO RICARDO
Que gravação maravilhosa! Ao 18 anos Elton, ou melhor, Reg, já era um gênio!
T E R E N C E M C K E N N A B I T C H
A beautiful tone on someone so young!
Michael David
I would have loved to hear Elton play it again a few times in his career. His voice would have sounded different on every show. He doesn't 18 in some parts. More like 15-16.
dixgun
great song . almost like madness . nice beat, chords, melody .