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)
Daniel )
Elton John Lyrics
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I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Oh oh, Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh oh, Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
The song "Daniel" by Elton John is a bittersweet tribute to a friend who has decided to start a new life in Spain. The singer expresses his sadness about losing his friend and his sense of longing for the good times they once shared. The opening verse sets the scene as Daniel is leaving on a plane for Spain, and the singer watches the red tail lights disappear into the distance. He admits that he may be seeing things through the haze of his own emotions, making it difficult to tell whether Daniel is really waving goodbye or if it is a figment of his imagination.
The second verse reveals that the singer has never been to Spain himself, but has only heard of its beauty through Daniel's glowing descriptions. He speaks of Daniel's love for the country, suggesting that he has visited it frequently and has perhaps even decided to make it his permanent home. The chorus repeats the same two lines, expressing the singer's deep nostalgia for his friend.
In the final verse, the singer addresses Daniel directly, acknowledging the age gap between them and asking whether he still feels the pain of his emotional scars. He notes that despite Daniel's troubles, he still has a strength and resilience that shines like a star in the sky. The song ends with a repetition of the opening lines, echoing the singer's sense of loss and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
Daniel is flying in an airplane right now and going somewhere
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
I can see the airplane's tail lights as it flies towards Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
I can see Daniel waving goodbye before he gets on the airplane
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
I see someone who looks like Daniel, but it might just be a trick of the clouds
They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been
Others have said that Spain is beautiful, but the artist has never been there themselves
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Daniel claims that Spain is the best place he has ever visited
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Daniel has visited Spain enough times to know whether it is truly the best place he has been
Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much
The artist misses Daniel greatly and wishes he was there with them
Oh oh, Daniel my brother you are older than me
The artist addresses Daniel as their older brother
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
The artist asks if Daniel still feels emotional pain from past experiences that have left lasting scars
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Despite Daniel seeming emotionally distant or depressed, the singer believes he still sees things with more clarity than they do
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
The artist sees Daniel as someone who shines bright and stands out, just like a star in the sky
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
The singer has another moment of uncertainty if they've really seen Daniel, or if it was only an illusion caused by the clouds
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: VLADIMIR CORT, ELTON JOHN, BERNIE TAUPIN
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@@thatguy6112 Megamind: (voiceover.) Here's my day so far; went to jail, lost the girl of my dreams, and got my butt kicked pretty good. Still, things could be a lot worse. Oh, that's right. I'm falling to my death. Guess they can't. How did it all come to this you ask? My end starts at the beginning. The very beginning. Yes, that's me. I had a fairly standard childhood. I came from what you might call a broken home, literally broken. I was 8 days old and still living with my parents. How sad is that? Clearly it was time to move on.
(to baby Megamind.)
Megamind's Mother: Here is your Minion, he will take care of you.
Megamind's Father: And here is your binky.
(He puts the binky into Megamind's mouth and then utters his last words to his son.)
Megamind's Father: You are destined for...
(The ship closes and starts to take off.)
Megamind: [voice over] I didn't quite hear that last part, but it sounded important. Destined for... what? I set out to find my destiny. Turns out a kid from the Glaupunk Quadrant had the exact same idea. That was the day I met Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. And our glorious rivalry was born!
(baby Megamind's ship is heading towards a large beautiful house.)
Megamind: [voice over] Could this be what I was destined for? A dream life filled with luxury?
(baby Metro Man’s ship appears in front and crash lands into the beautiful house.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) Apparently not! Even fate has its favorites. No big deal. A much different fate awaited me.
(Megamind's ship lands in Metro City Prison.)
Lady Scott: A baby! How thoughtful.
(holds infant Metro Man in her hands.)
Lord Scott: (reading his paper.) Oh, yes, yes. I saw and thought of you.
(baby Megamind's ship opens and he sees the prisoners crowding around looking at him.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) Luckily I found a lovely little place to call home.
(to the other prisoners.)
Prisoner: Can we keep it?
(one of the prisoners is showing him picture cards of a policeman and a burglar.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) A place that taught me the differences between right and wrong. Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes on the other hand had life handed to him on a silver platter.
(baby Metro Man flies around the ceiling.)
Lady Scott: Our baby can fly!
(without looking he continues to read his paper.)
Lord Scott: Yes, yes, nothing but the best for you, darling.
Megamind: (voice-over.) The power of flight, invulnerability, and great hair! [the image freezes at Mr. GTS as the tip of his hair shines] But I had something far, far greater. My amazing intellect! A knack for building objects of mayhem. [Now riding a tricycle made out of Metro City license plates, baby Megamind rides down the hall with some of the inmates following him. His pacifier shoots a beam through the wall and is stopped by the warden.
(Megamind as a child is being escorted out of prison and taken to School)
Megamind: (voice-over.) After a few years and with some time off for good behavior, I was given an opportunity to better myself through learning at a strange place called ‘shool’. It was there that I once again ran into Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. He had already amassed a gigantic army of soft-headed groupies.
(Metro Man as a child uses his laser vision to heat up popcorn and all the school children cheer and clap.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) He bought their affections with showmanship, extravagant gifts of deliciousness. So I too would make this popped corn and win over those mindless drones.
Warden: Lights out! (The prison lights turn off. Megamind uses his pacifier as a flashlight to add some more sketches to his invention while Minion watches.)
(Megamind's object to produce popcorn for the school children explodes and Metro Man uses his powers to put the fire out.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) That's when I learned a very hard lesson. Good receives all the praise and adulation while evil is sent to quiet time in the corner. [Metro Man sends Megamind to the back of the room and is rewarded with a gold star sticker. A class photo] So fitting in wasn’t really an option. (MM (Metro Man) plays a ukulele as the class sings "Itsy Bitsy Spider".) While they were learning Itzy Bitzy Spider, I learnt how to dehydrate inanimate objects and rehydrate them at will. (Megamind fires a ray at Minion turning him into a cube, and adds a drop of water on the cube to bring Minion back to life. The latter sees the former belly-up as he taps of the sphere. Minion wakes up as the two share a smile.) Some days it felt like it was just me and Minion against the world. No matter how hard I tried I was always the odd man out. (MM picks a girl with a cast and crutches to be on his team.) The last one picked. A screw up! Black sheep! (dodgeballs are being pelted at Megamind.) Bad boy! (As a new round begins, Megamind buckles up a helmet with spikes on them. As the dodgeballs fire, lightning from the spikes reflect the balls hitting a car, a man's head, and nearly hitting the teacher, but deflected by MM. He is rewarded with yet another gold star sticker.) Was this my destiny? Wait... maybe it was! Being bad is the one thing I'm good at. Then it hit me; if I was the bad boy, then I was going to be the baddest boy of them all!
(sets off a chemical explosion in the schoolhouse.) I was destined to be a supervillain, and we were destined to be rivals! The die had been cast! And so began an enduring epic lifelong career…and I LOVED IT!
(a gallery of newspaper articles appears, featuring Megamind and Metro Man's battles.)
Megamind: (voice-over.) Our battles quickly got more elaborate. He would win some, I would almost win others! He took the name Metro Man, defender of Metro City (pronounced 'met-traw-city'). I decided to pick something a little more humble; Megamind, incredibly handsome criminal genius and master of all villainy!
(in prison.)
Warden: (Noticing the cell guard reading a newspaper.) Read on your own time! Open up! (The guard opens the window and Warden and sees that Megamind is not sitting in his chair. Concerned, he presses his face up closer to the window.)
Megamind: BOO! (Warden jumps back. Megamind laughs.) Good morning Warden. Great news, I'm a changed man and I’m ready to re-enter society as a solid citizen.
Warden: You're a villain! And you’ll always be a villain. You’ll never change and you’ll never leave.
Megamind: You're fun.
Warden: You got a present in the mail.
Megamind: Is it a puppy?
[the warden opens the box to reveal a hand watch]
Warden: From Metro Man.
[reading the card from Metro Man]
Warden: 'To count every second of your eighty-five life sentences.' That's funny, never thought Metro Man was the gloating type. Oh, but he does have nice taste.
[he puts the watch on his wrist]
Warden: I think I’ll keep it.
Megamind: Any chance you could give me the time. I don’t want to be late for the opening of the Metro Man museum.
[the warden looks at the watch]
Warden: Oh, no! Looks like you’re gonna miss it, by several thousand years.
(the warden walks away.)
Megamind: Oh, am I?
(starts to do an evil laugh.)
Roxanne Ritchie: Happy Metro Man day, Metro City. It’s a beautiful day in downtown where we’re here to honor a beautiful Metro Man. His heart is an ocean that’s inside a bigger ocean. For years he’s been watching us with his supervision, saving us with his super strength and caring for us with his super heart. Now it’s our turn to give something back. This is Roxanne Ritchie, reporting live from the dedication of the Metro Man museum.
[she does the cut sign to her cameraman]
Hal: Wow! Okay, the stuff they make you read on air, that’s un-freaking-believable! It’s crazy.
Roxanne Ritchie: I wrote that piece myself, Hal.
Hal: What I was trying to say was, I can’t believe that in our modern society, they let, like actual art get onto the news.
Roxanne Ritchie: Nice save, Hal.
Hal: Why don’t we…like, let’s just get a coffee or something.
Roxanne Ritchie: [Scoffs] Come on, it’s time to get into the metro man day spirit!
Hal: Well, if I were Metro Man, Megamind wouldn’t be kidnapping you all the time, that’s the first thing.
Roxanne Ritchie: [chuckles] That’s sweet, Hal.
Hal: And I’d be watching you, like…like a dingo watches a human baby.
Roxanne Ritchie: Mmm.
Hal: Okay, that sounded…okay, that sounded a little weird.
Roxanne Ritchie: A little bit, yeah.
Hal: You’re making a face, and that’s making me feel weird. (Roxanne is kidnapped by minion as Hal continues to speak)
Hal: Point is, I would watch you like something watching something intently with love. Not love, we’re not in love. I’m not saying I love you. Okay, I love you, whatever. [chuckles] But I’m not saying, like, I’m in love with you, I’m saying… (he notices Roxanne is gone) Roxxane? Roxaroo?
(Cut back to the prison. The warden’s appearance is changed into Megamind’s as he walks back from the cell.)
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Lyrics
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
And I can see Daniel waving goodbye
Oh it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
He should know, he's been there enough
Oh I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much, oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
And I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
And I can see Daniel waving goodbye
Oh it looks like Daniel, it must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
@davidallardyce-ni8jn
I lost my twin Brother Daniel
to Cancer...
Nov 11th 1990
He was only 34.
Thank you
Sir Elton John
While the song
makes me cry..
They are tears
of happiness
knowing I had
a wonderfully
brother that's
brought joy and
happiness to my
life...
P.S. I'm 67 yrs old now and still
cry on Nov 11th
God bless you
Sir Elton for all
the beautiful
music you have
provided to the
WOLD...
David Cambridge
Ontario Canada
@janicehook7621
My Brother Daniel just passed away this morning at 5:25 this morning 😢😢😢 from cancer
Best Big Brother EVER 😢😢😢😢
@francoiskruger9090
So sorry
@shodanart
💔
@JesusErnestoRamos-dr1yt
🙏🌹🌹💜🛐☦️ like My litle brother My younger brother it nas been 2 years n My mother she has been so stranger for her age we all have hard tome 🌹🙏🌹💜🌹🛐☦️
@JesusErnestoRamos-dr1yt
God is with You guys 😘🌹🌹🌹🌹
@JesusErnestoRamos-dr1yt
So stranger it is what i mean My messenger is Bad some times
@paulbellamy9920
The stories of people missing their Daniel's really makes this song hit different. I'm sitting here in tears.
@johndyson4109
Me too...
@CrystalSmith-zh3ue
Same
@Gullvivas
Same hear I got so sad :(