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)
House
Elton John Lyrics
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This is where I live
That is the winter
Those are the trees
I can hear them breathe
This is my bed
This is where I sleep
That was the dark
They belong to me
This is my floor
This is where I lie
This is a square room
That was a bright light
These are not my eyes
What is my soul
Where is my tired heart
That is the question
Where is the answer
Inside my house
And I sit by the window
And I wish I was rain
I want to fall from the sky
I want to get wet all over again
'Cause this my house
It belongs to me
Inside my head
It's all that's left
This is my house
This is my bed
This is where I sleep
That was the dark
Those are my dreams
They belong to me
This is my house
Elton John’s “House” is a melancholic and introspective song that reflects on the inner world of a person. The lyrics acknowledge the external surroundings of the singer's home, including the winter season and the trees, but the focus is mainly on the interior of his dwelling. As he moves through each part of his house, he describes his possessions including his bed, his floor, and his square room. However, as the song progresses, it becomes apparent that the singer is longing for something more profound. He asks, "What is my soul? Where is my tired heart? That is the question. Where is the answer inside my house?"
The song's chorus repeats the affirmation that "This is my house, it belongs to me" and reminds the listener that the house is where the singer's inner world resides. The final verses see the singer gazing wistfully out of a window, wishing to become rain, hoping to feel alive again. The song ends on a bittersweet note with the repeated affirmation of "This is my house," and the realization that, ultimately, the house is all that's left for the singer, and it belongs only to him.
“House” is widely interpreted as Elton John's reflection on his own life and career, as he was grappling with the end of what he had known, commercially successful as he was in the 70s (thanks to Brian Wilson's production work). The house described in the song appears to represent the author's life, which is no longer what he once knew. He misses the past, and he longs for the time when he felt most alive.
Line by Line Meaning
This is my house
Elton John introduces the song by clearly stating that the house is his own
This is where I live
The house is where Elton John has established his home
That is the winter
The season of winter is indicated as the current state
Those are the trees
Elton John points to the trees and acknowledges their presence
I can hear them breathe
A personification of the trees with the sound of leaves rustling
This is my bed
Elton John refers to his own bed within the house
This is where I sleep
Elton John sleeps in his bed within his house
That was the dark
Elton John implies that the nighttime is a thing of the past
Those are my dreams
The dreams Elton John has are personal to him
They belong to me
Elton John acknowledges that his dreams are his own and no one else's
This is my floor
Elton John lies down on his own floor, emphasizing his ownership of the house
This is where I lie
Elton John refers to his own position on the floor
This is a square room
Elton John acknowledges the shape of the room he's in
That was a bright light
Elton John refers to a light that was shining previously
These are not my eyes
Elton John suggests that he is not seeing things clearly
What is my soul
Elton John is questioning the nature of his soul or spiritual essence
Where is my tired heart
Elton John refers to his weariness or emotional exhaustion
That is the question
Elton John refers to the previous two lines as his main question
Where is the answer
Elton John is seeking the answer to his question about the nature of his soul or weariness
Inside my house
Elton John suggests that the answer he is seeking is within his own house
And I sit by the window
Elton John implies that he is currently sitting by a window
And I wish I was rain
Elton John expresses a desire to become rain, perhaps as a metaphor for cleansing or renewal
I want to fall from the sky
Elton John desires to fall from the sky as raindrops
I want to get wet all over again
Elton John desires to become refreshed or renewed again
It belongs to me
Elton John asserts his ownership of the house once again
Inside my head
Elton John is referencing his own mind or thoughts
It's all that's left
Elton John suggests that his thoughts or mental state are his only remaining possessions
This is my bed
Elton John reminds listeners of his own bed within the house
This is where I sleep
Elton John reiterates that he sleeps in his own bed in his own house
That was the dark
Elton John presumably refers to the end of the night and the beginning of a new day
Those are my dreams
Elton John asserts his dreams as personal to him
They belong to me
Elton John emphasizes that his dreams are his own
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
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Peter Harthen
on Sacrifice
not like todays crap
Peter Harthen
on Sacrifice
Even at 56 years old, this music still sounds so good to me, how music should sound.....