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)
Live Like Horses
Elton John Lyrics
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That's wrapped around my bones
It moves beneath me like a river
Into the great unknown
I stepped onto the moving stairs
Before I could tie my shoes
Pried a harp out of the fingers of a renegade
Who lived and died the blues
And his promise made was never clear
It just carve itself in me
All I saw was frost inside my hand
On the night he said to me
Someday
We'll live like horses
Free rein
From you old iron fences
There's more ways than one
To regain your senses
Break out the stalls
And we'll live like horses
We're the victims of the heartbreak
That kept us short of breath
Trapped above these bloodless streets
Without a safety net
I stood in line to join the tribe
One more customer of fate
Claimed a spoke in the wheel of the wagon train
On the road to the golden gate
On the flat dry dessert I jumped ship
It just made sense to me
I've spent too long in the belly of the beast
And now I shall be free
Someday
We'll live like horses
Free rein
From you old iron fences
There's more ways than one
To regain your senses
Break out the stalls
And we'll live like horses
The first verse of Elton John's "Live Like Horses" describes the physical body as something beyond our control, moving uncontrollably like a river towards the future, the great unknown. The singer reminisces about a moment when he took action before tying his shoes, and steals a harp from a renegade who had life experience and had lived his life through the blues. There's a sense of uncertainty within him as he remembers that the renegade never clearly stated what his promise meant, but it was nevertheless engraved within him, manifested like frost in his hand. The promise that was heard, however, was one of hope - a life where they and others would be free from constraints and limitations, living without fences, living like horses.
In the second verse, the singer continues with a sense of feeling trapped, unable to breathe from the heartbreak that has been experienced. The singer decides to end the journey of being another victim of fate and instead becomes the captain of their destiny. They abandon a course of destiny that seems to have a predetermined structure and jumps the ship in the flat, dry desert. The journey was to be made free again was worth the price of what had been learned from that journey, and now they are ready to live like horses again.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't control this flesh and blood
My physical body is beyond my control
That's wrapped around my bones
My body is encased in flesh and skin
It moves beneath me like a river
My body moves in a continuous, fluid motion
Into the great unknown
Destiny awaits beyond mortal knowledge
I stepped onto the moving stairs
I embarked on a journey without proper preparation
Before I could tie my shoes
Without being fully ready
Pried a harp out of the fingers of a renegade
I took control of a musical instrument from someone who broke free from tradition
Who lived and died the blues
Who embraced a life of pain and struggle
And his promise made was never clear
He made a vague, uncertain pledge
It just carve itself in me
It became etched into my soul
All I saw was frost inside my hand
I felt cold and numb to the core
On the night he said to me
During a moment of great significance
Someday
One day in the future
We'll live like horses
We will live as wild, free creatures
Free rein
Full control over our lives
From your old iron fences
Breaking free from limitations imposed by society
There's more ways than one to regain your senses
There are multiple paths to enlightenment
Break out the stalls
Escape from confinement and oppression
And we'll live like horses
We will embrace freedom and live unbridled lives
We're the victims of the heartbreak
We are sufferers of emotional trauma
That kept us short of breath
Causing us to feel suffocated and constrained
Trapped above these bloodless streets
Stuck in a lifeless, passionless existence
Without a safety net
Without any form of support or protection
I stood in line to join the tribe
I followed the crowd and sought acceptance
One more customer of fate
Another person controlled by destiny
Claimed a spoke in the wheel of the wagon train
I became a small but integral part of a larger system
On the road to the golden gate
On a journey towards a better future
On the flat dry desert I jumped ship
I abandoned my old life in a harsh, unforgiving environment
It just made sense to me
It was the logical choice
I've spent too long in the belly of the beast
I have been trapped in a dangerous situation for too long
And now I shall be free
And now I will finally experience true freedom
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
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@ieronimo18
No matter the song, no matter the artist that he was performing with, Luciano always knew precisely when to join in! He was a perfectionist the likes of which we may never witness again.
@kazul9359
🎶❤️🌟m(_ _)m🌠
@maryrauschenberger1537
Never another Like Luciano Pavarotti 🌟 Always in my heart Forever and Beyond ‼️
@steffenpeffi4635
I love the voice of Luciano ❤
@shahaadahabdul-jame8259
Exactly
@domingosfaria3782
Lendas em duplas.
@vb917
Luciano - unforgotten greatest voice of all times - R.I.P.
@jeanettedodson4040
My husband admired Pavarotti, my daughter admired Clapton....I thus "met" them both, and love them......LOVE them......I'm a 75 yr old widow who is raising a 15 year old grandson, "special needs"(Autism)....and he is starting to appreciate music....I look forward to introducing him to these two together!
@rolandpaul295
Sie sind eine bewundernswertr Mensch, Großmutter...
Bin mir sicher, beide schauen auf sie herab und ihr Enkel liebt seine Oma!!
@maryrauschenberger1537
Bless you ❤️👼🏻✝️👼🏻✝️🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼