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)
Lucy In The Sky
Elton John Lyrics
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With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Oh
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Oh
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Oh
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Oh
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Oh
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Oh
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Oh
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (hey, oh, Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
The song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John features vivid, surreal imagery that transports the listener on a psychedelic journey. The verses describe a dream-like state, where the singer finds himself in a boat on a river, surrounded by trees with unusual colors such as tangerine and marmalade. He is then beckoned by a girl with kaleidoscope eyes, who seems to represent a mystical figure that leads him to a bridge by a fountain where people made of rocking horses consume marshmallow pies. As the singer drifts past the flowers, which grow impossibly high, he sees newspaper taxis waiting on the shore, ready to take him away on a cloud of whimsy.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Lucy in the sky with diamonds," which initially appears to be a name but has also been interpreted as a reference to the hallucinogenic drug LSD. This idea is further supported by the other surrealistic and trippy images in the song. The final verse places the singer on a train in a station with "plasticine porters with looking-glass ties." Suddenly the girl with kaleidoscope eyes appears again, and the song ends with the repeated refrain of "Lucy in the sky with diamonds."
Overall, the lyrics suggest a sense of wonder and magic associated with a hallucinogenic or dream-like state, where the ordinary world is replaced by a fantastic vision full of bright colors, strange creatures, and surreal landscapes.
Line by Line Meaning
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself in the midst of life's journey
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Amidst the beautiful and vibrant surroundings
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
When life brings you surprises and changes, one may not act quickly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
An enigmatic and colorful person is encountered
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Beautiful but fragile things that one can admire but not touch
Towering over your head
They are larger than life, almost intimidating
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and she's gone
The person who captures your attention may disappear just as easily
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The person who is the focus of the story
Oh
An interjection expressing surprise or wonder
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Join the person on a new journey to new experiences
Where rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies
In a fantasy world where anything you imagine can come to life
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
Everyone is happy in the dreamlike setting
That grow so incredibly high
The beauty and majesty of the dream world
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Reality intrudes, bringing transportation to a new destination
Waiting to take you away
A journey new beginnings
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone
Embrace the new journey and forget about the past
Picture yourself on a train in a station
A different setting in which to picture oneself
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties
Employees in an industrial, manufactured world that are just as vivid and whimsical as the tangerine trees and cellophane flowers
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
A new encounter
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Another vivid and colorful person is encountered
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy)
A repeated callout to the person who's already been introduced
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (oh, Lucy)
A repeated interjection showing admiration or surprise for Lucy
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (hey, oh, Lucy)
A repeated exclamation directed towards Lucy, expressing admiration or wonder
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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Peter Harthen
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not like todays crap
Peter Harthen
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Even at 56 years old, this music still sounds so good to me, how music should sound.....