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)
Someday Out of the Blue
Elton John Lyrics
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In a crowded street
Or a deserted square
I turn and I see you
As if our love were new
Someday we can start again someday soon
Here comes the night
Lost in your arms
Down in the Foreign field
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me
Someday out of the blue
In a crowded street
Or a deserted square
I turn and I see you
As if our love were new
Someday we can start again someday soon
I still believe
I still put faith in us
We had it all
And watched it slip away
Where are we now
Not where we want to be
Those hot afternoons
Still follow me
Someday out of the blue
Maybe years from now
Or tomorrow night
I turn and I see you
As if we always knew
Someday we would live again someday soon
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
Here comes the night
Here come the memories
Lost in your arms
Down in the Foreign field
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me
Someday out of the blue
Maybe years from now
Or tomorrow night
I turn and I see you
As if we always knew
Someday we would live again someday soon
Someday out of the blue
In a crowded street
Or a deserted square
I turn and I see you
As if our love were new
Someday we can start again someday soon
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
I still believe
I still put faith in us
The lyrics to Elton John's song Someday Out of the Blue are about longing and hope for a second chance at love. The song starts by saying that someday, unexpectedly, the singer will see someone they love in a crowded street or deserted square and feel as if their love were new. They express the desire to start over and believe that it could happen soon. The chorus reflects on the memories and sweet afternoons shared with their loved one, emphasizing the nostalgia and idealization of what once was.
The next verse acknowledges the passing of time and the uncertainty of the future. The singer says that even though it feels like their happy moments together happened a long time ago, they still hold onto them and have faith in their love. The final chorus echoes the sentiment of the first, that someday they will see each other again and live happily ever after.
Through the lyrics, Elton John captures the universal feeling of a love that is lost but not forgotten. The hope for a second chance is expressed through the imagery of unexpected meetings and the nostalgia for past memories. Overall, the song is about the power of love and the belief that it can overcome distance, time and circumstance.
Line by Line Meaning
Some day out of the blue
At some uncertain point in the future
In a crowded street or a deserted square
In any location, at any time
I'll turn and I'll see you as if our love were new
I will see you with the same intensity and passion as when we first fell in love
Some day we can start again, some day soon
We have the potential to rebuild our relationship and renew our love in the near future
Here comes the night
The darkness of the night is a reminder of our separation
Here come the memories
Memories of our past together flood my mind
Lost in your arms
I was fully committed and vulnerable with you
Down in the foreign fields
I was fighting a war far away from home, and you gave me comfort
Not so long ago
It feels like just yesterday
Seems like eternity
The pain of our separation has made time feel never-ending
Those sweet afternoons
Memories of our happy moments together are still vivid in my mind
Still capture me
I am still emotionally attached to you
I still believe
Despite everything, I have hope for our future together
I still put faith in us
I believe in our ability to overcome our obstacles and make it work
We had it all and watched it slip away
We had a perfect love, but we could not make it last
Where are we now?
Our current situation is not what we imagined for ourselves
Not where we want to be
We are not living the life we dreamed of together
Those hot afternoons
I remember our passionate moments together in the heat of the day
Still follow me
They are still on my mind and I cannot let go of our past together
Maybe years from now
Perhaps a long time will pass before we reunite
Or tomorrow night
Our reunion could happen at any time, even unexpectedly
As if we always knew
Our love was always meant to be, as if it was written in the stars
Some day we would live again, some day soon
We will have the opportunity to experience life together again, in the near future.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ELTON JOHN, TIM RICE, PATRICK LEONARD
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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.....