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.
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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)
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
Elton John Lyrics
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I was everything and nothing all in one
When you found me
I was feeling like a cloud across the sun
I need to tell you
How you light up every second of the day
But in the moonlight
And I can't explain
But it's something about the way you look tonight
Takes my breath away
It's that feeling I get about you, deep inside
And I can't describe
But it's something about the way you look tonight
Takes my breath away
The way you look tonight
With your smile
You pull the deepest secrets from my heart
In all honesty
I'm speechless and I don't know where to start
And I can't explain
But it's something about the way you look tonight
Oh, it takes my breath away
It's that feeling I get about you, deep inside
And I can't describe
But it's something about the way you look tonight
Takes my breath away
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
(The way you look) the way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
The lyrics of Elton John’s “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” express the singer’s deep admiration and attraction to his beloved. In the opening lines, he reminisces about a time when he felt uncertain and incomplete until his lover came along and transformed his life. He describes her as a beacon of light that shines through his darkness and brings him endless joy. He is overwhelmed by his feelings for her and is at a loss for words to express his emotions.
As the song progresses, he expresses how her smile has the power to reveal his deepest secrets and render him speechless. He is enchanted by the way she looks tonight and explains how it takes his breath away. He attempts to describe this inexplicable feeling of intense love and desire, but he fails to find the right words. Finally, in the refrain, he repeats the phrase “the way you look tonight” as a way of conveying his deep appreciation for her beauty and essence.
Overall, the lyrics of “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” are a heartfelt tribute to the power of love and the transformative effect it can have on a person.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time
In the past, there was a point in my life
I was everything and nothing all in one
I felt like I was everything I wanted to be, but at the same time, I felt lost and incomplete
When you found me
But then you came into my life
I was feeling like a cloud across the sun
And I was feeling grey and overshadowed, until you brought color back into my life
I need to tell you
I want to express to you strongly
How you light up every second of the day
How much joy and brightness you bring to my life, every moment of every day
But in the moonlight
Especially when the moon is out
You just shine like a beacon on the bay
Your light radiates and stands out just like a guiding light on the bay
And I can't explain
I can't fully describe
But it's something about the way you look tonight
There's something about the way you appear right now that's captivating me
Takes my breath away
It's so powerful that it takes my breath away
It's that feeling I get about you, deep inside
It's the intense feeling I have towards you, so profound that it comes deep from within me
And I can't describe
I still can't put it into exact words
The way you look tonight
But there's something distinct about your appearance at this very moment
With your smile
When you have that grin on your face
You pull the deepest secrets from my heart
You stir up the most profound and personal feelings within me
In all honesty
To be completely sincere
I'm speechless and I don't know where to start
I am left without words and do not know where to begin expressing how I feel
Oh, it takes my breath away
It's so captivating that it's breathtaking
(The way you look) the way you look tonight
There's just something about the way you appear tonight that's so distinctly special
The way you look tonight
It's been said before, but I just have to say it again - there's just something very special about the way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
It stays with me, that feeling about the way you appear at this moment - it's unforgettable
The way you look tonight
I can't help but keep thinking about and being taken with the way you appear tonight
The way you look tonight
It's just incredibly special - this feeling I have towards you tonight
The way you look tonight
It just keeps captivating me, everything about the way you appear tonight
The way you look tonight
This feeling I have towards you tonight is just indescribable
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
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@irmacrespo7292
There was a time,
I was everything and nothing all in one
When you found me
I was feeling like a cloud across the sun
I need to tell ya,
How you light up every second of the day
But in the moonlight
You just shine like a beacon on the bay
And I can´t explain,
But there´s something about the way you look tonight
Takes my breath away
It´s that feeling I get about you deep inside
And I can´t describe
But there´s something about the way you look tonight
Takes my breath away
The way you look tonight
With a smile
You pull the deepest secrets from my heart,
In all honesty
I´m speechless and I don't know where to start
And I can´t explain
But there´s something about the way you look tonight
Oh takes my breath away
It's that feeling I get about you deep inside
And I can´t describe
But there´s something about the way you look tonight,
Takes my breath away,
The way you look tonight.
The way you look tonight
The way you look tonight
@conniethornton6512
I sit here crying over wonderful memories I have of my husband of 60 years that just passed recently, and I thank God for your beautiful song to melt my heart and cope with the loss of my very best lover, and friend that I could ever ask for.
@carlosrojas861
❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙
@pauljones4260
That's so Beautiful. Truly Blessed.
@stevetaylor6889
Perfection Connie, that is what life is about 🧡
@EvelynDHaene
I tap into this vibration that I’ll live young together with my husband too
@yankeeladee02
🤍🤍🤍👼🏼🕊🕯🌹🧸🌝💫🤍🤍🤍
@xb1cracked530
Probably one of the greatest Elton songs ever.
@gavincook4684
Yes maybe but I prefer to vote for them by decade. That way I can have more than one or two or, three or four.
@nightfury996
Yep
@MusicMan121
Absolutely