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)
Stone's Throw From Hurtin'
Elton John Lyrics
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Get emotion on the line
This war that's raging in my heart's
Getting harder all the time
Our painted smiles are cracking
Our worried friends just frown
We got a runaway train on an empty track
That's trying to run us down
And I'm a stone's throw from hurtin'
Everything we put together
Knee deep in learning about burning this bridge forever
I'm a stone's throw, a stone's throw
A stone's throw from hurtin'
And I know it's never gonna get no better
Crippled conversation hangs inside this house
Our voices just get ugly
When our love gets all talked out
Your goodnight kiss ain't hungry
Our touches don't connect
We're just a couple of kids with a broken toy
That our idle fingers wrecked
Some things get broken
When stones get thrown
Some things get better
When you leave what you love
And you let what you love alone
Some things get broken
When stones get thrown
Some things get better when you leave what you love
And let what you love alone
In Elton John's song "Stone's Throw From Hurtin'," the singer is confessing to feeling lost in a broken relationship. He is desperate for guidance, reaching out for "information" and "emotion on the line" to help him through this difficult time. The war "raging in [his] heart" is becoming harder to bear as the relationship deteriorates. The couple's "painted smiles" are cracking, their friends can see that they are worried and troubled, and their interactions are becoming more and more strained.
The singer is aware that they are "a stone's throw from hurtin'" and that everything they have built together is falling apart. He feels like he is "knee deep in learning about burning this bridge forever." He knows that things will never get any better and the relationship is inevitably coming to an end. The couple's attempts at salvaging their love through conversation and physical touch have failed, leaving them both feeling disconnected and disillusioned. The singer realizes that sometimes things get broken when stones get thrown, but he also recognizes that sometimes things can get better when you leave what you love and let it be.
This song is a poignant reflection on the universal human experience of heartbreak and relationships that have run their course. It features Elton John's signature emotive and expressive singing style, bringing out the pain and sadness in the lyrics. "Stone's Throw From Hurtin'" is a testament to the complexity of human relationships and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Help me information
I need some guidance or advice
Get emotion on the line
Connect me with someone who can help me express my emotions
This war that's raging in my heart's
The conflict and confusion I feel within myself
Getting harder all the time
Becoming more challenging each day
Our painted smiles are cracking
Our façade of happiness is starting to fall apart
Our worried friends just frown
Our concerned loved ones are not optimistic about the situation
We got a runaway train on an empty track
Our relationship is spiraling out of control and feels directionless
That's trying to run us down
Putting us in danger and causing us pain
And I'm a stone's throw from hurtin'
I'm on the brink of emotional pain and distress
Everything we put together
Our relationship and all we've built
Knee deep in learning about burning this bridge forever
Realizing that ending the relationship is inevitable and learning how to cope with that
I'm a stone's throw, a stone's throw
I'm extremely close to collapsing emotionally
A stone's throw from hurtin'
On the brink of being emotionally hurt
And I know it's never gonna get no better
I understand that there is no hope for the relationship improving
Crippled conversation hangs inside this house
The communication between us is not functioning well
Our voices just get ugly
We're starting to speak to each other in an unpleasant manner
When our love gets all talked out
When we've exhausted all conversation about our relationship
Your goodnight kiss ain't hungry
Your expression of affection is not genuine anymore
Our touches don't connect
We're not intimate or affectionate with each other anymore
We're just a couple of kids with a broken toy
Our relationship is like a toy that's been broken by two children
That our idle fingers wrecked
That we destroyed carelessly
Some things get broken
Sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to
When stones get thrown
When there is conflict or tension in a situation
Some things get better
Sometimes it's necessary to move on from what you love to find happiness
When you leave what you love
When you walk away from something that is important to you
And let what you love alone
Allowing yourself and the other person to heal and move forward
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN, ELTON / TAUPIN, BERNIE
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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.....