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)
This train doesn't stop there anymore
Elton John Lyrics
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But I don't believe in miracles anymore
And when I think about it
I don't believe I ever did for sure
All the things I've said in songs
All the purple prose you bought from me
Reality's just black and white
The sentimental things I'd write
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
You don't need to hear it
But I'm dried-up and sick to death of love
If you need to know it
I never really understood that stuff
All the stars and bleeding hearts
All the tears that welled up in my eyes
Never meant a thing to me
Read 'em as they say and weep
I never felt enough to cry
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
When I say that I don't care
It really means my engine's breaking down
The chisel chips my heart again
The granite cracks beneath my skin
I crumble into pieces on the ground
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline, furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
But this train don't stop
This train don't stop
This train don't stop there anymore
Oh, yeah
In Elton John's song "This Train Don't Stop," the artist reflects on his life and speaks honestly about his disillusionment with love and belief in miracles. Elton John starts by saying that he does not believe in miracles anymore. He has sung about miracles before and claims that he probably never really believed in them.
He further explains that the "sentimental things" he wrote about love and relationships in his songs were just words, and they never really meant much to him. Elton John then goes on to emphasize the difficulties he is facing in his current life. He compares his life to a train that used to run through his pain, but now it has permanently stopped, and he cannot move forward. He is emotionally spent, sick of love, and does not care anymore.
Elton Johns lyrics illustrate his feelings of loneliness, sadness, and disappointment with relationships, love, and life. He is not moving in any direction, and his heart is breaking down. His career as a musician is now parallelly intertwined with his relationship life, and he leaves nothing out in this song.
Line by Line Meaning
You may not believe it
I'm about to confess something that may surprise or shock you
But I don't believe in miracles anymore
I've lost faith in the idea that unlikely or supernatural events can happen
And when I think about it
As I reflect on my past experiences and beliefs
I don't believe I ever did for sure
I realize that even when I claimed to believe in miracles, I wasn't entirely certain
All the things I've said in songs
The lyrics and sentiments I've expressed in my music
All the purple prose you bought from me
The flowery, embellished language that you've paid for and enjoyed
Reality's just black and white
The world is actually very simple and straightforward
The sentimental things I'd write
The overly emotional and romantic things I would compose
Never meant that much to me
Those expressions of sentimentality and wonder weren't genuine or very important to me personally
I used to be the main express
I was once the central figure in the music industry, moving quickly and decisively
All steam and whistles heading west
I was full of energy, enthusiasm, and direction
Picking up my pain from door to door
My music was inspired by and sympathetic to the struggles of my fans
Riding on the Storyline, furnace burning overtime
I was propelled by the narrative of my own life, working hard and relentlessly to achieve success
But this train don't stop
However, my momentum has stalled and I'm losing steam
This train don't stop there anymore
My career has reached a dead end or plateau, and I'm no longer traveling forward
You don't need to hear it
I'm aware that you might not be interested in what I'm about to say
But I'm dried-up and sick to death of love
I'm emotionally exhausted and no longer interested in romantic relationships
If you really need to know it
If you insist on understanding my perspective
I never really understood that stuff
Love and romance have never made sense to me
All the stars and bleeding hearts
The romantic imagery and sentimentality that permeate popular music
All the tears that welled up in my eyes
The emotional responses that my music has provoked in others
Never meant a thing to me
Those emotional reactions weren't significant or relatable to my own feelings
Read 'em as they say and weep
You can interpret those songs however you want, but they won't make me emotional
I never felt enough to cry
I've never been moved to tears by my own music, or by anyone else's for that matter
When I say that I don't care
When I express indifference or apathy
It really means my engine's breaking down
It's a sign that I'm losing the energy and passion that once drove me
The chisel chips my heart again
The constant stress and conflict of fame and success are taking a toll on me
The granite cracks beneath my skin
My exterior image of strength and resilience is beginning to fail
I crumble into pieces on the ground
I'm falling apart and losing control
This train don't stop
My career and my public image can't come to a halt
This train don't stop there anymore
The road ahead is no longer clear or certain, and I don't know where to go from here
Oh, yeah
This is a tuneful interjection, serving no particular meaning in the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bernard J.P. Taupin, Elton John
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@bensheetz2505
This song has become the theme song of my late 40's. Finally realizing that there are people and things that I don't need in my life and I've begun taking those "stops" off of my life's rail line. Thanks, Elton, for being there yet again with your music and lyrics.
@nycklyneprice9341
Feel the same at the same time of my life..........
@popechucky
For me… it’s for my 50’s
@tixxstixx
I feel this at 45.
@TaisLisboa73
Same here
@elsaamado3081
2:05 Definitely began these "stops" after I hit 50...now at 56...this train don't stop .....❤
@cindyboh1
One of the best videos ever made. The lyrics of the song and the video are so perfect in showing a time when Elton was in alot of pain. JT does a great job in the video depicting a young Elton. All in all it's amazing...
@karenmcdunn3852
Totally agree! Genius... all around!!
@JadenYukifan28
It was really cool, I bet that he either wanted to do it or was asked to do it.
@jeanettegault276
This is a great song,lyrics terrific. JT does a good job lip syncing EJ. Wish would have sung it more often in concerts.❤