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Elton John – The Artist
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films.
Your Song – The Song
Your Song is a song composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin. It originally appeared on John’s self-titled second studio album (which was released in 1970). Taupin wrote the song’s lyrics after breakfast one morning on the roof of 20 Denmark Street, London, where John worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy, hence the line “I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss”. The instrumental focus is on John’s Leon Russell-influenced piano work, along with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster’s string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section. The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent person. John sings a straightforward love-song lyric at the beginning: “It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside / I’m not one of those who can easily hide / I don’t have much money but boy if I did / I’d buy a big house where we both could live.” Originally “Your Song” was released in the USA as the b-side to “Take Me To The Pilot” but “Your Song” was preferred by DJs and it got considerable airplay launching Elton Johns Career.
The Grand Piano – The Shape
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard,[1] which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.
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Clare L. (verified owner) –
I absolutely love our art – this was the first dance at our wedding last year and it’s a beautiful memory for us to have on the wall. I think they are a beautiful gift for a music fan or a way to remember a special event or person that song relates to.
Alison Crowley (verified owner) –
This was a birthday present for my brother and he absolutely loved it.