Story Of Elton John's 70s Classic Rock Hit With The Most Misheard Lyrics Ever | Professor of Rock
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2021
- How Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote the 1970s classic rock standard Tiny Dancer and why it should’ve been a #1 Hit. From the masterpiece album Madman Across the Water, Tiny Dancer became a hit years later when it was used in the iconic scene from Cameron Crowe’s Oscar winning film Almost Famous.
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It’s time for another edition of Number One in our Hearts where we breakdown a classic song that was so great it should’ve been a number one hit but for reasons at the time, it fell short… This is one of those songs that will surprise many, since the artist had numerous #1s and this one seems like it would be a no brainer…
In 1970, Elton John and Bernie Taupin were in the early stage of their emergence as one of the most prolific songwriting teams in music history. After some very promising, but commercially limited singles in early ’70, the collaboration had a major breakthrough with “Your Song” off Elton’s self-titled second studio Album.
“Your Song” was a beautiful ballad that Bernie wrote while sitting at a kitchen table in Elton’s mother’s apartment in the Northwood Hills area of metro London. The song was a smash- busting into the Top 10 in many countries, including the UK, where it rose to #7, and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in America. Despite the success of “Your Song,” the dynamic duo were a few years away from their superstar status, where any song they released was given the benefit of a doubt, and rushed into heavy rotation.
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My favorite memory of this song is my future husband and I dancing on a lonely road in the headlights of my car to this. He was singing in my ear and when it was over, he got on one knee and proposed. After 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 1 great granddaughter, I lost him 7 years ago to diabetes. But every time I hear this song, we're 18 and young and nobody believed we would last.
My new bride introduced me to Elton and Bernie, she had all of Elton's albums. When I heard "Tiny Dancer" it struck a chord, musical poetry. We were married 41 years. Every time I hear the song it reminds me of her, truly art!!
Hang on Sloopy by the McCoys. My mom used to belt out "Hang on stupid, stupid hang on." Still cracks me up thinking about it.
"Wrapped up like a douche" is most likely the most misheard rock lyric of all time. While it is actually sung, "Revved up like a deuce". The Manfred Mann singer's pronunciation on the recording is very hard to interpret. Still, their version is one of the rare examples where the "remake" of a song is much (vastly) better than the original. Sorry Bruce. ;-)
Tiny Dancer and Levon are masterpieces by Elton and Bernie. I never skip those songs and I always sing along. They're just so good, especially in retrospect when I listen to what my kids hear today on the top 40, and these songs have always been around for me (having been released years before I was born), but I have to imagine what it would've been like to be a teenager or adult and hear these songs for the first time. I mean, I'm blown away to this day every time I hear them!
...the episode of WKRP, where the Russian diplomat wants the crews help in defecting to America. When he tells Herb, almost intimately, 'Hold me closer, tiny dancer.' Best music themed tv show, bar none.
I've never been much of an Elton John fan. But, since I came of age in the 70's, his music always seemed to be playing somewhere. My favorite LP of his is still "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". I just like the atmosphere around that whole album.
This song always brings me to tears. My boyfriend dedicated it to me for three days in a row and made sure I was listening to the radio so I wouldn't miss it but didn't say why or even to listen to the radio because he know I always was, (you could do stuff like that back then and the DJs were happy to do it). Parents are good for teasing their kids when "romance blooms" but it was all in fun. My BF and I were huge Elton John fans . We went to his concerts in NYC many times and yes, we were there for the concert in Central Park and were lucky enough to sit in the shade of a tree very close to the stage. The best time I had at one of his concerts was when he played at the Palladium in NY. It's a small theater and I brought my Minolta and actually got to sit on the edge of the stage. Security was heading my way (to ask me to please return to my seat) but Elton told the two gentlemen to let me stay - he wasn't worried about me getting violent with him. He passed out carnations and I still have mine. I was sitting maybe 10 feet away and I just knew I was floating at least two feet above the stage (pure heaven). Unfortunately, my boyfriend passed away in a freak accident; "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is engraved on his headstone. It will be 40 (in October) years I've been missing him and I still think of him daily.
"The ants are my friends, they're blowing in the wind."
One of my absolute favorite songs (after Hey Jude, of course). I was surprised to hear that it was never a #1, I have always thought it was one of Elton/Bernie’s best. Perfect marriage of music and lyrics, as you mentioned so aptly. And I think it really conjures up the feeling of the 1970s in Southern California. It’s one of those songs that ages well and just always sounds right. When I saw the bus scene in Almost Famous, it completely endeared me to the movie. What a brilliant choice, the character of Penny seemed more than a little inspired by Tiny Dancer. Thanks so much for doing this video. You really paid tribute to this classic, beloved song.
Never mis-heard Tiny Dancer but boy did I mess up on 'Bennie and The Jets':
One of my absolute all-time favorite Elton John Bernie taupin songs thank you so much for all the background on that
You hit the nail on the head with the fascinating ability of this song to create nostalgia for things yet to be experienced.
One of the best songs ever written. It moves me almost to tears everytime I listen.
When I was in boot camp in the summer of 1990 in Orlando, it was quite a time. In one week, our AC went out, and that weekend we had numerous suicide attempts. To say the least, the mood in the barracks was one of hopelessness and second thoughts.
There is a term for misheard lyrics or poetry lines. It came from a 1954 Harper's Magazine essay, where an author penned the term "Mondegreen."
I was in college at that time. I remember thinking how was it possible for a song to be so well crafted. The piano, the orchestra. To me Tiny Dancer is still John's best song. Nice to know who she was!
Great job Adam. Elton John has contributed massively moving songs. Daniel reminded me of my young cousin Danny who was killed while doing his paper route. His mother was on duty as a nurse in the ER when the ambulance brought him in. RIP my dear cousin.
I love rock history and rock trivia. I can't get enough. Most of these stories I know but you always pull something out of a hat I didn't know. I love the interviews and the stories that come to life with the artist's version of what really happened. I love the way it takes me back to my childhood and fills my imagination with pictures of my life song by song.