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He was the "Angry Young Man", or at least that is how Rolling Stone described him in '77.

The song is about Elvis' first trip to Belfast, Ireland. The murder mile is a strip of road in which the Protestant paramilitary captured Catholics. Check point Charlie is the barricade check points that he passed through. One more widow, one less white nigger, is in reference to the Irish, wh...

The song is lampooning Alice Cooper and the band. They are the Billion Dollar Babies. Very young and very rich by this point in their careers. When this album was released, it had a giant billion dollar bill inside. Many teens in the '70s adorned their bedrooms, lockers, etc..., with that bill.

Rise sounds like Victoria. The Kinks did Victoria in 1969. Public Image Ltd released Rise in the 80s

@tubellarbells Holiday Inn is a fantastic song; this album is Elton's best, from beginning to end.

To the Battle Hymn of the Republic, "Take your hat when you are indoors, Take your hat when you are indoors, Take your hat off you cretin slash moron."