Your Song - Elton John

Dedicated to YOU ...........
"i know its not much, but its the best that i can do.
my gift is my song and This One's For You"
i am convinced that i have the best subscribers and friends on the Tube, i mean every word in this classic Elton John ballad .

"Your Song" is a ballad composed & performed by musician Elton John. The song's lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It appeared on his self-titled second album in 1970.

It was released in the US in October 1970 as the B-side to "Take Me to the Pilot". Both received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making both the UK and U.S. Top Tens
"Your Song" is an extremely soft blend of several different styles: soul, folk, and jazz, with the R&B hook of the chorus: "I hope you don't mind / I hope you don't mind / That I put down in words / How wonderful life is while you're in the world." The instrumental focus is on John's Leon Russell-influenced piano work, with acoustic guitar, Paul Buckmaster's string accompaniment, and a shuffling rhythm section.

The lyrics express the romantic thoughts of an innocent. Taupin offers 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." At times the self-deprecating narrator stumbles to get out his feelings, which despite being a melodramatic device, is "effective and sweet", according to All Music Guide : "So excuse me forgetting but these things I do / You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue / Anyway the thing is what I really mean / Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen / And you can tell everybody this is your song / It may be quite simple but now that it's done."
The song was part of a growing stockpile of songs John and Taupin wrote in the middle to latter part of 1969 while living together. John pinpoints his composition of the music to Monday, October 27. Supposedly, it only took him 10 minutes. Taupin had penned the lyrics earlier that day over breakfast. John cites the song as one of his favorites, and plays it at all of his concerts. In an interview he commented that "[he doesn't] think [he has] written a love song as good since".
"Your Song" was praised by critics upon release, and in subsequent years. All Music Guide wrote that the song "is a near-perfect song".John Lennon is quoted as saying the song is "the first new thing that's happened since we (The Beatles) happened".Rolling Stone commented that the song is a "pretty McCartneyesque ballad". In 2004 Rolling Stone included the song in their 2004 list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #136.

Your Song was performed by Ewan McGregor in the 2001 hit movie Moulin Rouge!.
Your Song was the first song in the Concert for Diana on July 1, 2007. Performed by Elton John
The song was John's first pop hit. It rose to the #8 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it peaked at #7. It was rerecorded by John as a duet with opera singer Alessandro Safina for the first Sport Relief charity telethon in 2002, and reached #4 in the UK.

The song heralded the era of singer/songwriters when it became a hit in 1970. Artists like James Taylor and John Denver would soon achieve fame with similar heartfelt songs featuring a prominent vocal and a soft piano or guitar.

The song itself has become a staple. Artists who have covered the song include:

Ewan McGregor (for the film Moulin Rouge!)
Rod Stewart
Ronan Keating (as Boyzone and also solo with Elton John at One Night Only concert)
Rick Wakeman (on piano, not vocals)
Roy Orbison
Cilla Black
Al Jarreau
Three Dog Night
Billy Paul
Keane
John Frusciante (live)

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[aqnbuf]

Love it!

[strat2caster]

glad ya do , thanks!

[seannn111]

awsome! i'm gonna learn this song now!

[strat2caster]

okay times up! lets hear it! jk bro, thanks for the good word ;o)

[anboleyn]

I never really liked this song by Elton but you make it sound good. You've a great voice and play guitar beautifully.

[strat2caster]

thats a very nice compliment, thank you!

[BR5for9]

Awsome

[TheIcream12]

Woah...pretty bloody amazing mate

[vsgiga]

Magic Fingers! keep strummin'

[ceasar1127]

I wish i had a quarter of your talent!!! AMAZING! Thanks for sharing it, I could listen to it all day!

[dollywoodcats]

Thanks for doing this song! It explains how I feel in life right now. Bless you for the art!

[Smackdaddy9]

My wife wondered off with the cat, but you are my sugarpants.

[readyeddy101]

Awesome version...5 stars...

[561687]

@telementeh Thank you

[telementeh]

BmA is just like Bm but you dont press the 1st two strings. Replace BmAb with E... :D

[drgoofee]

I like! Nice job.