Salvation - Elton John (Honky Chateau 6 of 10)

SALVATION
Elton John
Honky Chateau (1972)

I have to say my friends
This road goes a long, long way
And if we're going to find the end
We're gonna need a helping hand

I have to say my friends
We're looking for a light ahead
In the distance a candle burns
Salvation keeps the hungry children fed

It's gotta take a lot of salvation
What we need are willing hands
You must feel the sweat in your eyes
You must understand salvation

A chance to put the devil down
Without the fear of hell
Salvation spreads the gospel round
And free you from yourself

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• elton
• john
• salvation
• honky
• chateau

[mactheartofwarfare]

The Greatest Melody Writer Ever In Popular Music

[daphnener]

I absolutely adore this song...

[Mikeyski4]

@Beatles7962

But Ringo sang shitty songs.

[jtsnowman66]

"...and if we're gonna find the end we're gonna need a helpin' hand"

"In the distance a candle burns, Salvation keeps the hungry children fed"

So poignant. Whether you believe in a higher power or not...This song is about staying together and helping eachother. Elton and Bernie had important things to say.

[auggiedoggy]

@mrnmrsyounger : and has been with him ever since.

[Transterra55]

Love the "McCartney (Sgt. Pepper) like" bass fills....Dee Murray had a great style...RIP

[asceticification]

You can't fault the high quality of melodies, songwriting and production on the Honky Chateau album.

[mrnmrsyounger]

@mactheartofwarfare ...he played on Madman, then was asked to actually join the band on Honky Chateau.

[mactheartofwarfare]

@mrnmrsyounger No it was on madman across the water when he joined

[mrnmrsyounger]

Davey joined the band on this album

[joeypolanski]

I seem to recall "The Elton John Band" being on a 45 rpm of "Philadelphia Freedom," which would slightly predate ROTW. I associate the name more with the Dee Murray & Nigel Olsson line-up than I do with the Passarelli & Pope (et al.) line-up; but perhaps the name was used through Blue Moves, after which I'm pretty sure the stable back-up band and the Taupin association were largely ditched.