Elton John - Talking Old Soldiers (Solo) 1997
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I am an old soldier. This song is so important to me I can never fully express.
somehow Elton John and Bernie Taupin have captured the essence of being a survivor or war/combat, and the sense of loss, and bewilderment that endures forever.
Thanks you gentlemen.
I sing this song at every reunion I attend.
2 years ago 13
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that bernie taupin can certainly write songs, and elton can really play them, best songwriter/composer pair to ever live
3 years ago 9
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@wags2010 - I know this is an incredibly old comment, and I agree that they're the best composer/lyricist pair of all time, but that's just it. Taupin wasn't the composer, he just wrote the lyrics as poems, and John put them to music. Basically, John is a musical genius, but Taupin is the "voice" behind the words.
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@hankpac As an adolescent I was a big fan of Elton John. This song was near and dear to my heart because I used to imagine that was how my father, a WWII veteran felt. I never played this song for him because I knew it would make him feel bad. He pretty much kept his experiences to himself however I saw in him what you have described - the sense of loss and bewilderment. It endured until his death at the age of 87.
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My favourite music of his are the album songs like this. I like most of his hits but not as much as his albums.
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@sprygeoffreya17 He can't thesedays. Voice is shot.
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Best Elton John album ever.
1 year ago 2
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A touching version! What a lonely life at the end of the way for an old soldier! We are soldiers of peace, not war! Elton's voice express that!
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His greatest song
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This has me choked up......
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so much emotion. what a beautiful song.
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E J showing touches of his NO / blues learnin' background. Emotion Cityfor a lot of us. Talent City for all of us!
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somehow I have never heard this! and I am an EJ fan- which album is this from?
mikeyinqc 1 year ago
@mikeyinqc From the Album "Tumbleweed Connection" 1970
nutcher1978 1 year ago