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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The album title was supposedly from an exchange with Groucho Marx.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** The album title was supposedly from an exchange with GrouchoMarx.Marx.
** "Daniel" is based on an encounter Elton had in an airport with an American serviceman returning from Vietnam.
** The album title was supposedly from an exchange with Groucho
** "Daniel" is based on an encounter Elton had in an airport with an American serviceman returning from Vietnam.
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-->""Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane\\
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* ShoutOut: "Crocodile Rock" had the narrator reminiscing about the titular dance "while the other kids were [[Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets rockin' round the clock]]
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* ShoutOut: "Crocodile Rock" had the narrator reminiscing about the titular dance "while the other kids were [[Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets rockin' round the clock]]clock]]".
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-->""Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and, I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and, I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel
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-->""Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
plane\\
I can see the red tail lights heading forSpain
Spain\\
Oh and, I can see Daniel wavinggoodbye
goodbye\\
God it looks likeDanielDaniel\\
I can see the red tail lights heading for
Oh and, I can see Daniel waving
God it looks like
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* AirVoyance: "Daniel" is all about this, and even provides the trope's quote.
-->""Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and, I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes"
* DooWopProgression: The chorus of "Crocodile Rock" was written in this manner.
-->""Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and, I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes"
* DooWopProgression: The chorus of "Crocodile Rock" was written in this manner.
-->"Oh, teacher, I need you like a little child\\
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild\\
You give me education in the lovesick blues\\
Help me get straight, come out and say\\
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, teacher, I need you"
* IdolSinger: "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol", written in tribute to Elton's friend Music/MarcBolan at the height of "[=TRexstacy=]".
* OdeToIntoxication: "Elderberry Wine" is a song about getting drunk on the titular beverage.
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild\\
You give me education in the lovesick blues\\
Help me get straight, come out and say\\
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, teacher, I need you"
* IdolSinger: "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol", written in tribute to Elton's friend Music/MarcBolan at the height of "[=TRexstacy=]".
* OdeToIntoxication: "Elderberry Wine" is a song about getting drunk on the titular beverage.
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
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* RockstarSong: "I'm Gonna Be a Teenage Idol", written about T.Rex frontman Music/MarcBolan.
* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" in "Daniel" are likelythisthis.
* ShoutOut: "Crocodile Rock" had the narrator reminiscing about the titular dance "while the other kids were [[Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets rockin' round the clock]]
* SomethingBlues: "Blues for My Baby and Me"
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" in "Daniel" are likely
* ShoutOut: "Crocodile Rock" had the narrator reminiscing about the titular dance "while the other kids were [[Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets rockin' round the clock]]
* SomethingBlues: "Blues for My Baby and Me"
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''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" is the sixth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through DJM Records in the United Kingdom on 22 January 1973, and through [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] in the United States on 26 January 1973.
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''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" Player'' is the sixth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through DJM Records in the United Kingdom on 22 January 1973, and through [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] in the United States on 26 January 1973.
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Following the success of ''Music/HonkyChateau'', Elton and writing partner Bernard Taupin returned to Château d'Hérouville to do some more recording. Many of the backing musicians, especially the horns, were reassembled to assist on the next album.
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Following the success of ''Music/HonkyChateau'', Elton and writing partner Bernard Bernie Taupin returned to Château d'Hérouville to do some more recording. Many of the backing musicians, especially the horns, were reassembled to assist on the next album.
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.this
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
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* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely thisthis
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.
* SequelSong: "Crocodile Rock" could actually be one to "Susie (Dramas)", a song on ''Honky Château''.
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1. "Daniel" (3:55)
2. "Teacher I Need You" (4:10)
3. "Elderberry Wine" (3:34)
4. "Blues for My Baby and Me" (5:39)
5. "Midnight Creeper" (3:52)
2. "Teacher I Need You" (4:10)
3. "Elderberry Wine" (3:34)
4. "Blues for My Baby and Me" (5:39)
5. "Midnight Creeper" (3:52)
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6. "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (5:58)
7. "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol" (3:56)
8. "Texan Love Song" (3:33)
9. "Crocodile Rock" (3:55)
10. "High Flying Bird" (4:12)
7. "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol" (3:56)
8. "Texan Love Song" (3:33)
9. "Crocodile Rock" (3:55)
10. "High Flying Bird" (4:12)
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* IThoughtItMeant: Bernie Taupin has said that "Daniel" is one of Elton's most misinterpreted songs. He wrote the lyrics after reading about a wounded Vietnam veteran who just wanted to go home to Texas.
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[[caption-width-right:301:''Are you blind to the winds of change?''\\
''Don't you hear him any more?'']]
->''I remember when rock was young''\\
''Me and Suzie had so much fun''\\
''Holding hands and skimming stones''\\
''Had an old gold Chevy, a place of my own''\\
\\
''But the biggest kick I ever got''\\
''Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock''\\
''While the other kids were rocking round the clock''\\
''We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock''
-->--'''"Crocodile Rock"'''
''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" is the sixth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through DJM Records in the United Kingdom on 22 January 1973, and through [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] in the United States on 26 January 1973.
Following the success of ''Music/HonkyChateau'', Elton and writing partner Bernard Taupin returned to Château d'Hérouville to do some more recording. Many of the backing musicians, especially the horns, were reassembled to assist on the next album.
The title of the album was the result of a personal performance he put on for comedian Creator/GrouchoMarx at a party at his house. Groucho pointed his fingers at Elton like a gun while he was playing the piano, and he responded with that line.
All the recording for the album was in June 1972. Right before the end of the year, the first of its two singles, "Crocodile Rock", hit the radio waves to rapturous acclaim. It was yet another potential signature song.
The album would go triple-Platinum in the United States, repeating the previous album's feat of topping the Billboard 200 album chart. It would also become his first #1 album in his native United Kingdom. It was supported by the singles "Crocodile Rock" and "Daniel". "Crocodile Rock" would be Elton's first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Daniel" would reach #2. Both would be Top 10 hits in the UK.
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
1. "Daniel" (3:55)
2. "Teacher I Need You" (4:10)
3. "Elderberry Wine" (3:34)
4. "Blues for My Baby and Me" (5:39)
5. "Midnight Creeper" (3:52)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
6. "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (5:58)
7. "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol" (3:56)
8. "Texan Love Song" (3:33)
9. "Crocodile Rock" (3:55)
10. "High Flying Bird" (4:12)
[/numlist]
!!"God, it looks like Daniel, must be the tropes in my eyes"
* HotForTeacher: "Teacher I Need You"
* IThoughtItMeant: Bernie Taupin has said that "Daniel" is one of Elton's most misinterpreted songs. He wrote the lyrics after reading about a wounded Vietnam veteran who just wanted to go home to Texas.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The album title was supposedly from an exchange with Groucho Marx.
* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
[[caption-width-right:301:''Are you blind to the winds of change?''\\
''Don't you hear him any more?'']]
->''I remember when rock was young''\\
''Me and Suzie had so much fun''\\
''Holding hands and skimming stones''\\
''Had an old gold Chevy, a place of my own''\\
\\
''But the biggest kick I ever got''\\
''Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock''\\
''While the other kids were rocking round the clock''\\
''We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock''
-->--'''"Crocodile Rock"'''
''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" is the sixth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through DJM Records in the United Kingdom on 22 January 1973, and through [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] in the United States on 26 January 1973.
Following the success of ''Music/HonkyChateau'', Elton and writing partner Bernard Taupin returned to Château d'Hérouville to do some more recording. Many of the backing musicians, especially the horns, were reassembled to assist on the next album.
The title of the album was the result of a personal performance he put on for comedian Creator/GrouchoMarx at a party at his house. Groucho pointed his fingers at Elton like a gun while he was playing the piano, and he responded with that line.
All the recording for the album was in June 1972. Right before the end of the year, the first of its two singles, "Crocodile Rock", hit the radio waves to rapturous acclaim. It was yet another potential signature song.
The album would go triple-Platinum in the United States, repeating the previous album's feat of topping the Billboard 200 album chart. It would also become his first #1 album in his native United Kingdom. It was supported by the singles "Crocodile Rock" and "Daniel". "Crocodile Rock" would be Elton's first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Daniel" would reach #2. Both would be Top 10 hits in the UK.
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
1. "Daniel" (3:55)
2. "Teacher I Need You" (4:10)
3. "Elderberry Wine" (3:34)
4. "Blues for My Baby and Me" (5:39)
5. "Midnight Creeper" (3:52)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
6. "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (5:58)
7. "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol" (3:56)
8. "Texan Love Song" (3:33)
9. "Crocodile Rock" (3:55)
10. "High Flying Bird" (4:12)
[/numlist]
!!"God, it looks like Daniel, must be the tropes in my eyes"
* HotForTeacher: "Teacher I Need You"
* IThoughtItMeant: Bernie Taupin has said that "Daniel" is one of Elton's most misinterpreted songs. He wrote the lyrics after reading about a wounded Vietnam veteran who just wanted to go home to Texas.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The album title was supposedly from an exchange with Groucho Marx.
* SandInMyEyes: The "clouds in my eyes" are likely this
