50+ Music13h ago
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin, which first appeared on his sixteenth album #JumpUp released in 1982. It was the album's second single in the UK, and the lead single in the United States. The song is a tribute to #JohnLennon, who had been #murdered 15 months earlier. In the U.S., "Empty Garden" reached number 13 on the #Billboard #Hot100 #recordChart. It peaked at number 51 in the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojdAD_xNt9c
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (Remastered 2003)

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Robin Bannks2d ago

Friends

Elton John releases his 4th album and his first "movie soundtrack" album on March 24, 1971. It's primarily and instrumental album but there are several vocal tracks by Elton and Bernie. The title track "Friends" reached #34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. And, the album received a 1972 Grammy nomination for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture. #eltonjohn #friends #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #bernietaupin #movies

https://robinbannks.com/2026/03/24/friends/

Friends

Elton John releases his 4th album and his first “movie soundtrack” album on March 24, 1971. It’s primarily and instrumental album but there are several vocal tracks by Elton and B…

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50+ MusicMar 10
"These Dreams" is a song by American #rock band #Heart from their 1985 #selftitled eighth studio album. It was written by #BernieTaupin and #MartinPage and released in 1986, as the album's third single, becoming the band's first song to reach number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100. The single's #Bside song "Shell Shock" (on some releases) was also the B-side of the band's previous single "#Never".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti3m5QlYGjc
Heart - These Dreams

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50+ MusicMar 6
"Tiny Dancer" is a song written by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album #MadmanAcrossTheWater as its opening track, and was later produced and released as a single in 1972. In the United States, it was certified gold on 19 May 2005.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4MSYK5d3A
Tiny Dancer (Remastered 2016)

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Ted Tocks CoversMar 1

Ted Tocks Covers

The Top Three Posts for February and much more.
Enjoy some quality music from The Tragically Hip, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Taylor, John Prine, Grateful Dead plus a whole lot more.

Have a grateful day!

#thetragicallyhip #eltonjohn #bernietaupin #jamestaylor #johnprine #gratefuldead #threedognight #chucknegron #therollingstones

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Top Three Posts for February and a Whole Lot More. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers

Music brings joy to our world and Ted Tocks Covers shares this sentiment daily in as many different ways as possible. It remains a personal mission to share as many styles and genres as possible. T…

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50+ MusicFeb 28
"Believe" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin, performed by John. It was the first single from his 24th studio album, #MadeInEngland (1995), and was released on 20 February 1995. Several versions of the single were released, featuring #Bsides such as "#CircleOfLife" from #TheLionKing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABSXJiYQFuI
Elton John - Believe

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50+ MusicFeb 20
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin. It was recorded by John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the #BlueMoves album. It was John's second single released by #TheRocketRecordCompany. The song is a mournful #ballad about a romantic relationship which is falling apart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qJq-AMTUfM
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Remastered)

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50+ MusicFeb 14
"Bennie and the Jets" (also titled "Benny & the Jets") is a song written by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin, and performed by John. The song first appeared on the #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs and was performed during his appearance at #LiveAid. The track was a massive hit in the United States and Canada, released in 1974 as an A-side using the spelling "Bennie".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rQHoaQpTw
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets

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50+ MusicFeb 2
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a song with music by British musician #EltonJohn and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, from John's 1975 album #CaptainFantasticAndTheBrownDirtCowboy. It was released as a single on 20 June 1975, the only single released from the album. Like the rest of the album, the song is autobiographical, and addresses an attempted suicide by John. At 6 minutes and 45 seconds, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was twice as long as a typical single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZRRd4bW91c
Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John Lyrics [on screen]

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Ted Tocks CoversFeb 1

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 9

Take Me to the Pilot

Using a classic Elton John song to emphasize the role Dick James played in his stratospheric rise as an artist.

“Through a glass eye, your throne
Is the one danger zone
Take me to the pilot for control
Take me to the pilot of your soul”

#eltonjohn #BERNIETAUPIN #DICKJAMES #orangebicycle #Odetta #johnfarnham #rickwakeman #SolomonBurke #JoseFeliciano #TaronEgerton #jackblack #thebeatles

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/take-me-to-the-pilot-one-simple-ad-changed-music-history-musicislife-tedtockscovers-eltonjohn-bernietaupin/

Take Me to the Pilot – One Simple Ad Changed Music History.#MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #EltonJohn #BernieTaupin

Cynics will tell you that advertising doesn’t work, but these people are oblivious to the reality that the world is moving rapidly all around us and like it or not we are swept into the vortex of t…

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