SeanOhio
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:26 PM
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Elton John Fans: What's this song? |
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I was at Applebee's today and heard this song--I'm pretty sure it's Elton John. I heard some lyrics but couldn't ascertain them (it was hard enough figuring out it was Elton John!). Anyway, the song has a "western" feel to it--it's piano with a harmonica, fiddle, violin, or whatever makes that high-pitched noise you hear in most western movies. I've heard the song before--I'd like to know its name.
Any thoughts?
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:29 PM
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But I bet it's from his Captain Fantastic days.
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SeanOhio
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:30 PM
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Well, once you hear it you know what it is.
I'm listening to samples from the iTunes Apple store now. That may help!
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:31 PM
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3. Sounds like Dave Matthews to me |
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:34 PM
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:35 PM
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:39 PM
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7. That's an Elton John song on Yellow Brick Road |
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:43 PM
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13. That would have been my guess |
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:46 PM
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14. My other guess was The Ballad of Danny Bailey |
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:38 PM
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Edited on Sun Nov-21-04 10:43 PM by Magic Rat
When I look back boy I must have been green Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream Looking for an answer trying to find a sign Until I saw your city lights honey I was blind
They said get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I quit those days and my redneck ways And oh the change is gonna do me good
You better get back honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whisky from a bottle of wine
Well I read some books and I read some magazines About those high class ladies down in New Orleans And all the folks back home well, said I was a fool They said oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule
They said stay at home boy, you gotta tend the farm Living in the city boy, is going to break your heart But how can you stay, when your heart says no How can you stop when your feet say go
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:39 PM
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:40 PM
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9. Could have been from the album "Honky Chateau". |
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It featured Jean-Luc Ponty on violin.
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:41 PM
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:41 PM
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Don't know which song, but maybe you heard a steel guitar in there.
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:42 PM
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12. "Get Back, Honky Cat"? (Honky Cat) Sound sample link below... |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001EGE/qid=1101094882/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/103-2476182-3927852Listen to a sample of "Honky Cat", track number 1... Scroll a third of the way down the page to find the sound samples...
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:50 PM
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is the song that came to mind with that discription.
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:56 PM
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16. I say HONKEY CAT, here's why |
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It was played at Applebees, so its probably a radio-friendly song.
The only song I can think of that was a hit for Elton John and was kinda country, was Honkey Cat.
Applebees doesn't strike me as a place you'd find the obscure collection of Elton John b-sides.
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Sun Nov-21-04 10:58 PM
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17. "I guess that's why the call it the Blues" or" Black Diamond" from |
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his last CD, Songs From The West Coast. Those are my guesses.
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:01 PM
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Edited on Sun Nov-21-04 11:02 PM by SeanOhio
Thanks for your help--but none of these have worked. To give you an idea of what the "western" sound is, try this clip (#17 Doubleback) from Back to the Future III in Windows Media Player. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B0000014RN001017/0/102-1807230-2236105The song has a real slow piano tune with the occasional harmonica thing. It's really a well known song. D'oh!
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:07 PM
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:31 PM
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23. Dark Diamond I meant. |
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:08 PM
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Now everyone and their brother will say, "Hey, heard a song...." Do you know how many songs in the world are out there? Boggling the mind...
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:10 PM
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Not that.
And it is mind boggling--but this forum has been great in helping me find things in the past! A few human brains are better than Google!
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:25 PM
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22. I say it was something off of his album Tumbleweed Connection |
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Edited on Sun Nov-21-04 11:35 PM by norml
Maybe the song was Country Comfort. It's got fiddle,steel guitar,and harmonica.
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:38 PM
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24. i love tumbleweed. they wouldnt likely play that at applebees |
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Mon Nov-22-04 12:27 AM
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29. I've heard the song Country Comfort on Muzak. |
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It might get played at Applebee's.
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Sun Nov-21-04 11:38 PM
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25. Dixie Lily? Rotten Peaches? Holiday Inn? Social Disease? |
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Edited on Sun Nov-21-04 11:45 PM by Blue in a Red State
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Mon Nov-22-04 12:11 AM
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27. I'm a gen-U-wine example...of a soHOcial diZEEEze. Love that song. |
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Mon Nov-22-04 12:24 AM
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28. Visions of vineyards in my dreams... |
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Mon Nov-22-04 12:09 AM
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26. In Applebee's? Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues. Hadda be. |
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Mon Nov-22-04 09:38 AM
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No, I know that one. Darn--this is tough! Thanks for trying though.
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Mon Nov-22-04 10:02 AM
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check out Elton John on Amazon.com...most of the tunes will have clips available to listen to... :)
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Mon Nov-22-04 04:04 PM
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32. OKAY...WHAT THE HELL WAS IT???? |
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Mon Nov-22-04 05:19 PM
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I've used the iTunes Music store to listen, and I can't find it.
Perhaps it isn't Elton John--if you put in a piano and add the type of music in that Back to the Future III song, you get this one.
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Mon Nov-22-04 05:38 PM
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No luck with Billy Joel either. Grr!
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