Elton John Fans: What's this song?

[SeanOhio]

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?

[BoX o BooX]

1. No idea yet...

But I bet it's from his Captain Fantastic days.

[SeanOhio]

2. Hm.

Well, once you hear it you know what it is.

I'm listening to samples from the iTunes Apple store now. That may help!

[MidwestTransplant]

3. Sounds like Dave Matthews to me

[WestHoustonDem]

4. Was it Roy Rogers?

[SeanOhio]

5. Hehe

That'd narrow it down!

[WestHoustonDem]

7. That's an Elton John song on Yellow Brick Road

[UNIXcock]

13. That would have been my guess

[WestHoustonDem]

14. My other guess was The Ballad of Danny Bailey

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. Honky Cat?

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

[Blue in a Red State]

8. Texan Love Song? n/t

[mac56]

9. Could have been from the album "Honky Chateau".

It featured Jean-Luc Ponty on violin.

[corporatemedia]

10. I have thoughts. n/t

[democracyindanger]

11. Steel guitar?

Don't know which song, but maybe you heard a steel guitar in there.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. "Get Back, Honky Cat"? (Honky Cat) Sound sample link below...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001EGE/qid=1101094882/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/103-2476182-3927852

Listen to a sample of "Honky Cat", track number 1... Scroll a third of the way down the page to find the sound samples...

[Mark H]

15. Funeral for a friend

is the song that came to mind with that discription.

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. I say HONKEY CAT, here's why

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.

[LauraT28]

17. "I guess that's why the call it the Blues" or" Black Diamond" from

his last CD, Songs From The West Coast. Those are my guesses.

[SeanOhio]

18. Thanks, but nothing

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/B0000014RN001017/0/102-1807230-2236105

The song has a real slow piano tune with the occasional harmonica thing. It's really a well known song. D'oh!

[THUNDER HANDS]

19. crocodile rock?

[LauraT28]

23. Dark Diamond I meant.

[babylonsister]

20. WOW, what a thread.

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...

[SeanOhio]

21. No

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!

[norml]

22. I say it was something off of his album Tumbleweed Connection

Maybe the song was Country Comfort. It's got fiddle,steel guitar,and harmonica.

[faithnotgreed]

24. i love tumbleweed. they wouldnt likely play that at applebees

but good thought...

[norml]

29. I've heard the song Country Comfort on Muzak.

It might get played at Applebee's.

[Blue in a Red State]

25. Dixie Lily? Rotten Peaches? Holiday Inn? Social Disease?

[azoth]

27. I'm a gen-U-wine example...of a soHOcial diZEEEze. Love that song.

[Blue in a Red State]

28. Visions of vineyards in my dreams...

Everybody sing!

[azoth]

26. In Applebee's? Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues. Hadda be.

[SeanOhio]

30. ;(

No, I know that one. Darn--this is tough! Thanks for trying though.

[mcscajun]

31. Suggestion...

check out Elton John on Amazon.com...most of the tunes will have clips available to listen to... :)

[THUNDER HANDS]

32. OKAY...WHAT THE HELL WAS IT????

I still want to know!!!!

[SeanOhio]

33. Not sure.

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.

[SeanOhio]

34. Billy Joel

No luck with Billy Joel either. Grr!