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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is widely regarded as one of John's best albums, and is one of his most popular; [7] it is his best-selling studio album. In the US it was certified gold on 12 October 1973 (just days after release), 5× platinum in March 1993, and eventually 8× platinum in February 2014 by the RIAA.
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a ballad written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the title track on John's album of the same name . The titular road is a reference to L. Frank Baum 's The Wizard of Oz film and book series.
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by English musician Elton John. [8] Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973 (the second was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released nine months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album on the US Billboard 200 and first No. 1 album on the UK Albums Chart.
It is the final song on the 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The song was recorded in May 1973, at Château d'Hérouville, France. [1] In the U.S. in 1974 "Harmony" was released as the B-side of the single "Bennie and the Jets", and in 1980 was released as an A-side in Britain, with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" as the B-side.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour (1973–1974) Caribou Tour (1974) Rock of the Westies Tour (1975) Louder Than Concorde Tour (1976) A Single Man Tour (1979) Elton John's 1979 tour of the Soviet Union (1979) 1980 World Tour (1980) Jump Up Tour (1982–1983) Too Low for Zero Tour (1984) European Express Tour (1984) Breaking Hearts Tour (1984)
The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs and was performed during his appearance at Live Aid . The track was a massive hit in the United States and Canada, released in 1974 as an A-side using the spelling "Bennie".
The original version, which is in the key of E major appeared on John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and was released as a single in 1974. The lyrics of the song are a sympathetic portrayal of the life of Marilyn Monroe. The song's opening line "Goodbye, Norma Jean" refers to Monroe's real name, Norma Jeane (more commonly spelled Jean ...
Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth concert tour by English musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023. It consisted of 330 concerts worldwide. [1] The tour's name and its poster reference John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.