One Horse Town
"One Horse Town" is a song by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. It is the third track of his 1976 album, Blue Moves. The song tells a story about a man who lives in a small village in Alabama, and how there's nothing to do; simply a "one horse town".[1] It might reference the American civil war; "They ain't too well acquainted with the stars and stripes". Musically, it uses a lot of instruments; a string section, xylophones, vibraphones, organs and more. The first one and a half minutes is a slow-tempo intro with heavy orchestration, before settling into the main upbeat tempo which could remind a little bit of disco.[1] It was also performed at his last concert before his throat surgery in Sydney, on 14 December 1986.
| "One Horse Town" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elton John | |
| Released | 22 October 1976 |
| Recorded | March 1976 |
| Genre | Progressive rock, symphonic rock, hard rock, disco |
| Length | 5:56 |
| Label | MCA (US/Canada) The Rocket Record Company |
| Songwriter(s) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin |
Personnel
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Paul Buckmaster – conductor
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Martyn Ford – strings
- Michael Hurwitz – cello
- Davey Johnstone – electric guitar
- James Newton-Howard – synthesizers, electric piano
- Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
- Roger Pope – drums
- Caleb Quaye – electric guitar
gollark: PotatOS has approximately that under evilify.
gollark: PotatOS is highly amazing and not a virus, actually...
gollark: Sunk cost fallacy = UTTER bees.
gollark: > This book is intended as a text for a second or third level undergraduate course in introductory ethical calculus or morality science. Ethical Calculus on the Astral Manifold demonstrates foundational concepts of ZFC+DMR axiomatic moral theory in particularly novel ways. Join an autonomous car as it journeys across the utility isosurface, restricted in phase-space by the physical constraints of spacetime. Follow the thought processes of the man at the lever in the modified manifold trolley problem. Watch as a eigenmoses maximizer behaves in a simulated environment, following an instinct one might find very familiar. These are just a few of many case studies presented, analyzed in detail in a manner both interesting, easy to read, and highly informative. Freshman knowledge of real analytical techniques is recommended but not necessarily required.
gollark: I was hoping for the realization of this random book cover.
References
- Rosenthal, Elizabeth J. (2001). His song. New York City, New York: Billboard Books. pp. 136. ISBN 0-8230-8893-6.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.