Elton John~ Goodbye yellow brick road

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艾爾頓·強（Elton John，1947年3月25日--），爵士，英國著名的流行樂手、作曲家和鋼琴家，是流行音樂史上其中之一個最成功的獨唱歌手。盡管他在1997年為紀念黛安娜王妃而錄製的單曲風中的燭炬（Candle In The Wind）最為人所熟悉，但他的歌聲已經響徹了樂壇近四個年代。作爲一個同性戀藝人，他浮誇的衣著和舞臺演出、糾纏不清的私生活和他在音樂方面的天分，使他成為一個音樂史上的傳奇。

在1970年代，艾爾頓是搖滾樂世界的最主要的商業力量，他的唱片在美國唱片榜上連續七次登上第一位就是其佐證。他以鋼琴為基礎的音樂，使鋼琴在吉他主導的時代得以立足。他也致力對抗愛滋病，併成立了「艾爾頓‧約翰愛滋病基金」。

【Elton John 經典歌曲太多，試聽：Goodbye yellow brick road】

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Goodbye yellow brick road - Elton John

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground