![]() ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Davey Johnstone – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocalsĬharts Weekly charts Chart (1983–1984).Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards."I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues".It was filmed in the Rivoli Ballroom in London and at Colchester Garrison Barracks, Essex. The original music video, one of twenty directed for John by Australian Russell Mulcahy, tells the story of two 1950s-era young lovers who are separated when the man is forced to leave for National Service, depicting the trials and tribulations he experiences there, and then are finally reunited at the end of the song. Another live version, this one featuring just Elton John and basic rhythm section, was recorded live in Verona in 1996 during John's appearance with Luciano Pavarotti as part of the master tenor's Pavarotti and Friends for War Child benefit concerts. Blige also appeared on John's One Night Only – The Greatest Hits live compilation, recorded in Madison Square Garden in October 2000. Blige and Elton John, and this version of the song was part of the Mary J. The song was later performed live by Mary J. John has performed the song, a fan favourite, live numerous times, occasionally playing it as part of a medley with his hit " Blue Eyes" (from the 1982 album Jump Up!). The soaring solo takes the song to new heights, the ache of the sentiment palpable in every note." Performances Janovitz wrote: "As with the lyric, the music has more than a tinge of nostalgia, with a '50s-like R&B shuffle, a jazzy piano theme, and an inspired, Toots Thielemans-like harmonica solo from Stevie Wonder. The song received largely favourable reviews, with Bill Janovitz of AllMusic declaring the song "likely to stand the test of time as a standard." The song was also featured on the film soundtrack to Peter's Friends in 1992. It was the first single since 1975 to feature the classic lineup of the Elton John Band. It also reached the top ten in five countries, including the UK, peaking at number five. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reaching No. In the United States, it became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s, holding at No. It is the first single from John's 17th studio album Too Low for Zero. " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by English musician Elton John, with music by John and Davey Johnstone and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" on YouTube " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" After the Blue Moves album, I had to get away because I think we were all killing ourselves.Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone ![]() As Taupin later told Music Connection: “I think the Blue Moves album is really one of our most underrated records…because it was really an exercise in saying, ‘Here it is, this is us, and this could be it,’ and it could have been it. The album’s completion also brought about a brief hiatus in the John-Taupin working relationship, as Elton eased off his touring commitments for a time and explored a collaboration with lyricist Gary Osborne on 1978’s A Single Man. Listen to the best of Elton John on Apple Music and Spotify. He told Circus magazine: “People are going to read a lot into Blue Moves: ‘Who’s this about, what made Bernie write this, what put Elton into this frame of mind?’ I don’t mind people interpreting, but I’d rather that they simply listen and enjoy.” Taupin agreed that the album had a more downbeat mood than its 1975 predecessor Rock Of The Westies. ‘I’d rather they simply listen’īlue Moves reached No.3 in both the UK and US, going gold in the first territory and platinum in the second, and was a Top 10 record in many other countries. Other A-list musicians taking part included the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn and vocalists such as Graham Nash, Bruce Johnston, and Toni Tennille. Listen too for the admirably laid-back “Idol,” the delicate “Cage The Songbird,” and ”If There’s A God In Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?).” The last two had co-writing credits (among a total of five) for guitarist Davey Johnstone. Paul Buckmaster and James Newton Howard each oversaw some stunning orchestrations, with the latter arranging the stirringly emotional, slow-building “Tonight.” Newton Howard also arranged the accordion and strings on “Sorry Seems To Be…” and the Gene Page Strings for an early excursion onto the disco floor, on the near-seven-minute “Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance).” That became a single, as did the splendid “Crazy Water.”
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