AboutMiquel Sala Expertise I`m an Elton John fan since 1983 for "I guess that`s why they call it the
blues", my favourite song. I can answer questions about song histories and
lyrics, Elton John life, concerts and benefit shows, TV appearances, chart
lists throughout the world, ... and whatever you need to know about, I can investigate for you
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Question In "Levon" it says he "was born on Christmas Day when the New York Times said God is dead and the war's begun"...to what date are they referring? Maybe the start of WW1 or WW2...or another war? Thanks.
Answer Hello chuck,
Thank you very much for your question and nice to meet you. Until this morning I couldn't answer your question so, excuse me the silence. Thanks for your understanding. I hope this can help you.
According to Gus Dudgeon, who produced Madman Across the Water and wrote an essay containing this information to accompany the remastered version, the name "Levon" was inspired by Levon Helm, drummer, lead singer, and founder of The Band, a group from the 60s and 70s. The Band was apparently Elton John's and Bernie Taupin's favorite group in those days. (Taupin is the guy who writes or co-writes a lot of Elton John's songs and who wrote the lyrics for "Levon.")
Tracing the name "Alvin Tostig" is fairly straightforward, but with a bit of a twist. Taupin has said the name was fictitious. But Taupin was from Wessex and there was a historical "Tostig," who was the Earl of Wessex back in the 1040s. So perhaps Taupin pulled the name out of history without realizing it.
Also, some have speculated that Levon contains veiled references to a popular book of the time, "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler, and that "Alvin Tostig" is a messed-up anagram of "Toffler."
Who knows... Taupin was often so cryptic in his writing that even he didn't know what he meant!
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