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 My question is two-fold. What Elton John song ends with him playing a classical piece I believe written by Chopin? What is the song title of this classical piece?
Thanks,
Todd
Answer Hello Todd,
Thank you very much for your question and nice to meet you. I hope this can help you:
We're talking about "Song For Guy", available on "A Single Man" 1978 album. It's a song written by Elton himself, not by Chopin.
"I wrote the song one Sunday when I was feeling very depressed" explained Elton. "While I was writing the music I couldn't stop thinking about death. It was as though someone else was guiding my hand".
Composed and recorded the same day, he couldn't think about a title. But the next day, came the news that 17 years-old Rocket Record messenger named Guy Burchett had been killed on his motorcycle: the instrumental song was dedicated to him.
At the end of the song Elton mumbles "Life isn't everthing", which he sings over and over.
The Record Company didn't want to put this song as a single because "Music Box Dancer" was a hit at that time, and the company thought that public wouldn't embrace another instrumental, but Elton won the struggle.
