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
Experience http://eltonjohnallsongslist.blogspot.com/
The Allsongslist reg. began in 1984 and has all the Elton John charts successes throughout the world, all the set lists of the concerts since 1970, all the album tracks, etc. etc.
You could vote for the best Elton songs giving 250 points to your number one, 200 number 2, 150 to number 3, 100 to number 4 and 50 to number 5.
Which songs do you like most?
Question Why does Elton say "...took me knee high to a man" in thie song philidelphia freedom if it is dedicated to Billie Jean King and the tennis team ?
Answer Hello Pat,
Thank you very much for your question and nice to meet you. First of all, until this morning I couldn’t see your question so, excuse me the silence. Thanks for your understanding. I hope this can help you, I'll do it my best:
Knee-highs are hosiery that covers the leg up to the knee. Typically worn by women in western society. They are generally made of nylon or other pantyhose material.
Knee-High to (something) is a wity way of describing someone of short stature to get something, in this case, a man (getting to man's level).
``The Knee-High Man,'' in an other way, is a book popularized by Julius Lester in "The Knee-High Man and Other Tales" (Dial, New York, 1972)is an African American tale from Alabama, about the importance of recognizing one's own unique gifts. Maybe Taupin took the reference over here...
