OTHER ELTON 1990s
Elton John/Bernie Taupin compositions that were notoriginally released on an album by Elton or Bernie
These can include non-LP singles and b-sides, songs from compilations, or songs
performed by other artists
Medicine Man
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
B-side to the UK
single "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990)
We look at the table
And we look at the time
We see a short fuse burn
We're standing on a landmine
They look at the cold soup
I look at the grey wall
I see a red flag burn
Yeah, now we need a Santa Claus
Down on the hovel there’s an avenue
Down among the rocks and stones
The cradle falls but the buck stops here
Let's think about their hearts and bones
And we all need a medicine man
All need a medicine man
Don't we need a medicine man
His shake and his rattle and his helping hand
I see the meat of a nation
On the back of a truck
I think we’re waste in the dumpster
Hey sorry kid, it's tough luck
She was adorable
And he was a good boy
They were inseparable
Pity ‘bout the Cold War
Rags on the shapes of millions
Tears among the cuts and blows
The backbone snaps and the kids collapse
Let's think about their hearts and bones
Suit Of Wolves
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
B-side to the single "The One" (1992)
Looking back in anger
This dirty little town
It stained your dress carved up my face
Put a wedge between our state of grace
Some things so young and pretty
Should never be released
We place our bets we take our pick
They wind up in the belly of the beast
And when you can't get what you want
You take anything you can
So I wear this suit of wolves at night
I slip it on – how come it feels so right
I get a-hungry man
When I can't get what I want
I take anything I can
I wear a suit of wolves
Just across from Friday
The weekend circus rolls
I cross my heart turn on the charm
I say my prayers between two hungry arms
There's a string of dangerous flowers
All around my bed
There's some want rings and some just want
And those who'd like to see me dead
Fat Boys And Ugly Girls
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
B-side to the single "The One" (1992)
Fat boys cry
When ugly girls sing
About the way the world would be
If they were thin.
And ugly girls turn their heads
When fat boys laugh
About the handsome kid next door
Who broke their heart.
Who broke their heart.
Broke their heart.
And fat boys lie
When ugly girls ask
About the size an apple pie looks
Through a magnifying glass
And ugly girls dream
At night when fat boys sleep
About the way their mirrors lie
When beauty's only skin deep.
Beauty's only skin deep
Skin deep.
But it's the fat boy's world for an ugly girl
And ugly girls love that fat boy joy
Who needs the worries of a perfect world
Hear the early birds make that springtime come
When a fat boy falls in love with an ugly girl.
When a fat boy falls in love with an ugly girl.
Fat boys dance
When ugly girls shout
That a waltz is not the dance for the boy who's stout
And ugly girls dream
At night when fat boys sleep
About the way their mirrors lie
When beauty's only skin deep.
Beauty's only skin deep
Skin deep.
Red
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
From the compilation "Sol En Si" (1995)
There's a chance we may lose it all
All those hollow souls
Can't hope to hold that wall
What I breathe used to be my life
How come a good thing dies
And the evil still survive
Oh, I've gotta paint it red
Wake up and colour all the pieces
Don't sleep without your faces
Oh, I've gotta paint it red
Put your eyes back in your head
And paint it red
Where's the dance they may never dance
All those open hands
Can't hope to have a chance
What I see used to be a smile
How come your lips are sealed
And your spirit never flies
Oh, I've gotta paint it red
Wake up and colour all the pieces
Don't sleep without your faces
Oh, I've gotta paint it red
Put your eyes back in your head
And paint it red
Cash on delivery
That's all they ever said
Grey tones can't be trusted
I say paint it red
Candle In The Wind 1997
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
From the single "Something About The Way
You Look Tonight/ Candle In The Wind 1997"
(1997)
Goodbye England’s rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England’s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we’ve lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we’ll always carry
For our nation’s golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England’s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Goodbye England’s rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England’s rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who’ll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you will ever know
Big Man In A Little Suit
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
B-side to the single "Recover Your Soul" (1998)
Oh, I've been stayin' up nights
Thinkin’ ‘bout a long flight that could take me home
Or a slow train rollin'
Or a big boat floatin' out there on that lonely ocean
I'm not the man I was
I guess the dark side lost and the sun broke through
I thought I knew it all
I was the next big thing until I thought about you
Oh, I was reaching for the stars when I wasn't even touching you
I was lying to myself, I needed no one's help
Thought I was livin' proof
When there's one set of footsteps
No one's gonna fill your shoes
Now I'm looking in the mirror
At a big man in a little suit
I'm a big man in a little suit
It's tight on me, hard on you
It's a short cut, but it's a long way home
When you think you can make it on you own
You think you're bulletproof
But what you really are
Is a big man in a little suit
I was part of the chain
A face with no name in a place with no soul
By a thief in the night
I was robbed of the light and left nothing, nothing to hold
I've turned my back
On a world like that, I wanna get back to lovin' you
Give me one more chance
Won't you warm the hands of this cold-headed fool
I Know Why I'm In Love
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
B-side to the single "Recover Your Soul" (1998)
I wake up, and I look at the clock
In the middle of the night
My heart stops
When I see you in the moonlight
I know why I'm in love
Peace will come, I promise you
I wish you success
In all you do
And when I think about the rest
I know why I'm in love
It's hard to find the kind of thing
You've searched for all your life
Someone bright and crazy
With a little soul inside
And looking at you fast asleep
I thank the stars above
And what more can I say
I've said it all in different ways
The bottom line, the simple facts are true
I know why I'm in love with you
I only hope you know I love you too
I kiss you and I melt inside
What you mean to me
I can't describe
And if seeing is believing
You'd know why I'm in love
Crimes Of Passion
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin/Davey Johnstone)
Public Domain
From the album "Radio Nights" (1998)
You said to steal a heart
You need a villain's mind
And you want to send the thief in me
Behind the lines
But I won't go
I've told you that so many times
The heat's on me
And you're the reason for these crimes
These crimes of passion
That lead us nowhere
They spill out on the stage
Before the crowd
That sees through a disguise
That leaves them laughing
Cheering for the good guy
When he's down
So many words are wasted
On your tired looks
Like just another protest
Where the punch lies in the hook
But I've always said
My breath's something you never took
Don't tell me how the story ends
Just let me read the book
So let it be who's free
From crimes of passion
A softer touch
Don't mean a cleaner act
The stain's already on
Your dirty linen
And your crime of passion should
Read heart attack
But I won't go
I've told you that so many times
The heat's on me
And you're the reason for these crimes
Wake Up Wendy
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
From the compilation "South Park: Chef Aid" (1998)
Got this bug-eyed girl
Cold hand on my knee
Frozen teeth, chitter chatter
She's dresed up like a cemetery, like a cemetery
Snow-bound all winter
Blue lips on my cheek
Little tongue's prattlin', rattlin'
Talking 'bout them hometown geeks, them hometown geeks
Wake up Wendy, smell the coffee
Help me into your custom kitchen
Gimme a cup of that old black magic
I wanna get me some of that old home cookin'
Can you feel it
It's chilly and a-freezin'
Wake up Wendy, moods are changing
I got a reason, you got a feeling
Wake up Wendy, love's in season
Feels like a steam clean
When she washes me
Valves a-bustin', pumps a-hissin'
Just peel me off the ceiling, off the ceiling
Chill-eyed, bug-eyed girl
Zap me into cinders
Pop the thermal mumbo jumbo
Melt me with your little fingers, with your little fingers
For Wanting You
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Marianne Faithfull
From the album "Vagabond Ways"(1999)
It comes as no surprise
Your face filled with lies
Hovers all around me in this room.
Clouds hung with my dismay
A hot bed where we lay
Your every kiss tasting like a tomb.
If time becomes a judge,
If my body holds a grudge
It's just because I needed sanctuary.
Your skin under my nails
My curiosity that failed
To save myself for something that I need.
I don't wanna bleed
Or bruise up black and blue.
Do I deserve these things
All for wanting you?
Like some virgin with her cloth
I play the goddess coming through
Now I play the parting slave
All for wanting you.
We do things 'cause we must
The law of love and lust
Comes together just like oil on flame.
I looked into your eyes,
You saw me naked for a while,
How’d you like it in my little nest?
Who was really using who?
In here the scent of you
Stains the sheets with memory and lust.
When I get back on the street
Tell everybody that I meet
Maybe these aren't scars, they're only rust.
The Muse
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Elton John
From the official motion picture soundtrack to "The Muse" (1999)
When I can't find words and wisdom in my life
And barriers abound
Should I feel blinded by the light
Knee deep up to my neck in heavy water
I conjure up my muse
She's my means to achieve a simple quota
When it's make or break
Make no mistake
She appears like lightning in a bottle
I catch the spark
Oh, she lights the dark
The knot's undone
The ideas come
Like two hands on a throttle
There's a place of one way streets and doubt
No red lights ever change
We wind up with no exit out
Facts are facts and stumbling blocks delay the mind
That's when my muse arrives
To sew loose ends up in time