Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Elton John
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When I think of those east end lights, muggy nights The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs Prima donna lord you really should have been there Sitting like a princess perched in her electric chair And it's one more beer And I don't hear you anymore We've all gone crazy lately My friends out there rolling round the basement floor And someone saved my life tonight sugar bear You almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear You nearly had me roped and tied Altar-bound, hypnotized Sweet freedom whispered in my ear You're a butterfly And butterflies are free to fly Fly away, high away, bye bye I never realized the passing hours Of evening showers A slip noose hanging, in my darkest dreams I'm strangled by your haunted social scene Just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen It's four o'clock in the morning Damn it! listen to me good I'm sleeping with myself tonight Saved in time, thank god my music's still alive And someone saved my life tonight, sugar bear You almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear You nearly had me roped and tied Altar-bound, hypnotized Sweet freedom whispered in my ear You're a butterfly And butterflies are free to fly Fly away, high away bye bye And I would have walked head on into the deep end the river Clinging to your stocks and bonds Paying your h.p. demands forever They're coming in the morning with a truck to take me home Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved my life tonight So save your strength and run the field you play alone And someone saved my life tonight, sugar bear You almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear You nearly had me roped and tied Altar-bound, hypnotized Sweet freedom whispered in my ear You're a butterfly And butterflies are free to fly Fly away, high away, bye bye Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight
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Written by: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Creation Background"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a song by the renowned British singer Elton John from his album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" that was released in 1975.
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InspirationThe song was inspired by a true experience in Elton John's life. He penned it after surviving a suicide attempt in 1968, shortly before his first U.S. concert in Los Angeles.
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Songwriting CollaborationThe lyrics of the song were written by John's longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin, who was present at the time of Elton's suicide attempt.
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Chart PerformanceThe hit single reached no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is one of Elton John's most critically acclaimed songs. It remains a staple of his live performances to this day.
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Musical Style"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is characteristically an adult contemporary ballad with a length of 6:45 minutes, showcasing Elton's pop-rock signature style, marked significantly by its lyrics expressing deep gratitude towards a benefactor.
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Personal ResonanceThe song is often considered as one of Elton John’s most introspective and personal compositions given its reference to a difficult moment in his life.
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Use in MediaThe song was used in the 2011 movie "Gnomeo and Juliet", an animated film where Elton John was an executive producer, reflecting his lasting influence and the song's enduring appeal.
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Sugar BearThe song's lyrics mention "Sugar Bear," who was Elton's nickname for Long John Baldry, the blues musician and friend who talked him out of his suicide attempt and hence "saved" his life.
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Role in AutobiographyElton John discussed the circumstances around the song extensively in his autobiography "Me: Elton John Official Autobiography". It shed more light on the very personal and emotional context of the song.
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Unique DistinctionAt the time of its release, “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” was the longest single (at almost seven minutes long) ever to be released by Elton John.
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