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Post by BiteUrLip on Feb 24, 2020 18:39:51 GMT
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
drums: Barry Morgan
bass guitar: Alan Weighll
lead guitar: Caleb Quaye
rhythm guitar: Alan Parker
percussion: Dennis Lopez
backing vocals: Madeline Bell, Leslie Duncan
Have you ever lived in a cage
Where you live to be whipped and be tamed
For I've never loved in a cage
Or talked to a friend or just waved
Well I walk while they talk about virtue
Just raised on my back legs and snarled
Watched you kiss your old daddy with passion
And tell dirty jokes as he died
But I'm damned when I really care there
For the cellar's the room in your lives
Where you lace yourself with bad whiskey
And close the cage doors on your life
Well I pray while you bathe in bad water
Sing songs that I learnt as a boy
Then break all the bones in my body
On the bars you can never destroy
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Post by BiteUrLip on Feb 24, 2020 18:41:03 GMT
A song that is both serious and fun at the same time, serious being the lyrics and music being the fun.
Probably my least favorite from the self-titled album.
4 stars.
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Post by dougs on Feb 24, 2020 21:26:21 GMT
"The Cage" from ELTON JOHN:
"The Cage" is a powerful upbeat piano-driven song from Elton & Bernie's 1970 ELTON JOHN album. An interesting recording tidbit is that the song was originally going to have a brass section instrumental solo but was, instead, replaced by a Moog synthesizer performance by Diana Lewis at the suggestion of arranger Paul Buckmaster. The song also incorporates strong drums by Barry Morgan. Surprisingly, this song never found itself in tour setlists.
Rating: 4 stars
Doug
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Post by nix on Feb 25, 2020 0:49:40 GMT
4 fine song
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Post by Commodore Orpington on Feb 27, 2020 14:08:48 GMT
5 stars. That Moog solo sounds in line with the gothic, medieval theme of the album, strangely enough, and that's probably why they replaced the other with this.
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Post by rocketman on Feb 27, 2020 20:48:17 GMT
4.5 Stars...a solidly crafted, lyrically interesting early rock song, with dynamic drumming from the underrated and seldom mentioned Barry Morgan, whose unique style was perfect for this song, as it was for several of Elton's earlier rockers, punctuating the songs with rolling transitions across his kit. Also, I agree with Commodore that the Moog solo by Diana Lewis was right at home on this song and the album as a whole.
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Post by newloneranger on Feb 28, 2020 20:15:32 GMT
Kind of a forgotten song on this album. I've always liked it. Had single potential in my opinion.
5 stars
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