One More Arrow

[BiteUrLip]

Music: Elton John

Lyrics: Bernie Taupin

He said I want to grow up

And look like Robert Mitchum

And I hope that when I'm gone

There'll be some say that I miss him

He must have been romantic

He must have sensed adventure

And I feel the steel of his strong will

In the frame around his picture


And he's one more arrow flying through the air

One more arrow landing in a shady spot somewhere

Where the days and nights blend into one

And he can always feel the sun

Through the soft brown earth that holds him

Forever always young


He could have been a boxer

But the fight game seemed so dirty

We argued once he knocked me down

And he cried when he thought he'd hurt me

Strictly from the old school

He was quiet about his pain

And if one in ten could be that brave

I would never hate again


One more arrow

One more arrow

One more arrow

Forever always young

[BiteUrLip]

One of my favorites from 2L40. Elton's falsetto doesn't sound as good as it used to, but it still doesn't matter much. It's a beautiful tune.

5 stars.

[dougs]

"One More Arrow" from TOO LOW FOR ZERO:

"One More Arrow" features Elton's dominant falsetto and the only appearance of James Newton Howard on the album - as string arranger.  The song is an emotional piano ballad.  Elton was beginning to use electronic keyboards more and more by this time so this song stands out for both the vocal and acoustic piano accompaniment.  Most songs were now being written on synthesizer. 

Elton played "One More Arrow" off and on during the BREAKING HEARTS tour in 1984 but not since. 

Not quite a classic, but still a nice emotional piano ballad from Elton and the band (Nigel, Dee, and Davey).  Produced by Chris Thomas.

Rating: 4 to 4 1/2 stars

Doug

[rocketman]

4.5 stars...One of the often overlooked ballads of Elton's mostly overlooked 1980's output (though the album overall generally gets strong reviews). One More Arrow is another example of Elton and Bernie addressing the issue of premature death, something Elton has known only too well with the loss of numerous close friends before and since.

[Commodore Orpington]

Maybe the one song where I feel the falsetto works.
Also one of the very few good finales on a post classic album.

[newloneranger]

Not a bad ending song for this album.

4 stars