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Post by BiteUrLip on Oct 8, 2018 17:57:27 GMT
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
They must have had the whole thing planned
There must have been a hundred
If we make a stand
I think we'll be outnumbered
If I'd had the chance
Then I could understand
Why I'm a juvenile delinquent
In an East End gang
And if you think you've seen gasoline burning in my eyes
Don't be alarmed, tell yourself it's good to be, it's good to be alive
It's just another street kid on your tail
Running on the wrong side of the rails
With my boot lace tie and my hand-me-downs
You know I run the toughest bunch this side of town
Those street kids making news just being around
I've been bottled and been brained
Squealers can't be trusted
If we fight tonight
You can bet we'll all be busted
I'd like to break away
From the rut I'm in
But beggars can't be choosers
And I was born to sin
Let's hear it for the street kids
Making news just being around
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Post by BiteUrLip on Oct 8, 2018 17:58:24 GMT
One of the best ROTW songs! Although the song is mid-tempo, there's lots of energy in the recording. It sometimes feels a bit too long though.
5 stars.
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Post by newloneranger on Oct 8, 2018 18:23:51 GMT
Best rocker on the album. 5 stars
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Post by dougs on Oct 8, 2018 23:40:32 GMT
"Street Kids" from ROCK OF THE WESTIES:
One of the truly best "rock" songs ever written and performed by Elton. EJ wanted this album to be raw and rocking and "Street Kids" certainly achieved this. The various guitars of Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye combined with Elton's rocking piano to make this song excel. Incidentally, ROCK OF THE WESTIES was initially to be titled BOTTLED AND BRAINED - a line from "Street Kids." As we know, EJ's joy of wordplay turned the actual album recording "west of the Rockies" at Caribou Studios into the album title "Rock of the Westies."
This is a song I have never tired of; it remains one of my most played EJ songs. Great tune.
Rating: 5 stars
Doug
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Post by rocketman on Oct 9, 2018 16:13:17 GMT
4.5 stars...one of Elton's signature rockers that just falls a touch shy of his best rock songs, but not by much. Actually, I'd go 4.75 on this tune if it existed in such Polls (I realize that such fine gradations aren't practical for Polling purposes).
The highlight is Caleb Quaye's winding guitar solo, weaving in and out of the song's second half, while Davey lays down a signature rhythm guitar riff throughout. This is about as good as it gets in terms of use of guitars on an Elton John song.
For some reason, this song doesn't quite hit a 5 star rating from me, and I'm really not sure why. But rather than dwell on whatever slight imperfections may or may not exist with it, I'd rather focus on the reasons I like it so much.
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Post by Commodore Orpington on Oct 16, 2018 6:35:06 GMT
I wonder if this would have been showcased on FM, if it had been track 1. An edit should have been the single. All the attention should have been on this.
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