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Elton John's "Elton John"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : John, Elton : Elton John's "Elton John"

Introduction:
"This album was Elton's breakthrough in both England and the United States. How much about it do YOU remember?"


1. Without a doubt, the most popular and well-received song on the 'Elton John' album is "Your Song", in which Elton tells the world that he's here to stay. Bernie Taupin also introduces himself to the world, with some rather...'interesting' lyrical choices. Which of the following is not actually found in "Your Song"?
    Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
    Why can't you see, I can't help you through
    If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
    So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do


2. "Take Me to the Pilot" is one of the most well-known songs from the album, and certainly might be the catchiest tune. According to Bernie Taupin, what was the meaning behind the lyrics?
    Getting married
    A bad American Airlines flight he had from England to New York
    He doesn't know what they mean
    Going to jail for a life sentence


3. "No Shoestrings on Louise", the fourth song on the album, has been mentioned by Elton as an imitation on what band's style?
    The Rolling Stones
    The Beatles
    Kansas
    The Band


4. Bernie Taupin used religious imagery in his writing, especially lyrics in Elton John's earlier albums. In the song "Sixty Years On", what religious lyric cannot be found?
    Heaven
    Rosary
    Church
    Prayer


5. No, the fifth song on the album is NOT called "Valerie's a Woman", though you might think so. What is the REAL name of that song?
    First Episode at Hienton
    Strangers
    Love We Once Had
    Looking Back


6. The album had ten songs on it, around fifty minutes in total length (both pretty standard numbers for an Elton John album). "The King Must Die" is the longest song, at 5 minutes, 23 seconds long. Which song was the shortest on the album?
    I Need You to Turn To
    The Cage
    The Greatest Discovery
    Your Song


7. What is unusual about the following verse from "Border Song":

"Holy Moses, let us live in peace/let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease/there's a man over there. What's his colour I don't care/he's my brother let us live in peace."
    It was the first single to address racial equality
    It was written by Bernie Taupin's mother
    It was written by Elton John
    It was inspired by Bernie Taupin's cats


8. Complete this lyric from "The Cage":

"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 ______ the cage doors on your life"
    Answer: (One Word)


9. Which of the following songs wasn't on the original "Elton John" album, but was added as a bonus track on the Remastered CD release of "Elton John"?
    Lady Samantha
    Bad Side of the Moon
    Into the Old Man's Shoes
    Tartan-Coloured Lady


10. Which person is NOT mentioned in "The King Must Die"?
    Queen
    Juggler
    Ostler
    Caesar


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