Il manoscritto originale di Your song di Elton John esposto a Londra
Le parole di una delle più belle canzoni della storia furono scritte di getto in una mattina d'ottobre del 1969
Il manoscritto originale, la prima bozza in assoluto di Your song, una delle più belle canzoni della storia della musica, fiore all'occhiello di Elton John è esposta da Bonhams a Londra. Sarà battuto all’asta il prossimo 19 novembre a New York, nel corso della vendita dedicata ai "Rock and Roll Memorabilia". Il testo del brano composto e interpretato da Elton John è stato scritto da Bernie Taupin, all'epoca neanche ventenne, nel1969.
Parla d'amore, come raccontò lo stesso Elton John: "Bernie è un tipo molto sentimentale e scrive molto raramente. I suoi testi sono tutte cose personali e di questo me ne posso rendere conto perché lo conosco di dentro e di fuori. Per esempio quando si presentò con il testo di Your Song conoscevo la ragazza e giacché sembravano innamorati ne curai la musica in modo particolare, dolce come per non risvegliarli dal torpore amoroso nel quale erano immersi».
Your song
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song, and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
Parla d'amore, come raccontò lo stesso Elton John: "Bernie è un tipo molto sentimentale e scrive molto raramente. I suoi testi sono tutte cose personali e di questo me ne posso rendere conto perché lo conosco di dentro e di fuori. Per esempio quando si presentò con il testo di Your Song conoscevo la ragazza e giacché sembravano innamorati ne curai la musica in modo particolare, dolce come per non risvegliarli dal torpore amoroso nel quale erano immersi».
Your song
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song, and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world