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"Tiny Dancer" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John

Strong Songs

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When Ig en by Elton John

The prechorus is almost half the length of tiny dancer, despite containing a whole lot more musical information. Elton fades so far into the chorus that his lead vocals basically vanish. And it becomes almost an ensamble piece just for a minute - not something that usually happens in elton john's songs. I can't say enough good about this prechorus. It's such an iconic sound. In fact, the opening moments of rocket man feature this chord progression just on its own,. Because it's so well known and famous that it kind of stands in for elton john. You hear it, and it's performed kind of by thisor stra in this very grandiost

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