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Elton John's Songwriting Insights

-[Elton] Morning. -Good morning. -Get dressed, Reggie! -Elton. [Sheila] I'm not having you moping around here all day. We're songwriting. [Fred] Oh, yeah? Looks like it's going well. [Sheila] Right. I will not have a mess in this house. It's nice and tidy, and that's how I want it to stay. I'll not have a doss house around here. I can't do everything. I can't cook and clean and wash. Rely upon me to do everything. It's not fair. There's egg on this. I'd better go take a shave, I think. [Bernie] Thanks for breakfast. [chords ring out] -[sighs] -[Elton playing downstairs] ♪ Feeling… In G ♪ [vocalizing] ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Travelling 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ [song ends] [exhales] How was that? [cork pops]