Elton John - Blues Never Fade Away (Basel 2006)

[@dosenwurst101]

This Song is epic. The whole album is brilliant. It makes me sad that this is so less known and underrated.

[@kathyloveselton]

My favorite song from the album. Wish he would have sung my 2nd favorite song, And the House Fell Down, in concert.

[@kathyloveselton]

Wish he's sing the songs from this album more often as I think it is one of his best .

[@eltonj4ever]

Sir Elton Hercules John = BEST MUSICIAN IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertcurtin-si8up]

Awesome song All songs Sung by Elton John are the best

[@onedayinseptember]

Another beautiful song from Elton's classic album, Captain and the Kid.

[@tryingtobefairandobjective3480]

Bernie. You are still a genius. Either in verse or prose you are the best.

[@terrorzilla]

Lost some people this year far too young. Finding out about two of them this week, this song came to mind. Always felt it was a strong one. Underrated album.

[@sharonhochberg3671]

Elton and Burnie - another brilliant classic💕

[@weaseldoc13]

One of Elton and Bernies best.

[@007koko007]

No, he ain't dead, but many people who asked me the same question about Elton 16 years ago, are. I don't know why Elton would be dead! He is healthy, happy, only 62 years old and he has another 40 years in front of him of making great music.

[@wojciechmo1540]

Definitely Top 10 of their songs. Amazing

[@hagyspasher]

No, I'll actually see him live in Germany next Weekend (4th & 5th July 2009) with his band. In October he'll play a handful concerts with percussionist Ray Cooper in France and Italy - and then follows The Red Piano-Las-Vegas-Show in Europe. During the summer season he's also on the road with Billy Joel in America. 4 different shows in a year - not everybody can do that! .. ;-)

[@mercescastro157]

A beautiful song sang by a lovely person 💕❤💗

[@DumpTruckCentral]

Perfect. Just perfect.

[@doninhalu]

Amazing! Beautiful song!

[@bastianleejones]

Funtastic live version - simply brilliant.

[@fernmoreno8001]

He wasn't famous but I sure did love him I've got his picture in a little frame He lost his life to a big disease before it even had a name But there's so many more and I've lost count The how's and whys aren't important now All that matters is they came around And brightened up our lives She was twenty one with her life ahead You don't need to know her name She breathed her last on the cold stone floor of a Hollywood arcade But fate's right hand isn't always just Puts a lot of pressure on your faith and trust She was just a little girl ain't that enough To rage against the day And how did we get so lucky? Targets on the rifle range Who makes the call and who gets to choose? Who gets to win and who gets to lose? It's like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues And blues never fade away Hey hey hey the colors run when the rain falls But blues never fade away He shone so bright with a lust for life Like the Sun King that he was His passions hung upon his walls and were printed onto cloth And for reasons I never understood About the choices made between the bad and good I've tried to figure out but The pain never goes away And how did we get so lucky? Targets on the rifle range Who makes the call and who gets to choose? Who gets to win and who gets to lose? It's like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues And blues never fade away Hey hey hey the colors run when the rain falls But blues never fade away And there's marble markers and little white crosses Along the beaten path And I've spread their ashes on the wind And I miss John Lennon's laugh And how did we get so lucky? Targets on the rifle range Who makes the call and who gets to choose? Who gets to win and who gets to lose? It's like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues And blues never fade away Hey hey hey all the colors run when the rain falls And blues never fade away

[@MJ-oi5wb]

thank you. The first verse brings to mind Rock Hudson

[@lilianavolpato]

Elton y su arte de conmover...

[@LiamLeddy]

Wonder where was this live from? Beautiful song and very true as we go through life.

[@negralu777]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@CamSeaward]

now that Guy has died.. Elton sings this song now with a bit more anger it seems.

[@Hannes667]

Hey dudes - listen to Max Bresnahan's version of this song - done really cool...x

[@axltyler]

Anyone ever try to guess which personalities he's talking about? Janis Joplin? Freddie Mercury? Karen Carpenter?

[@brianxyz]

The Sun God reference is definitely about Gianni Versace. Bernie has basically said who the 21 year old girl is none of our business. Someone close to him? The first reference could be someone we don't know either but neither he nor Elton have said who's being referred to. Based on the lyrics it would have to be someone from the early 80s at the latest which rules out Freddie Mercury.

[@YSEVERYNAMETAKENGOD]

Sun King*, is a reference to John Lennon

[@eddymathias]

axltyler the first is Ryan White, a kid that changed elton's life. He became close to Ryan and he died with AIDS. The girl we don't know. The others are Gianni and Lennon.

[@WelshHomo87]

Ryan White someone Bernie knew and versace

[@MJ-oi5wb]

@@brianxyz first verse I feel is Rock Hudson