Border Song
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Border Song singolo discografico | |
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Artista | Elton John |
Pubblicazione | 24 aprile 1970 |
Durata | 3:22 |
Album di provenienza | Elton John |
Genere | Gospel[1] Rock sinfonico[1] Spiritual[1] Soft rock[1] |
Etichetta | DJM Records, Congress (Stati Uniti e Canada) |
Produttore | Gus Dudgeon |
Elton John - cronologia | |
Singolo precedente (1969) Singolo successivo (1970) |
Border Song è una canzone scritta ed interpretata dall'artista britannico Elton John. Il testo è di Bernie Taupin. Proveniente dall'album omonimo dell'artista del 1970, fu pubblicata come singolo nell'aprile dell'anno stesso (con Bad Side of the Moon come B - side). Fu il suo primo singolo a raggiungere la classifica statunitense, posizionandosi al 92º posto nella Hot 100. Recentemente, Elton l'ha eseguita in occasione del 90º compleanno di Nelson Mandela.
Il testo e la melodia
La melodia sembrerebbe essere uno spiritual, è ben udibile il coro che accompagna il pianoforte di Elton anche durante le parti strumentali del brano. Il testo sembrerebbe alludere al fantasma del razzismo, e presenta toni cupi. In particolare, l'ultima strofa, scritta da Elton stesso ("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") sembra scagliarsi contro l'intolleranza.
Cover
Della canzone esistono alcune cover, tra le più note ricordiamo quella di Aretha Franklin (1970) che raggiunse la Top 40 statunitense. In Italia, poi, la celebre cantante Mia Martini la incise nel 1972 nel suo album Nel mondo, una cosa, con il titolo di Io, straniera. Importante risulta anche la cover di Eric Clapton, inserita nell'album tributo Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
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Collegamenti esterni
- (EN) Border Song, su Discogs, Zink Media.
- (EN) Border Song (canzone), su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
- (EN) Border Song (album), su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
V · D · M | |
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Anni 1960-70 | I've Been Loving You/Here's to the Next Time (1968) · Lady Samantha/All Across the Havens (1969) · It's Me That You Need (1969) · Border Song (1970) · Rock n Roll Madonna (1970) · From Denver to L.A. (1970) · Take Me to the Pilot (1970) · Your Song (1970) · Friends (1971) · Levon (1971) · Tiny Dancer (1972) · Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (1972) · Honky Cat (1972) · Crocodile Rock (1972) · Daniel (1973) · Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (1973) · Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) · Step Into Christmas (1973) · Candle in the Wind (1974) · Bennie and the Jets (1974) · Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1974) · The Bitch Is Back (1974) · Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1974) · Philadelphia Freedom (1975) · Someone Saved My Life Tonight (1975) · Island Girl (1975) · Grow Some Funk of Your Own (1976) · I Feel like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford) (1976) · Pinball Wizard/Harmony (1976) · Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976) · Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (1976) · Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!) (1977) · Crazy Water (1977) · The Goaldigger Song (1977) · Ego (1978) · Part-Time Love (1978) · Song for Guy (1978) · Are You Ready for Love (1979) · Mama Can't Buy You Love (1979) · Victim of Love (1979) · Johnny B. Goode (1979) |
Anni 1980 | Little Jeannie (1980) · Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?) (1980) · Dear God (1980) · Nobody Wins (1981) · Just like Belgium (1981) · Chloe (1981) · Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982) · Blue Eyes (1982) · Ball and Chain (1982) · Princess (1982) · All Quiet on the Western Front (1982) · I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (1983) · I'm Still Standing (1983) · Kiss the Bride (1983) · Cold as Christmas (in the Middle of the Year) (1983) · Sad Songs (Say So Much) (1984) · Passengers (1984) · Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) · In Neon (1984) · Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be) (1984) · Act of War (1985) · Nikita (1985) · Wrap Her Up (1985) · That's What Friends Are For (1985) · Cry to Heaven (1986) · Heartache All Over the World (1986) · Slow Rivers (1986) · Your Song (1987) · Candle in the Wind (1987) · Take Me to the Pilot (1988) · I Don't Wanna Go on with You like That (1988) · Town of Plenty (1988) · A Word in Spanish (1988) · Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two) (1988) · Healing Hands (1989) · Sacrifice (1989) |
Anni 1990 | Club at the End of the Street (1990) · Sacrifice / Healing Hands (1990) · You Gotta Love Someone (1990) · Easier to Walk Away (1990) · Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1991) · The One (1992) · Runaway Train (1992) · The Last Song (1992) · Simple Life (1993) · True Love (1993) · Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1994) · Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing (1994) · Can You Feel the Love Tonight (1994) · Circle of Life (1994) · Believe (1995) · Made in England (1995) · Blessed (1995) · Please (1996) · You Can Make History (Young Again) (1996) · Live like Horses (1996) · Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 (1997) · Recover Your Soul (1998) · If the River Can Bend (1998) · Written in the Stars (1999) · A Step Too Far (1999) |
Anni 2000-20 | Someday Out of the Blue (2000) · Friends Never Say Goodbye (2000) · I Want Love (2001) · This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (2002) · Original Sin (2002) · Your Song (2002) · Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (2002) · Are You Ready for Love (2003) · The Heart of Every Girl (2003) · All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) (2004) · Turn the Lights Out When You Leave (2005) · Answer in the Sky (2005) · Electricity (2005) · The Bridge (2006) · Tinderbox (2006) · Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (2007) · Step Into Christmas (2007) · If It Wasn't for Bad (2010) · Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes (2010) · Hey Ahab (2010) · Sad (2012) · Home Again (2013) · Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight) (2013) · Looking Up (2015) · Wonderful Crazy Night (2015) · (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (2019) · Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (2021) · Merry Christmas (2021) |
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