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Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
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Sweet Painted Lady
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1973
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I'm back on dry land once again
Opportunity awaits me like a rat in the drain
We're all hunting honey with money to burn
Just a short time to show you the tricks that we've learned
If the boys all behave themselves here
Well there's pretty young ladies and beer in the rear
You won't need a gutter to sleep in tonight
Oh the prices I charge here will see you alright
So she lays down beside me again
My sweet painted lady, the one with no name
Many have used her and many still do
There's a place in the world for a woman like you
Oh sweet painted lady
Seems it's always been the same
Getting paid for being laid
Guess that's the name of the game
Forget us we'll have gone very soon
Just forget we ever slept in your rooms
And we'll leave the smell of the sea in your beds
Where love's just a job and nothing is said
So she lays down beside me again
My sweet painted lady, the one with no name
Many have used her and many still do
There's a place in the world for a woman like you
WV2047/2025
Coloured pencils and soft pastel on Steinbach paper.
"Down in the southwest Virginia town of Richlands
I fell in love with an Appalachian girl
She lived in a long line of little row houses
On the side of an old strip mining hill
She walked along on the jagged ridge
And looked as far as she could see
But the hills out there so up and down
You only see as far as the next big ridge
Oh the coal dust sttles on the window display
They have to change it about every other day
Some things never change way out here
An outsider could always remain that way
She walked along on the jagged ridge
She told me she was thinking of me
But every time I tried to take her away
She alway ran back to the rocks and the trees
Everytime I see her face
On the street in the hollow of on the hill
Another time and another place
I feel her in my heart still
Everytime I see her face
On the street in the hollow in the bend
I see her in my mind and then
I go down the road not taken...again
Oh I went back there after many years
So curious and so secretly
As I looked on I held back a tear
The road not taken overcoming me
Oh I saw her she was sitting there
Older, thinner on the front porch
It seemed the light a little brighter there
Or maybe I still carried the forgotten torch..."
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN - Bruce Hornsby & The Range, 1988.
WV1952/2024
Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) from which it emerged victorious after the Battle of Aegospotami.
WV819
2005
"He said you're really an ugly girl
But I like the way you play..."
(Tori Amos)
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
WV716
2003
"One day you see a strange little girl look at you
One day you see a strange little girl feeling blue..."
Coloured pencil on Steinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
MADE IN ENGLAND
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LATITUDE
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1995
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Grey London morning, wet London streets
Rain on the window, wind in the trees
It's my time to write, it's your time to call
There's something about distance that gets to us all
Dark clouds above me, little people below
All walk with a purpose with someplace to go
It's my place to paint my own selfish scene
On this cold lonely canvas, it's just the weather and me
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold stretch of black across blue
Latitude
Cracks in the sidewalks, dogs on the run
An old poster reading "Give us your sons"
Window frames capture moments in time
But latitude captures the heart and the mind
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
The Girl With The Butterfly Tattoo somewhere on the road to Mandalay.
"There's nothing left for you to give
The truth is all that you're left with
Twenty paces then at dawn
We will die and be reborn"
(A Robbie Williams song)
WV1021
2007
"J’aime pas les filles faciles
J’aime pas les difficiles
J’aime les battements des cils des filles du Brésil
Qui mettent en péril
Du bout de leur nombril
Les saints évangiles
Des filles de mon quartier"
(Lyrics by Arno)
Ink on Steinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2011
Elton John Songs Illustrated
JUMP UP!
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I Am Your Robot
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1982
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I've been beaming aboard her for a light year
From a strange craft
She's got a subtle touch on the silver key
To a clockwork heart
I am your robot, I am your robot
I am your robot man
I am your robot, I am your robot
I am your robot man
You went and flipped the switch and turned me positive
When I was negative
I've been stumbling around like a metal man
On the graveyard shift
I am your robot and I'm programmed to love you
My serial number is 44357
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Hey Jude!
Beatles Songs Illustrated
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HEY JUDE
Music & lyrics by The Beatles & Paul McCartny/John Lennon
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Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Da da da da da da, da da da, hey Jude...
Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You're waiting for someone to perform with.
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.
Da da da da da da, da da da, hey Jude...
Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.
Da da da da da da, da da da, hey Jude...
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2014
The Beatles Songs Illustrated
THE BEATLES
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Dear Prudence
Music & lyrics by The Beatles, Lennon-McCartney 1968
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Dear Prudence won't you come out to play
Dear Prudence greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence won't you come out and play?
Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies
The wind is low, the birds will sing
That you are part of everything
Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes?
Look around round
Look around round round
Look around
Dear Prudence let me see you smile
Dear Prudence like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again
Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?
Dear Prudence won't you come out to play
Dear Prudence greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence won't you come out and play?
WV1759
2012
B
"Going down in Durban deep
Going down down down down down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I just hear that drill and hammer
I feel the killing heat
Going two miles down to the heart
Of Durban deep..."
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1989)
Ink and gouache on $teinbach paper
WV1284
2008
AZ
"I seen a girl on a one-way corridor
Stealin' down a wrong-way street
For all the world like an urban toreador
She had wheels on - on her feet...."
(Dire Straits, 1980)
Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2011
Elton John Songs Illustrated
11-17-70
Sixty Years On
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1970
WV1906/2024
"...
Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again..."
MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE-Tom Petty, 1993.
WV1825/2024
Coloured pencils & ink on Steinbach paper.
Themes of a non-existent series about football fans...
Lady Juventus...
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Roxy Music Songs Illustrated
FLESH + BLOOD
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Same Old Scene
Music & lyrics by Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry 1980
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Nothing lasts forever
Of that I'm sure
Now you've made an offer
I'll take some more
Young loving may be
Oh so mean
Will I still survive
The same old scene?
In our lighter moments
precious few
It's all that heavy weather
We're going through
When I turn the corner
I can't believe
It's still the same old movie
That's haunting me
Young loving may be
Oh so mean
Trying to revive
The same old scene
Young loving may be
So extreme
Maybe we should try
The same old scene
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2014
"If it wasn't for you I'd be happy
If it wasn't for lies you'd be true
I know you could be just like you should
If it wasn't for dad you'd be good..."
(The Union, Elton John/leon Russell)
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
"Touch your lips with a magic kiss
And you'll be a bluebird too,
And you'll know what love can do."
(lyrics Paul McCartney)
Old76 Music-inspired DArt 2014
"Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain
And ironing out the rough spots
Is the hardest part when memories remain
And it's times like these when we all need to hear the radio
`Cause from the lips of some old singer
We can share the troubles we already know!"
("Sad Songs", Elton John & Bernie Taupon 1984)
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
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Harmony
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1973
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Hello, baby hello
Haven't seen your face for a while
Have you quit doing time for me
Or are you still the same spoiled child
Hello, I said hello
Is this the only place you thought to go
Am I the only man you ever had
Or am I just the last surviving friend that you know
Harmony and me
We're pretty good company
Looking for an island
In our boat upon the sea
Harmony, gee I really love you
And I want to love you forever
And dream of the never, never, never leaving harmony
Hello, baby hello
Open up your heart and let your feelings flow
You're not unlucky knowing me
Keeping the speed real slow
In any case I set my own pace
By stealing the show, say hello, hello
"Waiting for the show to start. In the meantime..."
"Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
21 AT 33
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Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Tim Robinson 1980
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Never meant to be so friendly
Never made the room look nice
Never heed a word of warning
Never take my own advice
I got a brand-new problem
Pretty and she's 5 foot 10
I been in love three times this week
I'm just about to fall again
I don't want to fall in love
Never gonna fall in love, again
I don't want to fall in love
Never gonna fall in love
I'm never gonna fall in love, again
Never meant to be so sexist
It's so hard to overcome
Trying hard to fight the feeling
Lechery can be such fun
`Cause everywhere there's lots of foxes
And every cat I meet's a tom
I wish she didn't make me rabid
I wish she wouldn't turn me on
`Cause everywhere there's lots of foxes
And every cat I meet's a tom
I wish she didn't make me rabid
I wish she wouldn't turn me on
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
RARE MASTERS
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Sick City
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1974
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Ooh she said the crowd just loved you
My name's Angel and I'm sixteen
I really love your band and your funny accent
Sure would like a cruise in your limousine
Then she said how about a rubdown
You're so cute, I'm so mean
The way you hold your guitar really gets me
I can show you tricks that you ain't never seen
Sick City, nobody to love you
Oh but sometimes I can taste you when I'm feeling weak
Sick City, isn't it a pity
That you can't float above it when the bottom leaks
Oh, Sick City
Hey man how's about a handout
All you dudes just loaded down
Just a little sugar man makes me sweeter
I like to sit at home and watch the world go round
Stage-door monkey's on my back
Begging me to save his life
Can't he understand we're not a healing show
We're just here to play some music for the kids tonight
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2014
Elton John Songs Illustrated
Bernie Taupin lyrics 1972
"And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touchdown brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone..."
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2011
Elton John Songs Illustrated
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION
Amoreena
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1970
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Mark Knopfler Songs Illustrated
SHANGRI-LA
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Postcards From Paraguay
Music & lyrics by Mark Knopfler 2004
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One thing was leading to the next
I bit off more than i could chew
I had the power to sign the cheques
It wasn’t difficult to do
I couldn’t stay and face the music
So many reasons why
I won’t be sending postcards from Paraguay
I robbed a bank full of dinero
A great big mountain of dough
So it was goodbye compañero and cheerio
I couldn’t stay and face the music
so many reasons why
I won’t be sending postcards from Paraguay
I never meant to be a cheater
But there was blood on the wall
I had to steal from Peter
To pay what i owed to Paul
I couldn’t stay and face the music
So many reasons why
I won’t be sending postcards from Paraguay
WV1944/2024
Coloured pencils and ink on Steinbach paper.
".... You've seen it all, you've seen it before
Like a fool you always come back for more
You live your life like there was no more tomorrow
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own
Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows
Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes, I should know better but I can't say no
Oh no no no, oh no no no..."
NIGHT OWL - Gerry Rafferty, 1979;
WV1318
2009
AZ
"And my very sweet companion
she's the Angel of Compassion
she's rubbing half the world against her thigh..."
(Leonard Cohen lyrics)
Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper
WV752/2004
Coloured pencils on Steinbach paper
".... If you can't wake up in the morning
'Cause your bed lies vacant at night
If you're lost, hurt, tired or lonely
Can't control it, try as you might
May you find that love that won't leave you
May you find it by the end of the day
You won't be lost, hurt, tired and lonely
Something beautiful will come your way...."
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Robbie Williams, 2003.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Aloha!
Elton John Songs Illustrated
BLUE MOVES
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Crazy Water
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1976
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On a bench, on the beach
Just before the sun had gone
I tried to reach you
Plain faced and falling fast
You looked so vacant like an empty shell
Whose life had passed upon the ocean
Before light shook the sky
Down by the docks I saw
The masts unfolding
Don't turn away, please understand
It's a life and a living
And a way to keep the wolves away
From hungry hands, from hungry hands
Crazy water
Takes my fishing boat on Monday morning
Dangerous dreaming
If we all believe in the things you believe you're seeing
Oh we'd never drop our nets in the crazy water, crazy water
Tangled lives, lonely wives
Shoreline widows pray
For the souls of missing whalers
Endless nights on an endless sea
Where nothing lives between us
Just the breakers on the ocean
Separating you and me
Separating you and me
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2014
Elton John Songs Illustrated
THE BIG PICTURE
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RECOVER YOUR SOUL
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1997
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Baby you're missing something in the air
I got a name but it don't matter
What's going on, it's cold in here
You have a life but it's torn and tattered
Maybe you're losing pieces of your heart
You have a world but it stopped turning
You lose the day and gain the dark
Love was a fire but it stopped burning
Spare your heart, save your soul
Don't drag your love across the coals
Find your feet and your fortune can be told
Release, relax, let go
And hey now let's recover your soul
Lazy old sunset sinking like a tear
Alone at night in a losing battle
That perfect world is never clear
You have to fight for the things that matter
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012
Elton John Songs Illustrated
CARIBOU
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Pinky
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1974
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I don't want to wake you
But I'd like to tell you that I love you
That the candlelight fell like a crescent
Upon your feather pillow
For there's more ways than one
And the ways of the world are a blessing
For when Pinky's dreaming
She owes the world nothing
And her silence keeps us guessing
Pinky's as perfect as the Fourth of July
Quilted and timeless, seldom denied
The trial and the error of my master plan
Now she rolls like the dice in a poor gambler's hands
You don't want to tell me
But somehow you've guessed that I know
Oh when dawn came this morning
You discovered a feeling that burned like a flame in your soul
For there's toast and honey
And there's breakfast in bed on a tray
Oh it's ten below zero
And we're about to abandon our plans for the day
WV1796
2014
B
"I like to thank you, yes I do
I've got to face the truth,
You've done the best you could to please me
I enjoyed it quit a bit, but I really must admit,
That it could have been better al the time..."
(lyrics The Cats)
Ink on $teinbach paper
Old76 Music-inspired DArt 2014
Elton John Songs Illustrated
HONKY CHATEAU
Mellow
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1972
WV1052
2007
"I hear tell some playboy has kidnapped your heart..."
Coloured pencil on $teinbach paper
WV838
2005
A shot of the final scene in The Big Picture...
Coloured pencil and marker on $teinbach paper
WV938/2006
Coloured pencil and ink on Steinbach paper
"And reach out for her healing hands
Reach out for her healing hands
There's a light, where the darkness ends
Touch me now and let me see again
Rock me now in your gentle healing hands..."
("Healing Hands", Elton John/Bernie Taupin Taupin 1989)
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
"Ain't no magic potion
No gri-gri on her side
She's bound to my salvation
Sweet little mama
Take me down by the river tonight
And it amazes me..."
("Amazes Me", Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1989)
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Not a blackbird but a robin singing in the dead of night
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Blackbird
Music & lyrics by The Beatles, Paul McCartney-John Lennon 1968
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.