Leelanau Whippersnapper

You know I get teased about my love of Elton John by none other than the same people I catch humming his tunes quietly to themselves time after time.  There are many things I enjoy about Elton John but mostly I enjoy the fact that he has such a huge volume of work AND he is continuing to create more.  I’ve really only just begun to explore his music, several months ago I purchased “The Fox” album which was a very early album of his.  There was one song on the album I wanted but I’ve really enjoyed the others on it as well.  Now I’ve recently become acquainted with his “Made in England” album due to a song called Blessed (click to listen).  It’s a very simple Lyric but a moving and a little haunting tune none the less.  I’m embarrassed to say but this song is on a regular rotation at work and is unfortunately interrupted each time by …SAVE BIG MONEY…that fucking jingle is genius.  If you live in the Midwest and don’t know that jingle, you are living under a rock.  Anyhow, I didn’t know it was an Elton song until just recently when I started to listen a little closer.  All his songs have certain phrases within the melodies that are easily attributed to his style.  There are very few artists out there who do this…it’s something that many artists out there today lack the skill to do I think.  Anyhow, I had to write and post the song here for you all to listen to.