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Who sang Song For Guy?

Elton John released the song Song For Guy. Date of release: 1978.

Release date: 1978
Duration: 06:54
Writer(s): Elton John
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What is Song For Guy about?
🎶 Song For Guy song analysis
The song tells that life is not everything. It shows that there are things more important than life itself.

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Elton John - Short Biography


- Elton John was born in 1947 in London, England

- He is a rock and pop singer and pianist

- He began his musical career in 1966, and then had a great success with his album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" in 1973

- He has sold over 300 million albums worldwide

- In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

- In 2000, he was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- In 2004, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

- In 2008, he received a Grammy Legend Award

- In 2018, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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- The song is instrumental except for some spoken words.

- It is the last song of the album A Single Man.

- The song is a tribute to Guy Burchett, a friend of Elton John who died in a motorcycle accident.

- The song is sad and reflective, with a sense of loss and longing.

- It is one of the simplest songs of Elton John

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