Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  UK 16 06/01/1974 (8 weeks)
  US 2 06/22/1974 (15 weeks)

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me is a 1974 Elton John song written by him and Bernie Taupin . Gus Dudgeon was responsible for the production of the song , it appeared on the album Caribou .

history

It took Elton John and Bernie Taupin, along with the other songs for the album Caribou, ten days to write the song in January 1974. The song was the first release from the album, was released on May 20, 1974 and became a number one in Canada . Hit.

Del Newman played the horn. Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston from the Beach Boys and Toni Tenille from Captain & Tennille were hired for the backing vocals . Ray Cooper was won as drummer and Dave Hentschel for the Mellotron .

In Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Elton John sings about a person he has helped and from whom he is now being rejected:

Original: I took a chance and changed your way of life
but you misread my meaning when I met you
closed the door and left me blinded by the light
don't let the sun go down on me
although I search myself, it's always someone else I see.
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
but losing everything is like the sun going down on me.

German: I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misunderstood
what I said when we met You closed the door and left me behind - blinded by the light
Don't let the sun go down on me
Though I look for myself, find myself I always have someone else
I would only allow part of your life to roam free
But losing everything is like the sun setting on me

In 1986 a live version of the song was recorded, which appeared on the live album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the box set To Be Continued… .

Cover version of George Michael and Elton John

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Singles
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  DE 4th December 23, 1991 (23 weeks)
  AT 2 01/26/1992 (25 weeks)
  CH 1 12/22/1991 (27 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/12/1991 (10 weeks)
  US 1 07/12/1991 (20 weeks)

In 1991, George Michael and Elton John released a live version as a duet that appeared on the album Duets . The two first performed the song at Live Aid in 1985 . Six years later on the Cover to Cover tour at Wembley Arena , Michael interpreted this live version on March 23, 1991 with Elton John as the surprise guest. The release was on November 30, 1991, in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway the cover version became a number one hit. The cover can also be found on the albums Love Songs and Greatest Hits 1970–2002 . The proceeds from the single went to ten different aid organizations for children, education and against AIDS .

Other covers

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart statistics for Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John) on chartsurfer.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.
  2. ^ German translation in Golyr.de
  3. ↑ Chart statistics for Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (George Michael) on chartsurfer.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.