[91] Gaga performed the song at The Recording Academy's tribute concert, titled "Elton John: I'm Still Standing – A Grammy Salute", which aired on CBS on 10 April 2018. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind Through the hardest of times, you put on a show. Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show Bedelia doesn't move. [Chorus] This Is Your Song Lyrics: Lived your life to the full / With a lifetime of smiles / Made us know right from wrong / Always knowing of lies / You made us … According to the Your Song Songfacts, he wrote them over breakfast at John's parents' house, where he was living. [61] She also performed the song on Saturday Night Live on 7 May 2011, along with "Lights". [94] The song reached the top thirty in Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the digital downloads chart of Spain and the US Pop Digital Songs chart. He added, "You have to write from where you are at a particular point in time, and 'Your Song' is exactly where I was coming from back then." And you can tell everybody this is your song It was a step forward. "The words securely insulate themselves against possible criticism by admitting their ineptitude for the task at hand.". That I put down in words I was pleased with it."[12]. [47] Gaga recorded a cover of the song for the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. The song's lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. The song was eventually certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. [79], Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bright Lights.[80]. This is your song. This is your song There's a home for a poem That's a long time coming This is your song Very soon you're a tune that the whole world's humming Free as the wind, so am I Still and all we both try To make it together Make or break it together Every day there's something that you say That makes me wanna stay, makes me wanna stay Together The rest, as they say, is history. Lyrics to 'This Is Your Song' by Ronan Keating. It was written by John and his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. According to Taupin, "I scribbled the lyric down on a lined notepad at the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in the London suburb of Northwood Hills, breakfast time sometime in 1969. Song will be no shorter than 2-3 minutes, probably longer. For the Rita Ora song, see, We All Fall in Love Sometimes, Iconic Songs with Glenn A. 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Your Song by Elton John. English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding covered "Your Song" for the reissue of her debut studio album, titled Bright Lights. "[66], "Your Song" debuted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 November 2010. "This Is Your Song" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating, written by himself along with Steve Mac. ‘Your Song’ could only have been written by a 17-year-old who’d never been laid in his life. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. [92] In April, during the release of Revamp in Japan (there re-titled Your Song: Elton John Best Hits Cover),[93] Lady Gaga's cover of "Your Song" was widely promoted on the country's radio stations, becoming the most played song on Japanese radio in mid-April. If I was a sculptor, heh, but then again, no In addition to discussing their music, we talk about their favorite songs and why those ring the most true to them. "Your Song" is a song by English musician Elton John from his self-titled second studio album (1970). The early ones were not drawn from experience but imagination. How wonderful life is while you're in the world This Is Your Song Podcast, Chicago, Illinois. "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. 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Moreover, in 2004 it was included in the compilation 10 Years of Hits and published Both songs received airplay, but "Your Song" was preferred by disc jockeys and replaced "Take Me to the Pilot" as the A-side, eventually making it to number eight on the Billboard chart. It was written by John and his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. And one day we'll all sing along; Cause this is your song. Castle - Eminem ~ "It almost sounds like you're trying to refer me to another psychiatrist." When Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics for this song he was 17. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The single jumped to number three the following week, selling 84,896 copies. "Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. [Outro] The song was used in a John Lewis Christmas advertisement in 2018. American singer Lady Gaga recorded a cover of "Your Song" for the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. It won't take all day, just a minute or two. This is your song There's a home for a poem That's a long time coming This is your song Very soon you're a tune that the whole world's humming Free as the wind, so am I Still and all we both try To make it together Make or break it together. In the US it was certified Gold and Platinum on 13 December 2012 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million digital downloads. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind Aprende a tocar el cifrado de Your Song (Elton John) en Cifra Club. [65] AllMusic critic Jon O'Brien, in his review for Bright Lights, called it "unimaginative" and felt that it "sounds out of place alongside the rest of her rather more adventurous material. Originally the song was published in 1999 as the B-side of his debut single "When You Say Nothing at All" and a few years later it was rearranged and included in the album Turn It On. 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