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"Island Girl" is a 1975 song by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin, and performed by John. It was released as the first single from the album #RockOfTheWesties (1975). It reached number one for three weeks on the #Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (John's final No. 1 single as a solo artist for 22 years), selling over one million copies. It also reached the top five in Canada and New Zealand, as well as the top twenty in #Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpRZZmB9zB0

#eltonjohn #bernietaupin #rockofthewesties #billboard #australia

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-07-06 · 10:55 UTC

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn, with music by John and #DaveyJohnstone and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album #TooLowForZero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the #EltonJohnBand. The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons

#eltonjohn #daveyjohnstone #bernietaupin #toolowforzero #eltonjohnband

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-07-06 · 10:55 UTC

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn, with music by John and #DaveyJohnstone and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album #TooLowForZero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the #EltonJohnBand. The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons

#eltonjohn #daveyjohnstone #bernietaupin #toolowforzero #eltonjohnband

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-07-06 · 10:55 UTC

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn, with music by John and #DaveyJohnstone and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album #TooLowForZero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the #EltonJohnBand. The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons

#eltonjohn #daveyjohnstone #bernietaupin #toolowforzero #eltonjohnband

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-07-06 · 10:55 UTC

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn, with music by John and #DaveyJohnstone and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album #TooLowForZero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the #EltonJohnBand. The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons

#eltonjohnband #toolowforzero #bernietaupin #daveyjohnstone #eltonjohn

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-07-06 · 10:55 UTC

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn, with music by John and #DaveyJohnstone and lyrics by #BernieTaupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album #TooLowForZero. It was the first single since 1975's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" to feature the classic lineup of the #EltonJohnBand. The song became one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons

#eltonjohn #daveyjohnstone #bernietaupin #toolowforzero #eltonjohnband

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-04-27 · 03:41 UTC

On 27 April 1998: Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: #Sting, #EltonJohn, #JamesTaylor, #Madonna, #BillyJoel, #JoeCocker, #EmmylouHarris, #RobertaFlack, #WynonnaJudd, and Tsidii Leloka.

#sting #eltonjohn #jamestaylor #madonna #billyjoel #joecocker

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-04-13 · 05:13 UTC

On 13 April 2002: Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: #Sting, #EltonJohn, #JamesTaylor, #NinaSimone, #SmokeyRobinson, Lulu, Patti Labelle, #RaviShankar, Anoushka Shankar, #JeffBeck, #WynonnaJudd, and Rebecca Del Rio.