Escrita
por Elton John e Bernie Taupie, foi gravada em 9 de agosto de 1971 e
lançada em 5 de novembro de 1971 no disco Madman across the water.
Foi também lançada como compacto em 1972.
A
letra da canção foi inspirada na primeira visita de Taupin aos
Estados Unidos em 1970, que foi feita na intenção de capturar o
espírito da California, onde ele encontrou mulheres muito diferentes
das mulheres que ele conhecia na Inglaterra. Foi feita pra Maxine
Feibelman, sua esposa então.
É
a canção número 397 das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos
da Revista Rolling Stone.
A
letra:
Blue
jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
Jesus freaks out in the
street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Piano man he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Piano man he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums
But oh how it feels so
real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly
Hold me closer, tiny
dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Blue jean baby, L.A.
lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand
But oh how it feels so
real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly
Hold me closer, tiny
dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
A versão de Elton
John:
A versão de Nolan
Neal:
A versão de Henry
Newbury:
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