1233 – Elton John – Crocodile rock (1972)

 

Escrita por Elton John e Bernie Taupin, foi gravada em junho de 1972 na França e lançada em 27 de outubro de 1972 no compacto que tinha Elderberry Wine como Lado B. E foi lançada depois no disco Don't shoot me I'm only the piano player.

Foi o primeiro número 1 dele nos Estados Unidos. Foi o número 1 no Canadá.

John tocou um orgao Farfisa. A letra fala nostalgicamente do começo do rock and roll, de encontrar a namorada e da independencia da juventude daquele tempo. Davey Johnstone tocou as guitarras, Dee Murray tocou o baixo e Nidel Olsson tocou a bateria. Elton no entando fez todos os vocais, incluindo os backing vocals em falsetto.

A letra:

I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy, a place of my own

But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rocking round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock

Well, Crocodile rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh, lady, mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile rocking was out of sight

But the years went by and the rock just died
Suzie went and left me for some foreign guy
Long nights crying by the record machine
Dreaming of my Chevy and old blue jeans

But they'll never kill the thrills we've got
Burning up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning fast as the weeks went past
We really thought the Crocodile Rock would last

Well, Crocodile rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess, I never will
Oh, lady, mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile rocking was out of sight

I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy, a place of my own

But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rocking round the clock
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock

Well, Crocodile rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess, I never will
Oh, lady, mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile rocking was out of sight

Come on everybody

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