| Elton John – Holiday Inn Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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The reissue of the album includes a verse of the song that was left off of the recorded version. Well I don’t even know if it’s Cleveland or Maine. The building’s as big, and the room’s just the same. And the TV don’t work, and the french fires are cold. And room service closed ’bout an hour ago. To me, this is really interesting, because that single verse changes the tenor of the song. As recored on "Madman," the song comes off as a charming — albeit naive — take by an up-and-coming singer who's beginning to enjoy the trappings of stardom. He's impressed by everything — even a mediocre hotel chain — because it's a big step up from where he's been. But once the quoted verse is included, the song changes from being charming to being a predictable put-down, which isn't nearly as interesting. In fact, I can imagine someone — if not Elton or Bernie themselves — recommending that the verse be removed for that very reason. Does that make sense? |
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