Hey kids, shake it loose together
The spotlight's hitting something
That's been known to change the weather
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight, so stick around
You're gonna hear electric music
Solid walls of sound

Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
Ooh, but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, ohh-oh
B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets

Hey kids, plug into the faithless
Maybe they're blinded
But Bennie makes them ageless
We shall survive, let us take ourselves along
Where we fight our parents out in the streets
To find who's right and who's wrong

Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
Oh, but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
Oh, they're so weird and they're wonderful
Oh, Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, ohh-oh
B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets

Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
Oh, but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, ohh-oh
B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets

Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets

Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Jets, Jets
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie
Bennie, Bennie and the Jets


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Bennie & the Jets Lyrics as written by Elton John Bernie Taupin

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  • +7
    General Comment
    The song tells of "Benny and the Jets", a fictional band of whom the singer, John, is a supposed fan. In interviews, Taupin has said that the song's lyrics are a satire on the music industry of the 1970s. The greed and glitz of the early '70s music scene is portrayed by Taupin's words: We'll kill the fatted calf tonight, so stick around, you're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound. A common coincidence of the song is the fact that Ben Graham, known as Benny, played with the New York Jets leading to the phrase "Benny & the Jets".
    shanshanshabangon August 19, 2007   Link
  • +6
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    insane412- elton is a legend, but I'm afraid he only writes the tunes to his songs, not the lyrics. most lyrics are written by bernie taupin
    matty_keatingon April 21, 2004   Link
  • +5
    General Comment
    Taupin explained that it was about the clash between the youth who got into GLAM with the arrival of Ziggy Stardust etc. and their parents who had little understanding for them. Bennie And The Jets portrays a glamrock act with its androgyneous lead singer etc. It's definitely a fun song.
    hairychesteron December 10, 2004   Link
  • +5
    General Comment
    When this song came out, everyone took notice. It brought people together. I'm emotional thinking about it, because it still has that affect on folks. I remember it playing in record stores, and everyone swayed their bodies to the beat. I played it in the car one night for my rap loving nephew. He was mesmerized by the beat. I've had the pleasure of observing this song's journey across different cultures and generations. Needless to say, it's one of my favorite songs.
    PudaRingon July 07, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment
    This song is about a sci-fi female rock star who is adored by many. *Note: Bennie and the Jets is a live sounding track, due to the magic of Gus Dudgeon. The song was very popular on black radio, and was subsequently performed on Soul Train by the first white performer: ELTON JOHN!
    Lord Choc Iceon June 11, 2004   Link
  • +2
    General Comment
    Wow, big surprise, another Elton John song-meaning where everyone plays the drug card. Hey, I've got you for you guys. Remember that old school song, Mary Had a Little Lamb? Well, turns out it isn't so innocent after all. "Whose fleece was white as snow (COCAINE!)" DEFINITELY a reference to coke. Also, lambs (sheep) were the animals from which it was discovered how to immunize an animal/human against diseases. They were injected with low doses of these diseases. Now, injections to immunize lambs, means this song is about Mary shooting up heroin by needle. Crack and Heroin abuse. The true meaning behind Mary Had a Little Lamb.
    skrouseon April 27, 2010   Link
  • +2
    My Interpretation
    Yes, it's well established that this is about a fictional glamrock band from the early seventies. The song is good, the "live" sound additives are a nice touch including the loud piano acoustics -- but the song has a terrible weakness, and it's not the meaning of the lyrics -- it's the poor enunciation by Elton John. It's impossible to understand most of the lyrics because Elton's singing is so garbled. The only way to decipher the words is to have the written lyrics in front of you. Most of the time Elton enunciates well enough to get by, but this one is an unintelligible jumble, and even oddly pronounced (e.g. "I read it in a maga-ziii-heeeene!"). Still, Elton is brilliant, and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" a masterpiece record.
    alexvandyneon June 13, 2017   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    It's about a band called Bennie And The Jets and the youths who love the band
    Cherub Rockon July 30, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    lunaninja, I'm afraid you are mistaken. The "Benny" Elton is singing about is a female, as you can see in the lyrics...
    Novartzaon June 02, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment
    Sohotritenow: A) Acid and LSD are the same thing. B) Elton John DOES NOT write his own lyrics, they were written by Bernie Taupin during this time. C) People are trying to find too much meaning. It's just a fun song about a rock band.
    gandalfeon November 27, 2004   Link

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