I think this song is autobiographical. The Madman Across the Water is Elton John himself, being from the UK and making it big in the US.
Elton John is brilliant. Most of the time brilliant people are chastised and misunderstood, thus the lines, “They think it's very funny everything I say, Get a load of him, he's so insane.”
Undoubtedly he was probably chastised by his family, which is also typical of brilliant people. “You'd better get your coat dear, it looks like rain. We'll come again next Thursday afternoon. The In-laws hope they'll see you very soon….Will they come again next week, can my mind really take it?”
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These Lyrics, like all of Elton's classic period, were penned by Bernie Taupin. The lyrics of Elton's songs were rarely about Elton or any part of his life. There are exceptions ("Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is one) but typically when there was personal significance in an EJ lyric it was relevant to Bernie's life.
@seetee
These Lyrics, like all of Elton's classic period, were penned by Bernie Taupin. The lyrics of Elton's songs were rarely about Elton or any part of his life. There are exceptions ("Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is one) but typically when there was personal significance in an EJ lyric it was relevant to Bernie's life.
I think this song is autobiographical. The Madman Across the Water is Elton John himself, being from the UK and making it big in the US.
Elton John is brilliant. Most of the time brilliant people are chastised and misunderstood, thus the lines, “They think it's very funny everything I say, Get a load of him, he's so insane.”
Undoubtedly he was probably chastised by his family, which is also typical of brilliant people. “You'd better get your coat dear, it looks like rain. We'll come again next Thursday afternoon. The In-laws hope they'll see you very soon….Will they come again next week, can my mind really take it?”
@seetee These Lyrics, like all of Elton's classic period, were penned by Bernie Taupin. The lyrics of Elton's songs were rarely about Elton or any part of his life. There are exceptions ("Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is one) but typically when there was personal significance in an EJ lyric it was relevant to Bernie's life.
@seetee These Lyrics, like all of Elton's classic period, were penned by Bernie Taupin. The lyrics of Elton's songs were rarely about Elton or any part of his life. There are exceptions ("Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is one) but typically when there was personal significance in an EJ lyric it was relevant to Bernie's life.