Blue Eyes (Elton John song)
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| Single by Elton John | ||||||||||||||||
| from the album Jump Up! | ||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Hey Papa Legba" | |||||||||||||||
| Released | March 1982 (International) July 1982 (North America) | |||||||||||||||
| Recorded | June – July 1980 | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:27 | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Geffen (US) Rocket (UK) |
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| Writer(s) | Elton John Gary Osborne |
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| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||||||||||||||
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"Blue Eyes" is a song performed by Elton John with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982, both as a single and on the album Jump Up!, which reached No. 8 in the UK. In the US, the song went to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent three weeks at No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart.[1]
Contents
Music video
The video for the song was filmed in Australia, on Sydney's famous Bondi to Bronte walk.
The exact location is at the most easterly point of Marks Park, Tamarama, where a low, sandstone turret rests on the top of the cliffs and overlooks the Tasman Sea. The white Grand Piano was positioned right in the middle of the turret. The song and video was in dedication to Elizabeth Taylor.
Technical details
Musically, the song is complex, with the verses in the key of B flat, and the chorus in the key of D minor. An instrumental solo, in the related flat major key of E flat, serves as a bridge and outro. Rob Stevens also sang the song on his debut album, Little Heart for Love.
Accolades
- Grammy Awards
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1983 | "Blue Eyes" | Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[2] | Nominated |
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Band
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Dee Murray – bass
- James Newton-Howard – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, string arrangements
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, possible tambourine
See also
References
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From the Elton John Concert published on AXS 8/26/14.
