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Elton John - Tiny Dancer Song Meanings
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anonymous
December 27th, 2006 07:59PM
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The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, John's writing partner. They were inspired by Taupin's first trip to America. John and Taupin are from England, and this was the first album they wrote after spending time in the US.
The "Blue jean baby, LA Lady, seamstress for the band" is Maxine Feibelmann, Bernie Taupin's girlfriend. She traveled with the band on their early tours, often sewing together the costumes and fixing their clothes. She and Taupin married in 1971.
anonymous
March 26th, 2008 04:22PM
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There is no question that this is about Bernie's wife Maxine. Her picture is included in the lyric sheet on the album.
anonymous
June 8th, 2009 12:41PM
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This song is not at all about maxine (bernie's ex-wife) although it was dedicated to her on the album mad man across the water and claimed by elton to be about maxine in earlier interviews. On Bernie Taupins website www.berniejtaupin.com he explains several of his song meanings
anonymous
September 9th, 2009 03:30PM
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Http://www.berniejtaupin.com/discography.bt
Coming to the U.S. (California specifically) for the first time, he was describing the spirit of the time through the women he met on the sunset strip at the different restaurants & bars.... free spirits, sexy, ethereal... The way they moved.... like Sarah Jessica Parker in "LA story".... So different than what he was used to from England. They'd mother you & sleep with you....." Tiny dancer just sounded better than Small dancer or Little Dancer.
anonymous
September 22nd, 2009 06:40PM
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this song like a poem its mystery is what makes it beautiful...interpret it whatever way you want my favourite song of all time
sofalofa
February 21st, 2010 07:23AM
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The song starts out with a feeling of a young aspiring actress, an all american girl, trying to "make it" out in California... but then maybe falls in love with someone and gives up her dream to get married, where he has the fame, as though it were the next best thing to "making it" herself.
Continuing, it seems as though he's reminiscing about their times together, and carrying her memory with him still.
It seems as though he sort of snaps out of that particular daydream, I would even say that he was walking down a busy city street. In passing there are religious advocates out to spread the message that Jesus Christ is your personal saviour.
Well maybe there were walking down the street together and after they'd passed the religious folk she joked to him that despite the diverse crowds of people you encounter, she still enjoys the rest of the experience of that walk.
and then he really starts losin me.
to be continued...
uh, what the fuck!??
anonymous
March 5th, 2010 02:29AM
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It's about a prostitute.
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