# A song by Sr. Elton John - name it! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065 "2004-05-14T03:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/1 "2004-05-14T03:51:23Z")
I love this song but I do not know the name: Some thing about a garden, “I keep knocking, but no one answers…” and then it goes into a statement of how they were friends (or something) any way whats the name? Thanx Janx ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/2 "2004-05-14T03:55:19Z")
> [@Janx](#): > > I love this song but I do not know the name: > > Some thing about a garden, “I keep knocking, but no one answers…” > and then it goes into a statement of how they were friends (or something) > > any way whats the name? > > Thanx > > Janx That’s my favorite Elton John song. The name is “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” and it’s about John Lennon. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/3 "2004-05-14T04:31:00Z")
Look people, I don’t ask for much around here. So on those rare occasions when I actually know the answer to a question, could you just give me a chance to get in and LOOK intelligent once in a while? Would it kill you? (I love this song, too. Much nicer, I thought, than George Harrison’s Lennon tribute.) ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/4 "2004-05-14T05:03:17Z")
> [@LifeOnWry](#): > > Look people, I don’t ask for much around here. So on those rare occasions when I actually know the answer to a question, could you just give me a chance to get in and LOOK intelligent once in a while? Would it kill you? > > (I love this song, too. Much nicer, I thought, than George Harrison’s Lennon tribute.) Do you mean Paul McCartney’s tribute **Here Today**? I don’t know if George wrote a song, did he? ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/5 "2004-05-14T05:31:35Z")
Harrison’s Lennon song was called “All Those Years Ago.” You’ve heard it, it was in constant rotation for-flippin-ever. Did nothing for me, though. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-by-sr-elton-john-name-it/245065/6 "2004-05-14T05:52:22Z")
> [@LifeOnWry](#): > > Harrison’s Lennon song was called “All Those Years Ago.” You’ve heard it, it was in constant rotation for-flippin-ever. Did nothing for me, though. Boy my face is red. I either forgot about the song or never made the connection–listening to it now, probably the former. The lyrics are nice, but it’s way too upbeat. THis is particulary nice. _You had control of our smiles and our tears all those years ago_. Man, I’m way too emotional to be listening to these songs tonight…