# Elton John question
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 10, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570 "2001-11-10T03:29:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@sandpiper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandpiper)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/1 "2001-11-10T03:29:30Z")
I accompanied my daughter’s class on a field trip today. One of her classmates struck up a conversation while we were on the bus.
She: “My name is Nikita - do you know why my name is Nikita?”
Me: “Well, no, I can’t say that I do.”
She: “My mom heard the name in an Elton John song and she said that if she ever had a daughter she would name her Nikita.”
Now, I’ve been thinking it about it all day and I can’t remember any Elton John song with that name in it. But, this little girl was awfully sure of herself and I’m no authority on Elton John. So, anyone know this song?
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/2 "2001-11-10T03:38:10Z")
[Lyrics](http://www.eltonography.com/songs/nikita.html)
From the 1986 album “Ice on Fire”
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### Author:  [@sandpiper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandpiper)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/3 "2001-11-10T03:45:22Z")
Thanks Arden Ranger. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/4 "2001-11-10T16:34:17Z")
As linked above, “Nikita” was from the dark years of Elton’s catalogue: anything post 1978.
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### Author:  [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/5 "2001-11-10T23:41:56Z")
Interesting tidbit: Nikita is a man’s name in Russia (e.g. Nikita Krushchev). Puts a whole new spin on it, no? Elton has joked about pulling a fast one on his audience since there are no pronouns in the song that give an indication of sex.
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### Author:  [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/6 "2001-11-10T23:43:57Z")
Then he should have had the courage to make a clip along those lines as well - instead of using a beautiful female for the role of Nikita.
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### Author:  [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2001, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-question/92570/7 "2001-11-11T01:22:48Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by PunditLisa \*
> **Interesting tidbit: Nikita is a man’s name in Russia.**
Boy, in that case [these guys](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0100263) **really** screwed up!