What is with this song? It’s following me everywhere!
I heard it on the radio 3 times last week, and now I find out my BF secretly downloaded the ringtone so when he calls me, I’m treated to a little taste of the chorus (inexplicably, he loves this song).
It’s irritating on so many levels. I’ve got to go look up the lyrics, they seem so ridiculous from the 2 lines I recall. What the hell is he talking about? A music box ballerina or something?
Anyway, I can’t summon the energy or requisite foul language to pit this, so I leave it to you to either extoll this song’s virtues or join me in mocking it.
I never paid much attention to it, but it was part of one of the best scenes in Almost Famous, and I’ve liked it ever since then. If I hear it now it makes me think of that movie and I smile.
“Tiny Dancer” is actually a great song, but it’s almost unlistenable these days due to the massive airplay in numerous formats–it’s soft rock’s answer to “Freebird”. The problem is that radio stations apparently believe this and “Rocket Man” were the only songs Elton John ever recorded. Considering how popular he was in the early 70’s (a time when album cuts got as much airplay as singles), would it kill radio to play “Burn Down The Mission” or “Elderberry Wine” once in a while?
You know what bugs me most about the song (aside from the adjective “tiny”, which makes it sound like he’s singing about a Lilliputian)? The friggin’ thing takes like 6 minutes to get to the chorus! After listening to the verses for so long I start to feel like I’m being jerked around a bit.
Qadgop, will you be my adoptive father? I mean, I can’t ask you to marry me. lno would be jealous, and you’re old enough to be my dad. So, um… come ‘ere n’ gimme a hug, ol’ man! you’re brilliant.
Oh Christ. I hate this song SO much. My husband has a classic rock cover band, and one of his bandmates (a gay male keyboard player, naturally) luuurrrrves this song. That guy makes sure the band plays it at every gig I attend, without fail. And I swear it gets longer every time. Now I just step outside when it starts.
Basically, there is nothing wrong with the song. However, it has suffered in the way that many classic rock songs have by being overplayed. Elton Johns song library consists of more than just 7 good songs.
I can barely listen to Elton now, he’s been so played to death. I’ve given away any of his music that I owned, except for a tape that has Levon on it and I never even listen to that.
I felt pretty sorry for myself for a while when it seemed like Billy Joel’s Piano Man was stalking me, but it’s (a little) better than Tiny Dancer!
you’re brilliant.