Sunny Top Ten: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (#7)

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Hey, what do you know, two days in a row you’re not the least bit surprised! The only surprise, I suppose, is that these two are this comparatively low on the top ten. Consider that your “surprise” for the day. To no one’s shock, here’s today’s sunny song. #7: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John I canceled my subscription to Apple Music over this song. One of the selling points of the service is telling Siri to play something. Well, I was driving along and told him (I have my Siri voice set to male, not female…maybe that’s the problem: he never listened! ) to play this song. He announced, “Here’s George Michael with…” I stopped him, called him a few names (Siri: “that’s not very nice;” Me: “Neither is your playing the wrong song!” ), and repeated, slowly, to play ELTON JOHN’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” Again he announced George Michael. (I told the guy in the Apple Store the ONLY thing I wanna hear George Michael sing is “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”!) No, accept no substitute. I love how Elton went from a soft ballad to a soul/blues feel in this song. And, for you folks into deep knowledge (also known as reading the liner notes), the backing vocals on this song include Toni Tennille and Carl Wilson. How ‘bout them apples! Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Recorded by Elton John From Caribou, 1974 They need love to help them heal: