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"Skyline Pigeon" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the eighth track on his first album, Empty Sky . It was originally released by Guy Darrell and Roger James Cooke simultaneously as a single in August 1968.
A song about a pigeon trapped in a cage and dreaming of flying away to the sky. The lyrics express the pigeon's longing for freedom and the singer's sympathy for its plight.
"Skyline Pigeon" sounds as though it may have been inspired by the 1962 film Birdman Of Alcatraz, which is a sanitized biopic of double killer Robert Stroud. Elton recorded the song for his debut album Empty Sky , through which the theme of imprisonment - unjust or otherwise - runs.
2 cze 2023 · "Skyline Pigeon" by Elton John is a song about the desire for freedom and escaping from a confined and oppressive situation. The lyrics describe a pigeon that longs to fly away to distant lands, over green fields, trees, and mountains, dreaming of the open skyway.
27 maj 2008 · The Story Behind "Skyline Pigeon" Bernie’s inspiration came from a 12th Century clocktower he often climbed as a child to admire the sunsets. Producer Steve Brown suggested they should write the music they would like to listen to instead writing English bubblegum pop they were trying.
25 paź 2022 · The lyrics of Skyline Pigeon are by longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin. In a 2012 interview, John explained that to him it was about "release and freedom."
Skyline Pigeon Lyrics: Turn me loose from your hands / Let me fly to distant lands / Over green fields, trees and mountains / Flowers and forest fountains / Home along the lanes of the...
