Maria Muldaur: Somebody Was Watching Over MeĪssociate Provost and Professor of Mass Communication at Alderson Broaddus University and an adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University.Tom Lehrer: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.Edgar Winter Group: They Only Come Out At Night.Quicksilver Messenger Service: Fresh Air.The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain: Fly Me Off.
Loreena McKinnitt: The Seven Rejoices of Mary.Ian Anderson: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.Fairport Convention: What We Did On Our Holiday.The Wallflowers: I'm Looking Through You.To give the visitors of the feel of the LP, I have created a YouTube playlist that allows you to listen to the album in order and in its entirety. The ground's a long way down, but I need more. The In-laws hope they'll see you very soon.īut is it in your conscience that you're after?Īnother glimpse of the madman across the water. We'll come again next Thursday afternoon. They think it's very funny everything I say. It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way– Take my word, I'm a madman don't you know? It's one of those that I told you long ago. There's a boat on the reef with a broken back Probably, the prototype version's 9:01 length precluded its release as part of that LP however, its heavy nature (heavier than the formal released version a year later) is really out of character with the country leanings of “Tumblewood Connection.”
#Madman across the water lyrics skin#
When David Gilmour let loose on the guitar on side two's "Careful with that Ax, Eugene," I nearly jumped out of my skin and was ready for the paramedics.Įlton originally recorded the song "Madman across the Water" in 1970 as part of the “Tumbleweed Connection” album sessions. My reaction was totally different than it was a few years earlier when I was listening to Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma" while wearing headphones. The interplay between the acoustic guitar and the piano in the song’s opening caught my attention immediately. This was a great tune to experience surrounded by the music for my initial listen. Today’s featured cut was one of those gems I heard for the first time in my dorm room while wearing my headphones. It has also been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Unfortunately, “Madman across the Water” was Elton John’s worst charting LP “across the water.” It peaked at #41 in the UK.Īll around this is a pretty good album that chronicles the talents of Elton John in his early days before the feathered boas and wild sunglasses. While the singles’ had lackluster success in the US, the LP did much better climbing to #8 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. “Levon” charted at 24, while its follow-up, did worse and peaked at #41. While both are memorable tunes, neither performed as well as later Elton John singles. I was familiar with the two singles from the LP (“Levon” & “Tiny Dancer”), but nothing else. Incidentally, my purchase included all of Elton’s albums through 1975’s “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy,” with the exception of “Empty Sky” and “Friends.” That was nine albums in all to get to know and appreciate however, “Madman across the Water” took the top position in my book. In 1976, I purchased a fellow student’s (Steve Jerles) entire album collection, and this was one of the many gems among the 100+ discs. This is one of those albums that I fully discovered much later than its 1971 release.
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