Elton John — Country Comfort
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Soon the pines will be falling everywhere
Village children fight each other for a share
And the 6:09 goes roaring past the creek
Deacon Lee prepares his sermon for next week
I saw Grandma yesterday down at the store
Well she's really going fine for eighty-four
Well she asked me if sometime I'd fix her barn
Poor old girl, she needs a hand to run the farm
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Down at the well, they've got a new machine
The foreman says it cuts man-power by fifteen
Yeah, but that ain't natural, well so old Clay would say
You see he's a horse-drawn man until his dying day
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Now the old fat goose is flying cross the sticks
The hedgehog's done in clay between the bricks
And the rocking chair's creaking on the porch
Across the valley moves the herdsman with his torch
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Village children fight each other for a share
And the 6:09 goes roaring past the creek
Deacon Lee prepares his sermon for next week
I saw Grandma yesterday down at the store
Well she's really going fine for eighty-four
Well she asked me if sometime I'd fix her barn
Poor old girl, she needs a hand to run the farm
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Down at the well, they've got a new machine
The foreman says it cuts man-power by fifteen
Yeah, but that ain't natural, well so old Clay would say
You see he's a horse-drawn man until his dying day
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Now the old fat goose is flying cross the sticks
The hedgehog's done in clay between the bricks
And the rocking chair's creaking on the porch
Across the valley moves the herdsman with his torch
And it's good old country comfort in my bones
Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known
Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown
Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
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Honeymoon music. This album was all over the radio when my wife and I got married in April 1971. Here we are still going strong almost 52 years later. This album never gets old for us.
We had a small portable cassette tape recorder that sat up on the dash of our 1966 Dodge Valiant while we drove from Buffalo, NY to San Diego, CA. That cassette deck and cassette tape are long gone, but the music will still make us stop and listen.
I love this album I’ve been an Elton from just after he got famous.
I just realized it - this song sounds exactly like a John Denver song! Both voice and lyrics.
Honeymoon music. This album was all over the radio when my wife and I got married in April 1971. Here we are still going strong almost 52 years later. This album never gets old for us.
We had a small portable cassette tape recorder that sat up on the dash of our 1966 Dodge Valiant while we drove from Buffalo, NY to San Diego, CA. That cassette deck and cassette tape are long gone, but the music will still make us stop and listen.
We had a small portable cassette tape recorder that sat up on the dash of our 1966 Dodge Valiant while we drove from Buffalo, NY to San Diego, CA. That cassette deck and cassette tape are long gone, but the music will still make us stop and listen.
kingart wrote:
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
'Elton John' was the first album to make a splash. Technically his first album was 'Empty Sky'. It is, uh, interesting.
c.
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
c.
Pretty good twang for a Brit!
I love this song.
I love this song.
danoodles wrote:
Yes, on Gasoline Alley, which also came out in 1970
Did Rod Stewart do a cover of this ?
Yes, on Gasoline Alley, which also came out in 1970
the_jake wrote:
Were Elton and Bernie influenced by John Denver on this piece?
Country Roads was a year or so later... so maybe VV? co-emergence
Were Elton and Bernie influenced by John Denver on this piece?
Country Roads was a year or so later... so maybe VV? co-emergence
the_jake wrote:
Were Elton and Bernie influenced by John Denver on this piece?
Not overly played with a little twang.
Were Elton and Bernie influenced by John Denver on this piece?
kingart wrote:
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
You are right. Not his 1st album; just the 1st that I found captivating. Thanks!
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
You are right. Not his 1st album; just the 1st that I found captivating. Thanks!
Did Rod Stewart do a cover of this ?
Love this album -- half the songs are incredible and half the songs are crap, but with strategic skipping, it's my favorite.
Puts RP Elton comfort in my bones
dublanica wrote:
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
One of the All-Time greatest 1st albums. Perfect........start to finish!
But I think it's not Elton's 1st albums. I think it's the eponymous Elton John that's the 1st. The one with Your Song.
One of the All-Time greatest 1st albums. Perfect........start to finish!
Left the Oregon farm in 1970 for college. Bought this album back then and still play it every few years. Thanks Bill.
Checked this album out of the library when I was younger and I fell in love with The Brown Dirt Cowboy.
RP misstates that this "Country Comfort" has only been played once (1) over the past 30 days. WRONG!
It has been 2 times in the past week!
LIAR!
It has been 2 times in the past week!
LIAR!
Love the bass!
dingleberry wrote:
You DO know that EJ is doing a 3 year farewell tour? Sure to be coming to a town near you. Even in NZ.
I caught a re-run of the BRIT award to EJ the other night.
This is as close as I'll ever get to seeing EJ perform live, and thought he was brilliant. The host on the other hand... cringe. Funny thing is I thought at the time that I'd been watching that actor in Black Sails, and he was "better than this." haha on me. Google tells me Dermot O'Leary was that host. And Black Sails' Billy is Tom Hopper. Separated at birth. Is it only me?
This is as close as I'll ever get to seeing EJ perform live, and thought he was brilliant. The host on the other hand... cringe. Funny thing is I thought at the time that I'd been watching that actor in Black Sails, and he was "better than this." haha on me. Google tells me Dermot O'Leary was that host. And Black Sails' Billy is Tom Hopper. Separated at birth. Is it only me?
You DO know that EJ is doing a 3 year farewell tour? Sure to be coming to a town near you. Even in NZ.
A certified classic.
Not overly played with a little twang.
One of my EJ favorites. Thanks RP.
I caught a re-run of the BRIT award to EJ the other night.
This is as close as I'll ever get to seeing EJ perform live, and thought he was brilliant. The host on the other hand... cringe. Funny thing is I thought at the time that I'd been watching that actor in Black Sails, and he was "better than this." haha on me. Google tells me Dermot O'Leary was that host. And Black Sails' Billy is Tom Hopper. Separated at birth. Is it only me?
This is as close as I'll ever get to seeing EJ perform live, and thought he was brilliant. The host on the other hand... cringe. Funny thing is I thought at the time that I'd been watching that actor in Black Sails, and he was "better than this." haha on me. Google tells me Dermot O'Leary was that host. And Black Sails' Billy is Tom Hopper. Separated at birth. Is it only me?
When EJ was best
My favourite Elton album.
How nice.
Honeymoon music. This album was all over the radio when my wife and I got married in April 1971. Here we are still going strong almost 52 years later. This album never gets old for us.
We had a small portable cassette tape recorder that sat up on the dash of our 1966 Dodge Valiant while we drove from Buffalo, NY to San Diego, CA. That cassette deck and cassette tape are long gone, but the music will still make us stop and listen.
On my Honeymoon I should have played Highway to Hell. It began right there......