This Frequently Misinterpreted Elton John Song From 1973 Was Actually Written About Vietnam Veterans
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4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet, Musiksendung, Deutschland 1970, Gaststar: Elton John. (Photo by Arthur Grimm/United Archives via Getty Images) When you first listen to "Daniel" by Elton John, it sounds like you're listening to him tell a story about a guy with some serious emotional baggage. In the lyrics of the track, the singer describes a man on a plane headed for Spain. It appears that he is quite wounded, whether that be a […] The post This Frequently Misinterpreted Elton John Song From 1973 Was Actually Written About Vietnam Veterans appeared first on American Songwriter .
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