Major Song of the Day News
Today's song of the day is Elton John's 2001 single "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," which I interpret as his apology for not making good music anymore. Here are the lyrics:
You may not believe it
But I don't believe in miracles anymore
And when I think about it
I don't believe I ever did for sure
All the things I've said in songs
All the purple prose you bought from me
Reality's just black and white
The sentimental things I'd write
Never meant that much to meI used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline
Furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop,
This train don't stop,
This train don't stop there anymoreYou don't need to hear it
But I'm dried up and sick to death of love
If you need to know it
I never really understood that stuff
All the stars and bleeding hearts
All the tears that welled up in my eyes
Never meant a thing to me
Read 'em as they say and weep
I've never felt enough to cryWhen I said that I don't care
It really means my engine's breaking down
The chisel chips my heart again
The granite cracks beneath my skin
I crumble into pieces on the ground
See what I mean? Good lyrics too, if slightly depressing, plus, the music's back in the 1970s Elton John style, so I support it wholeheartedly. Also, if I'm not mistaken, it was in 2001 when his set at the First Union Center in Philly opened with the awesome "Funeral For A Friend," the first track on my personal favorite, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. So good year for Elton John.
Rambling: for Song of the Day, that's how we do.