ELTON RELEASES BENNIE AND THE JETS
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 4, 2019…ON THIS DATE ELTON RELEASED ‘BENNIE AND THE JETS’ AS A SINGLE IN AMERICA.
ELTON DIDN’T WANT TO RELEASE THIS SONG AS A SINGLE.
AGAINST HIS WISHES, THE RECORD COMPANY RELEASE IT IN AMERICA.
HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN IT WENT TO NUMBER 1. THIS SINGLE IS ONE OF ELTON’S MOST SUCCESSFUL RECORDS.
IN BRITAIN, IT WAS RELEASED AS A ‘“B-SIDE” TO ‘CANDLE IN THE WIND’
HERE’S SOME WEIRD TRIVIA ON BENNIE AND THE JETS. IT IS SPELLED “BENNY” AND THE JETS ON THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE. HOWEVER, ON THE ALBUM COVER, IT WAS SPELLED “BENNIE”, AND THEN “BENNY” ON THE ALBUM LABEL.
HERE’S THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR BENNIE AND THE JETS
